Hey sarah, its nate. I just want you to know first and foremost that I am the one that called your dad. I want you to know, I know that there are people that spend all of their time searching the internet for people to take advantage of. That is why there are people that make careers out of finding people like this and stopping them. It was a very dangerous thing that you did, and I for one was very concerned as were the couple people that knew about it. I did not in any way do this to hurt you, or to enbarrass you, or to make you feel like shit. I did this because there ARE people out there who intentionally prey on young people. There was NO WAY of knowing whether this guy was goingf to hurt you or kidnap you, and although you are not related to me by blood, I feel that as my sisters best friend, and long time friend of mine and my friends, I know that if anything were to happen to you that I could have stopped I would have never forgiven myself. Imagine yourself in my place. You yourself spoke to me of things concerning friends of yours with older men that they have never met before, and that you were concerned about them. If my sister had done this same thing, you would have come to me and expressed your fear of the situation, and you know damn well that I would do anything in my power to stop it. You may say that its none of my business, but to tell you the truth, anything that concernes my friends and my family's well beings has everything to do with me. You said that this guy was touring the country. How many people do you think he met on the internet, that he is going to meet in person on this "tour" of the country. Surely you cannot think that of all the people in all the chat rooms in the US, you are the only person he is planning on finding. The next girl could be 14 years old, or 12, or younger. This wasnt a matter of stopping something just here in Santa Barbara, it was a matter of getting this guy before he really victimizes someone. There is NO WAY that you can say that you know he wont, and there is no way that I can say he will, but think of the odds. What if something goes wrong the next time he goes to meet someone. What if thier parents find out. what if he convinces some 14 year old girl to run away with him. what if.... that is the point of this. You say that he did none of this to YOU. But he took advantage of a young girl that he net on the internet. A young girl that happens to be a VERY good friend of mine; a member of my family so to speak. Thats what I saw. And thats why I did what I did, and I will NEVER apologize for protecting a member of my family. I could not have done it any other way.
You have no idea how much this touches me. Thank you so much for this. I figured it was you considering you called me at work, and plus Tye said it was you. I figured it out today actually. Like I said, I am touched. Your family is like a secound family to me, and your concern really got to me. But I would like it if you came to me first and voiced your concerns. I understand where you are comming from, but I know more of the situation than you do. I took special precaution, and put a lot of thought in the meeting. So I ask you to put a little more trust in me and come to me. I do not know how to explain it, but I knew that I would be ok, I knew that I would not be hurt. Call it a womans instincts. Even if I knew the person, I still brought my knife along with me just incase. I always carry it around because you never know when someone might jump out at you. Thank you again for your concern. And I would like to talk to you on the phone, or in person about the ordeal if you have any more doubts or concerns.
You may say that its none of my business, but to tell you the truth, anything that concernes my friends and my family's well beings has everything to do with me. You said that this guy was touring the country. How many people do you think he met on the internet, that he is going to meet in person on this "tour" of the country. Surely you cannot think that of all the people in all the chat rooms in the US, you are the only person he is planning on finding. The next girl could be 14 years old, or 12, or younger.
This wasnt a matter of stopping something just here in Santa Barbara, it was a matter of getting this guy before he really victimizes someone. There is NO WAY that you can say that you know he wont, and there is no way that I can say he will, but think of the odds. What if something goes wrong the next time he goes to meet someone. What if thier parents find out. what if he convinces some 14 year old girl to run away with him. what if.... that is the point of this. You say that he did none of this to YOU. But he took advantage of a young girl that he net on the internet. A young girl that happens to be a VERY good friend of mine; a member of my family so to speak. Thats what I saw. And thats why I did what I did, and I will NEVER apologize for protecting a member of my family. I could not have done it any other way.
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Like I said, I am touched. Your family is like a secound family to me, and your concern really got to me.
But I would like it if you came to me first and voiced your concerns. I understand where you are comming from, but I know more of the situation than you do. I took special precaution, and put a lot of thought in the meeting. So I ask you to put a little more trust in me and come to me.
I do not know how to explain it, but I knew that I would be ok, I knew that I would not be hurt. Call it a womans instincts.
Even if I knew the person, I still brought my knife along with me just incase. I always carry it around because you never know when someone might jump out at you.
Thank you again for your concern. And I would like to talk to you on the phone, or in person about the ordeal if you have any more doubts or concerns.
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