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A message from Blaby Police

21 July 2010    [Contributor: Mich Bingham ]

Enderby EYE is publishing the content of an email which has been brought to the attention of Child Protection Units and which details a method that young people are using to try to prevent their parents or guardians from knowing what they are talking about online.

It is also believed that the original email was not written by children.

The main concern for the Police is that some parents may be unaware of this method and as such they may miss a dangerous situation developing and thus be unable to take preventative action to protect their child online.

Please pass this message onto as many parents as possible and look out for the "code 9" system appearing in emails.

More information on Chatroom safety can be found » here

The email

Hey people!

you all know how it feels when you're talking to some one online, and your mum is standing right behind you, reading every word that appears on the screen.

Then, of course, the person swears or talks about how much they love you, or they're your crush or something and your mum reads it and tells you to get offline that instant and not talk to that person anymore.

Well, what can we do about that?

To solve this problem, we have now started the 'code 9' system.

In code 9, you simply type the number '9' when your parent or sibling is watching over your shoulder as you type.

The person you're talking to will know what you're talking about, and start a conversation on homework or something.

When your parent or sibling leaves, type '99' to let the person know that they are gone, so you can begin a normal conversation again.

Please send this to everyone you know so that code 9 can go into effect.

PLEASE: Copy and paste

Help...

If you have any information that may help the police in any of their enquiries please contact Leicestershire Police on 0116 22 22 222 or alternatively if you wish to remain anonymous you can
call Crimestoppers free on 0800 555 111.
Or contact your neighbourhood officers via the police website (see link below).

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» Leicestershire Constabulary