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New Here....After Lots of Drama over an opinion
Hey everyone. My post about Adam Walsh got lots of panties in a twist, so I have decided to venture over here! I am very sorry if I offended anyone in my journal when I said that I didn't care about anyone over here!!! I have been on the Maternal/Child forum for almost 2 years, and apparently certain topics are absolutely forbidden....lol....jk. Anyways, just wanted to say Hi and I hope no one was overly annoyed with my journal burning up the recent activity section!!!
Yeah, that's scary. Years ago when I took my sister to the mall. She was like around 7-8 yrs old, she kept walking off and not being near me. I was frustrated so until then I had idea on my mind. So, I watched her like a hawk and saw her walking away from me then I hide behind that she wasn't aware of me watching her. I just stood there and wait for her reaction & panic when she realizes that she can't find me and thought she was lost. I waited for like a minute then I came out, she ran up to me. She was scared as I can see that on her face. Then I said now don't ever walk off and always stay with me at all the time. After that she stayed on my side ALL the time. It worked and it sure taught her a lesson.
As a single mother, the story of Adam Walsh hit me very hard. My son was 12 before I let him even go in a mens bathroom anywhere. I am glad that the family is able to find some kind of closure. It is just too bad they didn't know for sure sooner so that they could have been there to watch the creep die.
Sarah, we also have Amber Alert here in Illinois. It is my understanding that it is a nationwide thing. When a child has been abducted, it is broadcast on the police scanner, the television, the radio, even the interstate signs. Both Amber Alert and Code Adam are great programs.
I never thought of it until just now, but a few years ago my youngest granddaughter decided to play "hide and seek" in out local Wal-Mart one Fri night while I was watching her. Once she realized we were all looking for her, she got scared and was afraid to come out. The Wal-Mart was put on lockdown until we could find her. I remember them putting out a Code Adam but thought at the time it was just a code to let employees know what was going on. I guess it was, but I didn't realize the extent of it. It took us half an hour to find her. Talk about being in a panic! I cannot even begin to imagine the horror that parents go through when their child isn't found.
Sarah, we also have Amber Alert here in Illinois. It is my understanding that it is a nationwide thing. When a child has been abducted, it is broadcast on the police scanner, the television, the radio, even the interstate signs. Both Amber Alert and Code Adam are great programs.
I never thought of it until just now, but a few years ago my youngest granddaughter decided to play "hide and seek" in out local Wal-Mart one Fri night while I was watching her. Once she realized we were all looking for her, she got scared and was afraid to come out. The Wal-Mart was put on lockdown until we could find her. I remember them putting out a Code Adam but thought at the time it was just a code to let employees know what was going on. I guess it was, but I didn't realize the extent of it. It took us half an hour to find her. Talk about being in a panic! I cannot even begin to imagine the horror that parents go through when their child isn't found.
They call it Amber Alert in Wisconsin as well.
I know that when I watch friends children (11 and 9) and take them shopping they get mad at me because they always ask me if they can go play at the game areas and I always say NO! I am always afraid that someone will attempt to take them. They always say, "My mother lets me." I always respond, "I'm not your mother - I've been given the responsibility to take care of you and in my care you will not roam whereever you want." It shuts them right up. I just remember watching the movie Adam when it first came out and it had touched me so strongly that I just never feel like a child should be allowed to roam in any store by themselves unless they are old enough. I don't know what is old enough - I'm not a parent, but I am a worry wart anyway!
Code Adam is specifically for retail outlets or locations when a child has gone missing whereas an Amber Alert is a publicized alert system for child abduction on a larger scale with great publicity. Similar functions, just different settings.
Some retailers have slight variations to their Code Adam. For a few years my dh was an LPS and Loss Prevention Manager and he has seen several cases where this has been employed. Perhaps the most helpful step in the Code Adam alert is when the retailer has designated that employees immediately cover every door, whether it be an exit, bathroom, stock room, etc. A description of the child is broadcast throughout the store immediately, and those employees not covering doors immediately start sweeping the store. And as listed above law enforcement is called and the next step is activating the Amber Alert.
