Rushed to like: Temple TX high school students discuss social media effects on their lives | News | #childpredator | #onlinepredator | #sextrafficing

kAmx? E96 (:=5 (6DE @7 E649?@=@8J A=2J:?8 @FE E@52J[ A6@A=6 92G6 2446DD E@ A6CD@?2= :?D:89ED =:<6 ?6G6C 367@C6[ ?2>6=J[ D@4:2= >65:2]k^Am

kAm~? D@4:2= >65:2[ A6@A=6[ :?4=F5:?8 49:=5C6? 2?5 E66?286CD[ 42? DA6?5 9@FCD >@?:E@C:?8 :?E6C6DED 2?5 24E:G:E:6D @7 7C:6?5D H9:=6 :?86DE:?8 4@?E6?E E92E 😀 E2:=@C65 E@ E96> 2?5 @A6?=J 56D:8?65 E@ >2:?E2:? E96:C 2EE6?E:@? 7@C 2D =@?8 2D A@DD:3=6]k^Am

kAm!6@A=6 DA6?5 9@FCD A6C 52J D4C@==:?8 E9C@F89 D@4:2= >65:2[ 2?5 H9:=6 >F49 @7 H92E E96J :?86DE 😀 :?D:8?:7:42?E 2?5 BF:4<=J 7@C8@EE6?[ E96C6 2C6 2DA64ED @7 D@4:2= >65:2 E92E <66A A6@A=6 D4C@==:?8]k^Am

kAm%96 E6C> “5@@>D4C@==:?8” 92D 6?E6C65 E96 K6:E86:DE] %9:D 😀 32D:42==J E96 4@?46AE @7 A6@A=6 DA6?5:?8 9@FCD >:?5=6DD=J D4C@==:?8 D@4:2= >65:2 :?DE625 @7 5@:?8 E9:?8D E@ 36EE6C E96>D6=G6D]k^Am

kAms@@>D4C@==:?8 42? 8C:A 2?J@?6[ 6G6? E66?286CD 2?5 49:=5C6?[ 2?5 @? pF8] ae[ |6E2[ E96 A2C6?E 4@>A2?J @7 u2463@@< 2?5 x?DE28C2>[ C624965 2 D6EE=6>6?E H@CE9 3:==:@?D @7 5@==2CD @G6C 255:4E:G6 2DA64ED @7 :ED A=2E7@C>D H:E9 ?62C=J 6G6CJ DE2E6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD]k^Am

kAm%96 4@>A2?J 28C665 E@ A2J FA E@ S`g 3:==:@? E@ 6?5 2 42D6 E92E 2:>65 E@ 9@=5 E96 E649 8:2?E 244@F?E23=6 7@C 4@?EC:3FE:?8 E@ F?56C>:?:?8 E96 >6?E2= 962=E9 @7 49:=5C6? 😕 E96 4@F?ECJ[ E96 p! C6A@CE65] |6E2 2=D@ 28C665 E@ 255 DEC@?86C 49:=5 D276EJ >62DFC6D]k^Am

kAm%@ 86E 2 =@@< 2E 9@H 5@@>D4C@==:?8 2?5 E96 255:4E:G6 2DA64ED @7 D@4:2= >65:2 A=2J @FE =@42==J[ E96 %6>A=6 s2:=J %6=68C2> D2E 5@H? H:E9 7@FC %6>A=6 w:89 $49@@= D6?:@CD E@ 962C E96:C A6CDA64E:G6 @? E96 :DDF6]k^Am

kAm%96 DEF56?ED D2:5 E96C6 2C6 A@D:E:G6 2?5 ?682E:G6 2DA64ED @7 D@4:2= >65:2[ 3FE E96J 2== 24@H=65865 E92E :E’D D@>6E9:?8 E96J C68F=2C=J 92G6 E@ >2?286 C6DA@?D:3=J]k^Am

