Stick figure decals could put your family in danger
You know the stick figure decals we are talking about right? You either love them or you hate them. Regardless, police have warned families that they could pose a potential threat to you and your family. But, can they really?
Even if the stickers seem harmless while just showing a mom, dad, the kids and the family pet, some of these family stickers go as far as to name the kids, the school or show what sports they play. And police say this is exactly how predators and thieves track their victims.
This Facebook group posted this picture to warn people about the dangers of these decals.
But just how dangerous do you really think these decals can actually be. Even the police, who warn against them, also say that it basically just comes down to the least amount of public information out there about you and your family, the better.
If you are like Jason Torchinsky from Jalponik, however, then you will feel that it’s all a load of rubbish put out there to conjure up fear.
“Here’s the reasoning behind the warnings: bad, bad people will look at the back window of your Nautica Edition Mercury Villager or Quest or Town and Country or whatever, see these stick figures, and know everything they need to know about you to commit horrible crimes. There’s five of you in the family? Perfect. Three are kids, and two are parents. Interesting ratio. The kids have genders? Excellent. Oh, and there’s a dog, too. All the ingredients for the perfect crime,” he writes.
He continues, “You know how else a potential criminal might find out you have kids and what you sort of look like? By existing in the same general area as you. And that means these stickers put you in as much peril as being visible in the world does. Which is to say, not much.”
“You know what’s interesting about these pedophiles and murderers that rely on these stickers to find their victims? They hang out at the same bar as Tooth Fairies, unicorns, dragons, and whole book clubs of Sasquatches. The bar, of course, is for things that don’t f-ing exist. Also, they serve Ewok meat.”
“This is just stupid local-news fear-baiting. Don’t fall for it, or, more likely, make sure your mom doesn’t fall for it. You can put any kind of insipid stickers that you want on the windows of your car, and unless it’s your social security number, you’re not going to make yourself any more a potential crime victim than you’d normally be.”
So what do you think? Do you agree with Jason? We always say, rather be safe than sorry. But then again, we are not fans of these decals anyway, regardless of safety!
Image source: www.family-decals.com