We have all seen it in the news; Myspace, a place for sexual predators and criminals. An astounding 29,000 users have been identified as sexual predators in the last few years. This number does not include those who have signed up using fake names. Not only do sexual predators use Myspace, they use it to prey on young girls and boys.

In April of 2006, a young 13-year-old female was allegedly raped by a 20 year old man. The young girl claimed to police that they met on Myspace and began talking in a chat room. After finding out they both lived in the same area, they decided to meet at a local beach. Unfortunately, things quickly turned nasty and led to the rape of this young girl.

Another case was reported on May 12th, 2006 of a young 14-year-old girl being raped by an older man. She had met this man on Myspace, and he had pursued a relationship with her. His only reason for pursuing this young adolescent was to prey on her vulnerability. After taking her to dinner and a movie, the man allegedly raped her in the back of his car.

There have been numerous other reports concerning the dangers of Myspace during the years that it has been available to the public. One stated that a young girl invited someone over to her house, resulting in thousands of dollars of valuables being stolen, and her being raped. Girls are not the only ones vulnerable to the predators of Myspace, but young boys as well.

Unfortunately, when matters such as this occur, some are terrified of coming forth because of threats issued by their assailants. We will never know how many more incidents have occurred due to the improper usage of Myspace. There is no way to tell for sure who uses Myspace at this time. Those who casually meet on this website could be talking to a previous sexual offender, or even a psychopath.

Until there is a way to know for sure that the younger, and even older generations are safe using this site, Myspace should be boycotted. There is no excuse for the negligence that this site has shown to its members, nor is there a reason for the amount of grief it has caused many.
 

Foreign Policy (in support)

Unless you are more of a traditional conservative in the mold of a Ron Paul or a General McCormick who use to publish articles endorsing the Presidential candidacy of former Ohio U.S. Senator Robert Taft in the pages of the Chicago Tribune you tend to embrace some semblance of an interventionist foreign policy. McCormick at one point ran one of the most successful newspapers in the country. His point of view tended to fall out of state particularly with the election of FDR. His outlook is certainly out of vogue today as well. For example, although many people questioned the wisdom of waging war within Iraq, very few people questioned the necessity to go into Afghanistan in order to fight the Taliban following the 9/11 attacks.

That sort of interventionist foreign policy was first seriously advanced by former President Woodrow Wilson within his Fourteen Points Plan. He also would have likely been a big supporter of the United Nations, given that his brain child was the League of Nations. The United Nations tends to play a big role in our foreign policy. It is typically a good thing that the United Nations plays a role because it reminds us that there is indeed a world around us. The United Nations lets us discuss things based on a multilateral approach without truly trampling upon our individual rights as a nation. This is why most Americans appears to have grown to accept and embrace the United Nations.

The American people simply do not embrace the concept of watching fellow human beings on a world stage. This is why they have welcomed a foreign policy which allows us to play a large role on a world stage in an effort to spread freedom, justice and security. This is why Bill Clinton was allowed to use security forces in order to invade the Balkans in an effort to curb genocide there. That campaign created a larger profile for a future presidential candidate and Clinton ally General Wesley Clark. Clark would be a good adviser to pose foreign policy questions to. Barack Obama would be making a sound decision if he was to take Clark's wisdom into consideration on a regular basis. Obama as a President so far seems to have embraced the concept of a interventionist foreign policy. He has called for an increase in troops for the war in Afghanistan. Obama has also shown a willingness to talk tough to Pakistan in order to make sure that Pakistan does not become a safe haven for terrorists.