kAm%96 DEF56?ED D2:5 E96J DA6?5 2?JH96C6 7C@> EH@ E@ 7:G6 9@FCD A6C 52J @? D@4:2= >65:2[ >2:?=J x?DE28C2>[ E9@F89 2AAD DF49 2D %:<%@< 2?5 :|6DD286 H6C6 >6?E:@?65]k^Am

kAm(96? 2D<65 H9J E96J FD6 E96 2AAD 😕 E96 7:CDE A=246[ E96 DEF56?ED D2:5 E96C6 2C6 2DA64ED E92E <66A E96> 4@>:?8 324<]k^Am

kAm“x E9:?< x?DE28C2> 6DA64:2==J 😀 =:<6 E96 A@:?E @7 4@?E24E 7@C >2?J A6@A=6[ 3642FD6 x ;FDE 5@?’E 92G6 E96:C A9@?6 ?F>36CD[” D2:5 z6G:? y:6[ 2 `f\J62C\@=5 D6?:@C]k^Am

kAm“xE’D 2=D@ =:<6 2 ?6EH@C<:?8 <:?5 @7 E9:?8[” y:6 D2:5] “(96?6G6C x 86E 2 >6DD286[ x 2=H2JD A:4< FA]”k^Am

kAmp?@E96C DEF56?E D2:5 E96 25G2?465 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 2DA64E @7 E96 2AA 😀 H92E <66AD 9:> 4@>:?8 324< 7@C >@C6]k^Am

kAm“x7 J@F 5@?’E 7:?5 @?6 G:56@ 6?E6CE2:?:?8[ J@F’C6 8@??2 7:?5 E96 ?6IE @?6 @C E96 @?6 27E6C E92E[ 2?5 J@F ;FDE <66A D4C@==:?8[ 2?5 D@ :E’D =:<6 2? 6?5=6DD =@@A 2=>@DE[” D2:5 pCJ2? vF=6C:2[ 2 `f\J62C\@=5 D6?:@C]k^Am

kAm(96? 2D<65 9@H 96 766=D 23@FE E92E 6?5=6DD =@@A[ vF=6C:2 D2:5 :E 42? 36 8@@5 7@C 2 E:>6]k^Am

kAm“xE >2J 36 8@@5 7@C 2 D9@CE A6C:@5 @7 E:>6[” 96 D2:5] “qFE :E’D E@ E96 A@:?E H96C6 J@F 4@?E:?F@FD=J 5@ :E 2?5 2 =@E @7 E:>6 86ED H2DE65 E9C@F89@FE E96 52J @? ;FDE D4C@==:?8 E9C@F89 G:56@D H96? J@F 4@F=5 36 36:?8 AC@5F4E:G6 2?5 5@:?8 @E96C E9:?8D H:E9 J@FC E:>6]”k^Am

kAm(96? :E 42>6 FA[ E96 DEF56?ED 2== 28C665 E96J H6C6 72>:=:2C H:E9 5@@>D4C@==:?8]k^Am

kAm“x 5@ 7:?5 >JD6=7[ 6DA64:2==J 😕 D:EF2E:@?D H96C6 x’> AC@4C2DE:?2E:?8 @? 5@:?8 D49@@= H@C< 7@C 6I2>A=6[ x 567:?:E6=J C6D@CE E@ 5@@>D4C@==:?8 2D 2 H2J E@ ;FDE E6>A@C2C:=J 6D42A6 7C@> C6DA@?D:3:=:E:6D[” D2:5 p33J y@?6D[ `f]k^Am

kAm“x 766= =:<6 x 86E :?E@ 2 A@D:E:@? H96C6 x C62=:K6 x’> ?@ =@?86C 7:?5:?8 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 😕 E96 G:56@D[” E96 9:89 D49@@= D6?:@C D2:5] “x’> ;FDE 7:?5:?8 D2E:D724E:@? 😕 36:?8 23=6 E@ 6D42A6 7C@> C62=:EJ]”k^Am

