My thoughts on…a match made in MySpace
MySpace, a haven for sex offenders, publicity seekers and naïve teenage girls. The site gets more press than celebrity drug addicts. Some of the more recent stories are the ones about the 14 year old teenager who’s suing MySpace for 30 million after being sexually assaulted by a man she met on the site, blaming the site for inadequate security measures (use common sense you money grubbing bimbo! Stop blaming MySpace for your stupidity!), and the school teacher who got fired after posting nude pics on her profile (they’ve been taken down guys. You’ll have to get your porn fix somewhere else). After all these outrageous stories, you’d think MySpace couldn’t shock you anymore. Think again. Katherine Lester, a 17 year old teen flew to the Middle East to meet 20 year old Abdullah Jimzawi, who she met on MySpace.
And that’s not the worst part. She intends to MARRY him! And she hasn’t even met him in person yet! They both profess intense love for each other, saying they can’t live without each other. Luckily she was intercepted by U.S authorities in Jordan. I still can’t believe this. Girls her age are thinking about gaining popularity, pep rallies, dating their long time crushes and all that crap, not tying the knot! She knows next to nothing about the man, except the persona he has created on the Internet, and the Internet allows a great deal of anonymity. The guy could be just another sex offender. God knows MySpace is chockfull of ‘em.
And I should know about blind dates. I once met a girl in a Digicel chat room. She had a velvety voice and a sweet personality. But when I met her…let’s just say words can’t express how disappointed I was. I just went through the motions and hoped she didn’t want to take the relationship too far. After all, she was a sweet girl, and I didn’t want to break her heart. And who says it’ll be smooth sailing once they get married? Life has a way of smacking those rose-coloured glasses off your face, as many divorced couples can attest. They already have a religious conflict, as she’s a Christian and he’s Muslim. All I can say is, this is going to end badly.
The balls of this girl to even attempt to just disappear to go over to Jordan. I heard she got the passport by lying to her folks about a trip to Canada with some friends. If I had planned a trip like that as a kid, my parents would have asked for names, reservations, etc, etc ahead fo time. Surprised she got away with it. I don’t get how you just meet a random person on MYSPACE anyway. All I talk to on MySpace is friends, mostly ones I don’t get to talk to very much anymore. But finding a random person? Weird…
My parents would have whipped my brown arse till it had turned nicely red as a medium rare cooked steak!
ps. Mr manuel, kewl hulk’s image..
Not only has common sense gone down the drown, but also responsibility. Where were the parents while all of this was taking place? And lets stop it with the lawsuits. If the girl wants to sue somebody, she should start with her parents for not doing their job of looking out for their daughter.
Your blog looks good.
maybe am old fashioned but I dont get the internet dating at all.I would have to meet the person frst before I can even decide am madly in love.