Re: Online gamer in British Columbia tips off police in Texas

[Guest guest]

Now THAT is cool. We have been trying to teach our daughter this lesson. We

recently had an issue with her online where she was conversing with some kid

that was saying he had a girl tied up and was abusing her and beating her. She

neglected to inform us of the situation but when we found out the next day by

monitoring her internet access, we reported the kid to the authorities and the

FBI ended up taking it from there. Our children don't always understand that

someone who is verbalizing stuff on the net could seriously mean harm. Many of

them are too quick to dismiss it as just being some kid being a blowhard. But

nowadays, we just can't take that chance. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, folks, monitor

your kids and what they are doing and who they are talking to on the interent

and on these online gaming sites. It can get ugly so fast. Kudos and thanks to

the guy who reported this and thank you for possibly saving the lives of some of

our Texas kids and teachers.

Jane Dinsmore

To: texasems-l

From: lnmolino@...

Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:05:27 -0500

Subject: Online gamer in British Columbia tips off police in Texas

_http://www.theprovince.com/news/Port+Alberni+Xbox+Live+player+thwarts+stude

nt+school+shooting+plan/2561901/story.html_

(http://www.theprovince.com/news/Port+Alberni+Xbox+Live+player+thwarts+student+s\

chool+shooting+plan/2561901/

story.html)

A Port Alberni man is being credited with possibly thwarting a school

shooting in Texas thanks to a video game. Mounties say the man was playing

an Xbox Live video game with five other people on Feb. 4 when one of his

teammates began talking about shooting specific students at his high school

the next day. " The suspect indicated he was a senior at his high school,

had

failing grades and mentioned names of students he was targeting along with

plans about how the shooting would proceed, " said Port Alberni RCMP Staff

Sgt. Lee Omilusik in a release. The B.C. Mounties contacted Microsoft's

law-enforcement department, who were able to track down the boy in San

, Texas, where he was arrested and is currently facing charges.

Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET

FF/NREMT-B/FSI/EMSI

Freelance Consultant/Trainer/Author/Journalist/Fire Protection Consultant

LNMolino@...

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" A Texan with a Jersey Attitude "

" Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds

discuss people " Eleanor Roosevelt - US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

[Guest guest]

GREAT word of advice Jane...thanks.

Dudley

RE: Online gamer in British Columbia tips off police in

Texas

ow THAT is cool. We have been trying to teach our daughter this lesson. We

ecently had an issue with her online where she was conversing with some kid

hat was saying he had a girl tied up and was abusing her and beating her. She

eglected to inform us of the situation but when we found out the next day by

onitoring her internet access, we reported the kid to the authorities and the

BI ended up taking it from there. Our children don't always understand that

omeone who is verbalizing stuff on the net could seriously mean harm. Many of

hem are too quick to dismiss it as just being some kid being a blowhard. But

owadays, we just can't take that chance. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, folks, monitor

our kids and what they are doing and who they are talking to on the interent

nd on these online gaming sites. It can get ugly so fast. Kudos and thanks to

he guy who reported this and thank you for possibly saving the lives of some of

ur Texas kids and teachers.

Jane Dinsmore

o: texasems-l

rom: lnmolino@...

ate: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:05:27 -0500

ubject: Online gamer in British Columbia tips off police in Texas

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t+school+shooting+plan/2561901/story.html_

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hool+shooting+plan/2561901/

tory.html)

A Port Alberni man is being credited with possibly thwarting a school

hooting in Texas thanks to a video game. Mounties say the man was playing

n Xbox Live video game with five other people on Feb. 4 when one of his

eammates began talking about shooting specific students at his high school

he next day. " The suspect indicated he was a senior at his high school,

ad

ailing grades and mentioned names of students he was targeting along with

lans about how the shooting would proceed, " said Port Alberni RCMP Staff

gt. Lee Omilusik in a release. The B.C. Mounties contacted Microsoft's

aw-enforcement department, who were able to track down the boy in San

ntonio, Texas, where he was arrested and is currently facing charges.

Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET

F/NREMT-B/FSI/EMSI

reelance Consultant/Trainer/Author/Journalist/Fire Protection Consultant

LNMolino@...

(Cell Phone)

" A Texan with a Jersey Attitude "

" Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds

iscuss people " Eleanor Roosevelt - US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)