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Prevent Abduction - Save Ourselves (A Call for Help) Why Does this have to happen? My stomach gets sick and my mind races when I see or read these reoccurring stories. I can’t begin to imagine the anguish these people are suffering. http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/23/abduction.charges.ap/index.html Today’s Top Story… These horrible stories surface everyday. A loved one vanishes. A friend or family member helplessly tries to find or contact the person. Crucial hours pass by and the authorities are contacted. More time passes. The local media is contacted. More time passes. If the story is sensational enough to garner ratings, the story will reach the national news. How much more time has passed? All this time and energy is spent after this precious life goes missing. Chances are an abduction has occurred. This short span of time after the person goes missing is essential in raising the odds of getting a loved one back, alive. Those minutes and hours are gone forever. The poor family wants their loved one back but they are only able to rely on the police and/or media outlets to help erase this nightmare. Police, friends and volunteers search by vehicle, helicopter and on foot for any clues that may lead them to the victim who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The chances are extremely slim that their loved one will be found and returned safe. All this activity is a reactive way of dealing with such a crisis. The energy and focus should be channeled into preventing this type of catastrophe. “Just Google it” Technology today is amazing. We can track weather patterns, send people to space, cure impotence, and transplant a human heart. Our communication system is getting so sophisticated that we are able to talk to one another via the phone, email, text, video, webcam at any time of day, anywhere in the world. We can take pictures and send that photo to a device on the other side of the earth in an instant. We can control video cameras and recording devices from a computer. We can remotely, control our home computer from the office as well as control our office computer from home. We carry mobile storage devices, mobile computers, mobile video players and of course mobile phones. In most cases, all these items are all in one device. We drive in our cars and a GPS device speaks to us and tells us when to turn. It even tells us if we missed a turn and explains how to backtrack. We can use our computer to jump on Google Earth or Microsoft Live Search and take a tour through any city in the world, whenever we want. With satellites and the human mind it seems there is no limit to what we can achieve.Why aren’t we using this limitless technology to save ourselves? Several Companies have developed GPS devices in phones, watches, shoes, cars and many other things. Unfortunately, these items can be left behind, discarded or broken. Why aren’t we able to GPS the human body? We try to keep ourselves as safe as possible. It is not working. We are not safe from those who, in a random act decide to sacrifice a human life to satisfy some disgusting craving. It doesn’t matter if you are White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, wealthy, poor, middle class, young or old. We are all at risk. “She will be fine” Generally speaking, people are too trusting. The wonderful freedom that we all enjoy in our life is exactly what enables these predators to thrive. Children are left alone to play, ride their bike through a neighborhood or walk to a friend’s house. We cannot control the way parents look after their children. Women are constantly on the go whether it be shopping, working, exercising, etc. We cannot stop our wives, mothers, daughters or sisters from going out alone. It is a way of life for us all. The horrible monsters that prey on unsuspecting people do not stand out in a crowd. They are as normal in appearance as you and I. That is why they are so successful. Our society does a great job of notifying the world after it is too late. Why do we treat our lives with such a lazy attitude? We treat our inanimate possessions with such care and caution. Our homes are gated, locked and alarmed. Our cars are equipped with LoJack, OnStar and other theft prevention devices. Yet when it comes to a human life we are helpless against our own predators. Calling All Movers and Shakers We need to Prevent, Protect and Preserve. Develop a personal tracking device to instantly locate those in need. A small ankle bracelet or an earing containing a GPS tracker. A device that we can track through the internet via computer, phone or mobile device anytime, anywhere in the world. Couldn’t we use this technology to send an alert to emails, cell phones, radios, etc.? Sure it takes time and money to develop. There are a lot of people out there with lots of time and money to help or donate to this cause. Why isn’t this getting done? This type of solution has to be an affordable solution that is as common as buying a computer, video gaming system, cell phone, jewelry or even a car. We all love to spend lots of money on luxuries. How many Apple iPhones were purchased at $600 each? Who wouldn’t give up a chunk of their salary on something that will save a loved one’s life? Sure, there is a personal privacy issue at hand. Should that stop the effort? Absolutely not. Who are the people/lawmakers concerned with violating people’s privacy? Have these people experienced the loss of a loved one at the hands of a predator? Probably Not. Prevent, Protect and Preserve. |