kAmp?5 H9:=6 E96 2AAD 42? 96=A E66?D 6D42A6 7C@> C62=:EJ[ :E 2=D@ 42? AFE E96> 😕 2? 6BF2==J F?4@>7@CE23=6 @C 52F?E:?8 A=246]k^Am

kAmy:6 D2:5 96 7:?5D 9:>D6=7 4@>A2C:?8 9:>D6=7 E@ @E96CD @? x?DE28C2>]k^Am

kAm“u@C >6 E96 2DA64E @7 2?I:6EJ 4@>6D 7C@> 4@>A2C:D@? G:56@D @C G:56@D E92E x 4@>A2C6 >JD6=7 E@[ 6DA64:2==J 2D 2 D6?:@C 8@:?8 :?E@ E96 4@==686 25>:DD:@?D AC@46DD[” 96 D2:5]k^Am

kAm“r@==686 25>:DD:@? C624E:@?D 2?5 4@==686 G:56@D 42? <:?5 @7 >2<6 >6 5C2H E9@D6 EJA6D @7 4@>A2C:D@?D 2?5 <:?5 @7 AFD96D >6 E@ E9:?< 23@FE >J @H? 2AA=:42E:@?[” y:6 D2:5] “xE ;FDE >2<6D >6 2?I:@FD 23@FE E96 H9@=6 AC@46DD]”k^Am

kAmw6 D2:5 E96 G:56@D 42? >2<6 9:> 766= =:<6 96’D ?@E 5@:?8 6?@F89]k^Am

kAm%96 D2>6 8@6D 7@C vF=6C:2]k^Am

kAm“x 2=H2JD D66 E96D6 4@==686 25>:DD:@?D G:56@D[ 2?5 :E’D =:<6 E96J D2Ji ‘r@>A2C:D@? 😀 E96 E9:67 @7 ;@J[’ 2?5 :E’D 2=>@DE 2D :7 :E’D ?@E 6G6? 3J 49@:46[ J@F’C6 7@C465 E@ 4@>A2C6 J@FCD6=7 E@ 2== E96D6 A6@A=6 E92E 2C6 @? E96D6 A=2E7@C>D[” 96 D2:5]k^Am

kAm“qJ 5@:?8 D@ J@F 2=>@DE 86E D42C65 @C 2?I:@FD @C F?62DJ 2?5 E96? E92E >2<6D J@F D64@?5 8F6DD H92E J@F’C6 5@:?8 2D 2 A6CD@?[” vF=6C:2 D2:5] “%92E ;FDE =:<6 D6?5D J@F :?E@ 2 =@@A @7 ;FDE =:<6 ‘J@F’C6 8@:?8 5@H?9:== :?DE625 @7 8@:?8 FA9:==]’”k^Am

kAm%9C@F89@FE E96 4@?G6CD2E:@?[ E96C6 H2D @?6 4=62C D@=FE:@? E@ 2?J :DDF6D 42FD65 3J 36:?8 @? E96 2AAi 4=@D6 :E] qFE 7@C E96 DEF56?ED[ :E’D ?@E E92E D:>A=6]k^Am

kAmy@?6D D2:5 D96’D D42C65 D96’== >:DD D@>6E9:?8 :7 D96 DE@AD FD:?8 E96 2AA 6?E:C6=J]k^Am

kAm“x E9:?< 7@C >6[ H:E9 x?DE28C2> DA64:7:42==J[ W:E’DX E96 D@4:2= 2DA64E 2?5 E96 DF34@?D4:@FD 56D:C6 E@ H2?E E@ @H H92E >J 7C:6?5D 2C6 5@:?8[ 9@H E96J’C6 DA6?5:?8 E96:C E:>6[ H9@ E96J’C6 H:E9[” D96 D2:5] “x 5@?’E H2?E E@ >:DD @FE @? D@>6E9:?8 >J 7C:6?5 A@DE65] x ;FDE H2?E E@ @H H92E @E96C A6@A=6 2C6 5@:?8 😕 E96:C =:76]”k^Am

