Walmart's "Code ADAM"
Bob Houseman
QUOTE >
-> In case people did not know, any parent whose child has been kidnappe
-> has been accepted by the Missing and Exploted Childrens group in Virg
-> can bet free flyer made up for them by Pip Printing company. The Mis
-> and Exploted group will make a master and send it to the parent whose
-> child was abducted. From there the parent can take the master to Pip
-> they will print the flyers for free.
< UNQUOTE
For those who may've missed it, noted a t.v. newscast re Walmart's
having instituted a "Code ADAM" program in their retail stores. When
a shopper makes any store employee aware of a missing child situation,
a prompt store-wide public announcement of "Code ADAM" is to cause
Walmart employees to promptly bar all exits pending the arrival of
alerted local law enforcement.
More progress...but a sorry comment on the evolution of our society.
Worth noting, the "Code ADAM" program underscores that which seems
self-evident: that action which is prompt is the sort of action that
is most productive. I surmise that should be one of the principal
"litmus tests" applied to evaluate the credibility of any proposal
re the missing child effort...
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Marv Cotton
BH>QUOTE >
BH>-> In case people did not know, any parent whose child has been kidnappe
BH>-> has been accepted by the Missing and Exploted Childrens group in Virg
BH>-> can bet free flyer made up for them by Pip Printing company. The Mis
BH>-> and Exploted group will make a master and send it to the parent whose
BH>-> child was abducted. From there the parent can take the master to Pip
BH>-> they will print the flyers for free.
BH>< UNQUOTE
BH>For those who may've missed it, noted a t.v. newscast re Walmart's
BH>having instituted a "Code ADAM" program in their retail stores. When
BH>a shopper makes any store employee aware of a missing child situation,
BH>a prompt store-wide public announcement of "Code ADAM" is to cause
BH>Walmart employees to promptly bar all exits pending the arrival of
BH>alerted local law enforcement.
BH>More progress...but a sorry comment on the evolution of our society.
BH>Worth noting, the "Code ADAM" program underscores that which seems
BH>self-evident: that action which is prompt is the sort of action that
BH>is most productive. I surmise that should be one of the principal
BH>"litmus tests" applied to evaluate the credibility of any proposal
BH>re the missing child effort...
You're right Bob. The first 6 - 12 Hours in a search for an abducted
child are the most critical. If you can cut that down to minutes then
you increase the chance of that child's survival considerably.
As a note. Your comment on todays society in the area of abducted
children is not that valid.
Abductions have been with us quite a while. Most of the organizations
that deal with abducted children have been in operation for 4 to 17
years and the majority were a result of an abduction.
We were started in Au 1990 following the abduction and murder of two
young girls, Missing Youth in Omaha was founded 12 years ago after the
abduction of a young newsboy. The Amber Foundation in California and
Wetter ling Foundation in Minny. were both founded following stranger
abductions.
The problem of abducted children has been with us, it is just now
being addressed by more then a handful of people throughout the U.S. and
other countries. The Hague Convention on dealing with recovering
abducted children proves that awareness is becoming world-wide.
Later, Marv
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