Never once while he was working was a child actually taken from the store. I clearly remember one instance that shook me to the core and proved to my dh I was not crazy for always keeping my hand or foot hooked in the cart. A woman was in the checkout line with her infant in the cart. As she was fumbling to write a check, a woman appeared from out of nowhere and took off with the cart...and baby! Immediately people reacted. She shoved the cart, and baby, before reaching the exit and took off. The baby was okay and unharmed, mom was quite shaken up, and the woman was eventually caught thanks to video surveillance. My husband never questioned my over-protective nature again.
Some retailers have slight variations to their Code Adam. For a few years my dh was an LPS and Loss Prevention Manager and he has seen several cases where this has been employed. Perhaps the most helpful step in the Code Adam alert is when the retailer has designated that employees immediately cover every door, whether it be an exit, bathroom, stock room, etc. A description of the child is broadcast throughout the store immediately, and those employees not covering doors immediately start sweeping the store. And as listed above law enforcement is called and the next step is activating the Amber Alert.
Never once while he was working was a child actually taken from the store. I clearly remember one instance that shook me to the core and proved to my dh I was not crazy for always keeping my hand or foot hooked in the cart. A woman was in the checkout line with her infant in the cart. As she was fumbling to write a check, a woman appeared from out of nowhere and took off with the cart...and baby! Immediately people reacted. She shoved the cart, and baby, before reaching the exit and took off. The baby was okay and unharmed, mom was quite shaken up, and the woman was eventually caught thanks to video surveillance. My husband never questioned my over-protective nature again.
The Adam Alert is quite well known by those of us who are out of our early twenties.
What a tragedy for the Walsh family. No prison sentence could have been sufficient to punish that monster and the way he sought to manipulate the system was disgusting.
What a tragedy for the Walsh family. No prison sentence could have been sufficient to punish that monster and the way he sought to manipulate the system was disgusting.
In Minnesota we have the "Amber Alert"........when a child is missing it goes over every channel on the TV. It is also on the signs over the Interstates also. Very effective.
Along with most of the nation, we all lived the tragedy as adults, back when it happened.
Code Adam was drilled into everyones head, and parents had practices quite often to teach their children about this type of situation.
Its a good thing to reinforce for parents who did not live and learn it at the time. It would be very good to make this into a health page, for everyone to read about.
Code Adam was drilled into everyones head, and parents had practices quite often to teach their children about this type of situation.
Its a good thing to reinforce for parents who did not live and learn it at the time. It would be very good to make this into a health page, for everyone to read about.
I completely agree about John Walsh! Thank you for listing out the desrcription of Code Adam! It is all good to know, and most people don't know what it means!
John Walsh is an increadable man out of grief and sorrow he may be one of the best child advocates ever he has helped bring thousand to justice he is a hero.
Welcome to the Social Community .. am Amazed and Thrilled with your ability to regroup and join this community .. great group of people here and it works well as another venue here on MH.
When you spoke of Code Adam .. found this and thought of you this morning .. Not wishing to stir up the subject, but wishing to "share" with others .. since I did not know what "Code Adam" meant.
"Code Adam"
Code Adam is a powerful search tool for lost and possibly abducted children currently used in tens of thousands of establishments across the nation. The program is simple to learn and to implement: a special Code Adam alert is issued on the premises when a customer reports a missing child.
Offered free of charge to participants, it is one of the country’s largest child-safety programs, created and named in memory of 6-year-old Adam Walsh.
How it Works
Code Adam decals are posted at the entrance of participating buildings/establishments. Employees of participating establishments are trained to take the following steps when a Code Adam is activated:
Obtain a detailed description of the child and what he or she is wearing.
Go to the nearest in-house telephone and page “Code Adam,” describing the child’s physical features and clothing. Designated employees immediately stop working and look for the child. Designated employees monitor front entrances to ensure the child does not leave the premises.
If the child is not found within 10 minutes, call law enforcement.
If the child is found and appears to have been lost and unharmed, reunite the child with the searching family member.