kAmp?5 E92E 762C @7 >:DD:?8 @FE 😀 ?@E F?:BF6 E@ y@?6D]k^Am

kAm“p =@E @7 @FC 9F>@C 4@>6D 7C@> E96D6 G:56@D] p?5 2 =@E @7 >J 7C:6?5D H@F=5 C676C6?46 E9:?8D 2?5 x H@F=5?’E 86E E96 C676C6?46[” D2:5 |JC2A2K $2? yF2?[ D6?:@C 4=2DD AC6D:56?E]k^Am

kAm“$@ E96? x H2?E E@ <66A D4C@==:?8 E@ 86E E96 ;@<6[” D96 D2:5]k^Am

kAm$96 25565 E92E x?DE28C2> 4@?E:?F2==J 255D ?6H 762EFC6D D96 =:<6D E@ 4964<]k^Am

kAm~?6 @7 E96 AC@G:D:@?D @7 E96 |6E2 D6EE=6>6?E[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 p![ 😀 E92E E96 4@>A2?J H:== C6>@G6 “=:<6” 4@F?ED 7C@> E66? 244@F?ED[ >2<:?8 :E :>A@DD:3=6 7@C DEF56?ED E@ D66 9@H >2?J =:<6D E96:C 7C:6?5D 2C6 86EE:?8 @? E96:C A@DED]k^Am

kAmxE’D 4@>>@? 7@C DEF56?ED E@ 4@>A2C6 E96 A6C7@C>2?46 @7 E96:C A@DED E@ E92E @7 E96:C 7C:6?5D[ 2?5 5:D23=:?8 =:<6 4@F?ED H:== 96=A DE@A E92E]k^Am

kAm“x =@@< 2E E96 4@>>6?ED @7 =:<6 >J 7C:6?5D’ A@DED[” y@?6D D2:5[ ?@E:?8 96C @3D6CG2E:@?D 8:G6 96C :?D:89E D96 H@F=5?’E @E96CH:D6 86E]k^Am

kAm“x’> 23=6 E@ D66 H9@’D 4=@D6[ H9@’D 7C:6?5D[ 2?5 E92E <:?5 @7 2=E6CD >J D@4:2= H@C=5[” y@?6D D2:5] “q642FD6 x’> A2J:?8 2EE6?E:@? E@ @E96C A6@A=6’D C6=2E:@?D9:AD E9C@F89 E96:C 4@>>6?E:?8 2?5 E96:C A@DED]”k^Am

kAmq6J@?5 4@>>6?ED[ =:<6 4@F?ED 2C6 2 BF:4< H2J E@ 82F86 E96 A@AF=2C:EJ @7 2 A@DE]k^Am

kAm“%96C6 H2D 2 A@:?E H96?6G6C x 7:CDE 925 x?DE28C2>[ x FD65 E@ A2J 2EE6?E:@? 2 =@E E@ >J =:<6D @C H9@ =:<65 >J A@DE[” $2? yF2? D2:5] “p?5 E96? x’5 36 8@:?8 E@ >J 7C:6?5D’ A@DED 2?5 36 =:<6[ ‘(9@ =:<65 E96:C A@DEDn’”k^Am

kAm“x’5 4@>A2C6[” D96 D2:5] qFE[ 27E6C 2 H9:=6[ D96 E@@< :E FA@? 96CD6=7 E@ 6?23=6 2 762EFC6 E92E C6>@G65 E96 =:<6 4@F?ED @? 96C 244@F?E] }@H[ E92?6?E[ 2== E66? 244@F?ED H:== =24< =:<6 4@F?ED]k^Am

kAm“x 766= =:<6 E92E 96=A65 >6 ?@E 4@>A2C6 >JD6=7 2D >F49[” $2? yF2? D2:5] “x 5:5 :E 3642FD6 x 76=E >JD6=7 4@>A2C:?8]”k^Am

