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Coby used a 15-year-old teens photo and randomly picked three underage girls to meet online. He took the time to get to know them over the next three days and then set it up to meet with them. Now, remember, Coby on his social media page is using the photo of a good-looking teen, but in real life he is actually a 21-year-old man that he says on his YouTube page looks like Zac Efron. Regardless, Zac Efron and Coby are too old for most tweens and teens so, Coby needed a younger persona.
In the next scenario, Dad is sitting in a van with Coby as he watches his daughter text Coby her address. Yes, you read that right, she texted what she thought was a 15-year-old boy, the address of where she lived. Coby and the dad show up at the front door and the tween was pretty shook up when she sees Coby at the door and a second later her father. But, I think it is the last scenario that is the scariest of all on many levels. Coby asks the teen to come out of her house and meet him and his “brother” in a stereotypical white van sitting outside her home. As soon as the teen comes to the van, she asks through the rolled down passenger window, “are you the brother?” and Coby says yes and tells her to get in, which she does with no hesitation. Coby grabs the girls arm and both the parents wearing ski masks jump up from the back of the van and grab their daughter and she starts screaming and trying to get away.
“I think that there is a separation from reality and social media that is commonly unseen. It’s surprising how so many teens and even adults believe that everything on social media is real,” said Dawson. “The video is very valuable and hopefully teenagers will share it among themselves as when parents force their kids to watch something for their own good, a teen is already in denial and may miss the important message this video has.”
When I was teen, at school I watched my fair share of sex education, driving and drug video’s, forced upon me by the school system, I didn’t want to admit to it at the time, but they all had an impact on me, and kept me out of harms way. So, with that maybe it’s time that a video like Coby’s be considered as a school educational requirement.
Lastly, to parents, we all want to trust our kids, but whether it’s a cell phone, IPad or computer, letting them have constants uninterrupted usage may be something you might want to reconsider, after watching Coby’s video. Retiring a phone to a parent for example at 5 p.m. at night might not be such a bad idea. Although computer’s and IPad’s are commonly used for homework now a days, maybe a homework curfew may help keep them on track and off chat. Frankly, even around here, I know the top of my son’s head a little more than I need to.
Coby was on Twitter earlier asking if he should do another video with boys this time. Do you think the outcome will be different or exactly the same?
Make sure you check out Coby’s other videos.
Absolutely the same. Good work!
Reblogged this on Missing Persons of America and commented:
I wanted to share this again!