If the child is found accompanied by someone other than a parent or legal guardian, make reasonable efforts to delay their departure without putting the child, staff, or visitors at risk. Immediately notify law enforcement and give details about the person accompanying the child.
Cancel the Code Adam page after the child is found or law enforcement arrives.
Bio on his mom and dad and the strength and love they showed in the face of despair.
John Walsh
In the summer of 1981 John Walsh was a partner in a hotel management company in Hollywood, Florida. He, his wife Revé, and their 6-year-old son Adam seemed to be living the American dream. All that changed on July 27, 1981, when Adam was abducted and later found murdered.
It wasn’t long after Adam’s death that the Walshes’ grief turned into a mission to help missing and exploited children. John and Revé’s work led to the passage of the Missing Children Act of 1982 and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act of 1984. The latter Act founded the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
In their son’s memory they also founded the Adam Walsh Child Resource Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to legislative reform. Originally located in West Palm Beach, Florida; Columbia, South Carolina; Orange County, California; and Rochester, New York; the centers merged in 1990 with NCMEC where Walsh serves on the National Advisory Board of Directors.
Off to work .. many hugggss ..
When you spoke of Code Adam .. found this and thought of you this morning .. Not wishing to stir up the subject, but wishing to "share" with others .. since I did not know what "Code Adam" meant.
"Code Adam"
Code Adam is a powerful search tool for lost and possibly abducted children currently used in tens of thousands of establishments across the nation. The program is simple to learn and to implement: a special Code Adam alert is issued on the premises when a customer reports a missing child.
Offered free of charge to participants, it is one of the country’s largest child-safety programs, created and named in memory of 6-year-old Adam Walsh.
How it Works
Code Adam decals are posted at the entrance of participating buildings/establishments. Employees of participating establishments are trained to take the following steps when a Code Adam is activated:
Obtain a detailed description of the child and what he or she is wearing.
Go to the nearest in-house telephone and page “Code Adam,” describing the child’s physical features and clothing. Designated employees immediately stop working and look for the child. Designated employees monitor front entrances to ensure the child does not leave the premises.
If the child is not found within 10 minutes, call law enforcement.
If the child is found and appears to have been lost and unharmed, reunite the child with the searching family member.
If the child is found accompanied by someone other than a parent or legal guardian, make reasonable efforts to delay their departure without putting the child, staff, or visitors at risk. Immediately notify law enforcement and give details about the person accompanying the child.
Cancel the Code Adam page after the child is found or law enforcement arrives.
Bio on his mom and dad and the strength and love they showed in the face of despair.
John Walsh
In the summer of 1981 John Walsh was a partner in a hotel management company in Hollywood, Florida. He, his wife Revé, and their 6-year-old son Adam seemed to be living the American dream. All that changed on July 27, 1981, when Adam was abducted and later found murdered.
It wasn’t long after Adam’s death that the Walshes’ grief turned into a mission to help missing and exploited children. John and Revé’s work led to the passage of the Missing Children Act of 1982 and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act of 1984. The latter Act founded the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
In their son’s memory they also founded the Adam Walsh Child Resource Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to legislative reform. Originally located in West Palm Beach, Florida; Columbia, South Carolina; Orange County, California; and Rochester, New York; the centers merged in 1990 with NCMEC where Walsh serves on the National Advisory Board of Directors.
Off to work .. many hugggss ..
I didn't see your whole journal thread, perhaps it got deleted, but glad things seem resolved one way or the other.
Welcome.
Welcome.
Absolutely!
It's okay; we're all entitled to our opinions. We just need to know when to move on while remaining respectful of one another. Love and Peace!
Okay I read more of your posts on the journal and your 2nd one wuth the same title. I believe it would be a good idea to let this go and move on. I hold no bitter or angry feelings about the journal entry you had. Hopefuly that is true with most of the members here.
Welcome here! I'm not annoyed by your journal.
Thoroughly enjoyed it , got really entertaining near the end, so here you are joining us to battle it out at times on the Social scene well I see you have a sense of Humor you are going to need it.!!! Welcome ,,,to a great place to have fun and let off steam,
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