kAm“x7 >6 2?5 >J 7C:6?5 A@DE65 2E E96 D2>6 E:>6[ x’5 4@>A2C6 =:<6[ ‘~9 =:<6 E96J 92G6 >@C6 =:<6D E92? x 5@[’” D96 D2:5] p?5 E9@D6 4@>A2C:D@?D H@F=5 =625 96C E@ >2<6 2DDF>AE:@?D 23@FE D@4:2= 5J?2>:4D E92E H6C6 F?962=E9J]k^Am

kAmp?5 H9:=6 D@4:2= >65:2 42? 6?23=6 4@?G6CD2E:@?D 36EH66? A6@A=6 H9@ H@F=5 ?6G6C 92G6 >6E @C 92G6 925 E96 E:>6 E@ >66E @E96CH:D6[ E96 DEF56?ED D2J :E’D ?@E E96 D2>6 2D 36:?8 😕 A6CD@?]k^Am

kAm“*@F’C6 23=6 E@ 24EF2==J E2=< E@ E96> @? =:<6 2 52:=J 32D:D 2=>@DE[ 3FE x 766= =:<6[ 2E 2 46CE2:? A@:?E[ :7 J@F <66A E2=<:?8 E@ D@>6@?6 @?=:?6[ J@F’C6 ?@E 8@??2 36 23=6 E@ 92G6 A6CD@?2= =:<6 C62= =:76 :?E6C24E:@?D H:E9 E96>[” vF=6C:2 D2:5] “p?5 J@F H@?’E @H 9@H E@ 92?5=6 E9@D6 EJA6 @7 :?E6C24E:@?D 😕 C62= =:76]”k^Am

kAm(9:=6 E96 DEF56?ED 24@H=6586 E96 ?682E:G6D @7 E96 2AAD[ E96J D2:5 E96C6 2C6 ?F>6C@FD 36?67:ED E@ D@4:2= >65:2]k^Am

kAm“}@H252JD[ D@4:2= >65:2 😀 2=>@DE =:<6 E9:D >2DD:G6 ?6EH@C<:?8 E@@=[” y:6 D2:5]k^Am

kAm“|@C6 A6@A=6 ;FDE D66 E96 ?682E:G6 D:56 @7 D@4:2= >65:2[ DF49 2D E96 255:4E:@?[ 3FE x 766= =:<6 2 =@E @7 A6@A=6 5:DC682C5 E96 724E E92E J@F 42? FD6 D@4:2= >65:2 E@ C6249 @FE E@ E96D6 A6@A=6 E92E J@F AC@323=J @E96CH:D6 H@F=5?’E 92G6 6?4@F?E6C65 😕 J@FC 52J\E@\52J =:76[” 96 D2:5]k^Am

kAmp?5 $2? yF2? FD65 D@4:2= >65:2 E@ 96=A 96C H:? 96C D6?:@C 4=2DD AC6D:56?4J]k^Am

kAm“x 5:5 >@DE @7 >J 42>A2:8?:?8 2== @? D@4:2= >65:2 H:E9 =:<6 3:ED 2?5 A:646D 36:?8 😕 A6CD@?[” D96 D2:5] “$@ x 766= =:<6 92G:?8 D@4:2= >65:2 2D E92E F?:G6CD2= @FEC6249 E@ E6== 2== J@FC 7C:6?5D =:<6 2? 2DA64E E92E J@F H2?E E96> 2== E@ @H[ x 766= =:<6 :E’D 62D:6C E9C@F89 D@4:2= >65:2 E92? :7 :E H6C6 E@ 36 😕 A6CD@?]”k^Am

kAm%96 @3D6CG2E:@?D @7 DEF56?ED H6C6 D:>:=2C E@ E9@D6 @7 zJ=6 w@586D[ 2 A9JD:4:2? 2?5 49:=5 2?5 25@=6D46?E ADJ49:2EC:DE H:E9 q2J=@C $4@EE U2>Aj (9:E6] qFE w@586D[ 5F6 E@ E96 ?2EFC6 @7 9:D H@C<[ 😀 >@C6 72>:=:2C H:E9 E96 ?682E:G6D @7 D@4:2= >65:2]k^Am

