Bracelets, what a great idea! All resort guests must wear one. If boarding bus must have one. Security at overflow! Of course this could do away with our cheaper golf cart rental! This way when entering the resort, they can check for dinner reservations. Maybe specific lanyards for resorts instead of bracelets.
A good idea, but it won't happen unless Disney screws annual passholders out of yet another benefit, and that is free use of all Disney transportation.
Years ago you had to show transportation drivers your resort I.D. or annual pass in order to board any transportation. I don't know why they got away from that. Maybe too many guests complained that they left their I.D. in their room or it took too long to board a bus. Who knows.
The basic "wrong" in this case was the girl herself. She arranged to meet this guy via the internet. He wasn't some opportunist looking for a young unsuspecting girl to prey on. The girl's guardians were foster parents. That in itself tells me the girl has had a troublesome and unstable life. Kids like that look for affirmation from anyone because they've had no basic, stable home life and the love and safety that comes with it. If any of you have had dealings with troubled teens you know they become "street saavy" at a very early age. My
guess is that she went along with the whole thing until she thought she might be pregnant. Heck....she may have done this sort of thing before. Let's face it...she had the cunning to arrange the meeting, find an excuse to leave the campsite & the watchful eye of her foster parents, and have the time to "do the deed". She also had the where-with-all to mask her emotions for a month and not raise any kind of suspision with the foster parents. How many of you parents repeatedly warn your children about the dangers of exposing yourself to strangers on the internet, let alone, arranging to meet someone without going with the safety of friends?
Now believe me, I'm not condoning the action of the 29 year old man at all. Once he realized he was dealing with a minor he should have run the other way. I'm sure he & the girl arranged where to meet, what she would be wearing, etc. He could have turned around and left without her ever knowing he came in the first place. He's still a slime-bag perpetrator, but let's face it....he had a lot of help from the girl.
None of this is the fault of Disney or their security. People have to take responsibility for their own actions, and yes, so does this 12 year old girl. She's old enough to know what she did was wrong and very dangerous. It could have turned out with her life being taken.
You hear it on TV all the time....know what your kids are up to when they are on the internet. Question where they are going & with whom. Lovingly drill them when they come home from a "social engagement". Trust them...but not entirely. Judge Judy says it best..."If a teenager's lips are moving, they are lying!" Good words for parents to remember!
And Frank....a 2 x 4 that has rusty nails in it & has been soaking in motor oil for years would be a good alternative to a baseball bat. The long soak in oil would guarantee the board wouldn't break when beating the perp with it & the nails would be an added pleasure!!!
