To Stop Child Abuse

So, this morning after signing into Facebook I began to notice the fun cartoon scenes that people were changing their profile pics to. Interesting. Normally these don't catch my attention, like the infamous 'i like it...' or 'state the color of your bra' but this one is very serious.

The other night on the news they showed the story of the teen that 2 years ago had escaped a life of tragedy in Tracy. He is now living with his aunt and uncle loving life and not taking any small moment for granted. To read more of his amazing yet saddening story please visit Fox40.

Yet another amazing story is the one of the Dangerous Barbies. They are now finding that pedophiles are linking up cameras to these necklace pendants the new barbies are wearing. What?! They are always finding new and more disgusting ways to violate our youth. More on this one also at Fox40 or at The Huffington Post.

Some facts in regards to this subject:

• In 2005, 12.1 of every 1,000 American children, almost 900,000 in all, suffered abuse by adults, with parents of victims accounting for almost 80% of abusers.
• Every day, about four children die in the U.S. because of abuse or neglect, most of them babies or toddlers.  

• A third of all girls and a fifth of boys are sexually abused by an adult during childhood.   DoSomething.org

So please, take a few moments and stand up with the cause!