kAm“$@4:2= >65:2 😀 255:4E:G6[ 2?5 :E’D 56D:8?65 E@ 36 E92E H2J[” w@586D D2:5[ ?@E:?8 E92E C6A=24:?8 :?\A6CD@? :?E6C24E:@?D H:E9 @?=:?6 :?E6C24E:@?D 42? 36 56EC:>6?E2=]k^Am

kAmw6 D2:5 E96 2AAD 2C6 56D:8?65 E@ E2:=@C E96>D6=G6D E@ E96 FD6C 2?5 E2<6 FA 2D >F49 @7 E96:C E:>6 2D A@DD:3=6]k^Am

kAm“pD J@F’C6 H2E49:?8 E96D6 G:56@D E92E J@F 7:?5 :?E6C6DE:?8 @C 2>FD:?8 @C WE92E :?EC@5F46X J@F E@ 5:776C6?E E9:?8D E92E J@F 5@?’E @H[ J@F 86E D@>6 <:?5 @7 2 5@A2>:?6 C6H2C5 7C@> E92E[ 2?5 E92E’D H96? :E 364@>6D 255:4E:G6[” w@586D D2:5]k^Am

kAmw6 D2:5 E92E[ D:>:=2C=J E@ 2 5CF8 255:4E:@?[ DEF56?ED 6?5 FA 2=>@DE 2FE@>2E:42==J =@88:?8 :?E@ E96 2AAD]k^Am

kAm“%96J 92G6 E9:D 4@>AF=D:@? E@ 4964< E96 2AA 2D D@@? 2D E96J H2<6 FA[” 96 D2:5[ 2?5 E9:D 42? 92AA6? :7 E96J 92G6 2 A6CD@?2= >@>6?E @C 6G6? 5FC:?8 4=2DD H96? E96J D9@F=5 36 A2J:?8 2EE6?E:@?]k^Am

kAmw@586D D2:5 E96 2AAD 42? AC@G:56 DFAA@CE[ F?E:= E96J 5@?’E]k^Am

kAm!6@A=6 86E G2=:52E:@? 7C@> =:<6D 2?5 4@>A=:>6?ED @? E96 2AAD[ 96 D2:5] qFE H96? E9@D6 4@>A=:>6?ED EFC? :?E@ :?DF=ED[ E9:?8D 42? 86E 325]k^Am

kAm“x7 E96J A@DE 2 A:4EFC6 2?5 E96J 5@?’E 86E 6?@F89 =:<6D @C D@>63@5J D2JD D@>6E9:?8 WE@X >2<6 E96> 766= :?DF=E65[ E96J 42? 364@>6 6IEC6>6=J 5:DEC2F89E 2?5 DF:4:52=[” w@586D D2:5 23@FE J@F?8 A6@A=6] “xE ;6@A2C5:K6D J@FC D6=7\6DE66> G6CJ BF:4<=J]”k^Am

kAm“~?6 >:?FE6 E96J 42? 766= @? E@A @7 E96 H@C=5[” w@586D D2:5] “%96 ?6IE >:?FE6[ E96J 766= =:<6 E96J’C6 F8=J[ ?@3@5J =:<6D E96>]”k^Am

kAm&=E:>2E6=J[ 4@>A2C65 E@ @E96C C68F=2E65 E649?@=@8J DF49 2D 42CD @C 2:CA=2?6D[ D@4:2= >65:2 😀 2 ?6H 4@?46AE]k^Am

kAmp?5 D:>:=2C E@ E96 H2J A6@A=6 H6C6 2==@H65 E@ 5C:G6 42CD H:E9@FE D62E36=ED 7@C J62CD 367@C6 =2HD H6C6 :?EC@5F465[ :E H:== E2<6 E:>6 2?5 4@?D:56C2E:@? 7@C E96 C:89E 8F2C5C2:=D E@ 36 AFE 😕 A=246 @? D@4:2= >65:2]k^Am