Below is a list of ten tips for teenagers which will help them avoid the ever increasing danger of sexual exposition by dates and sex criminals. And the danger us not only to the girls. Teenage boys are also a favorite prey of the sexual degenerate.
1 If a stranger or slight acquaintance makes “improper advances” toward you, tell your parents. Don’t be afraid of getting him into “trouble.” If you don’t report him, he may get into more serious trouble later on and may harm other people.
2 If you know of any pornographic literature being passed around, tell your parents. Reading pornographic literature is a favorite pastime of the degenerate. If authorities can locate the source of such literature they may be able to stop its production and distribution.
3 Be sure you know whom you are dating. Don’t go out on “blind dates” unless another couple is along.
4 Don’t go to “Lovers’ Lanes”. It is reasonable that you would want to be alone with your date, but “Lovers Lanes” are not the place. They are favorite hang-outs for sex criminals.
5 When you are at picnics and other outings, don’t wander away from the crowd alone. Stay within calling distance. Sex criminals are easily attracted to crowds of young people and lie in wait for an opportunity to strike.
6 Dress sensibly. Provocative clothing may attract the attention of a potential sex criminal.
7 Help strangers who ask for directions, but never go with them to show them the way.
8 Be careful about accepting work from strangers. This is another technique of sex criminals. Be sure that your prospective employer is a respected businessman.
9 Don’t go around half-dressed at home. Although this may seem to be harmless, it is an invitation for “Peeping Toms”—who may later become something more dangerous.
10 Don’t hitchhike and never pick up hitchhikers. Many horrible crimes have been the result of hitchhiking.
(“Ten Tips for Teens” was adapted from an article entitled “Warning to U.S. Teenagers” by J. Edgar Hoover, published in THIS WEEK magazine.)Pilgrim Tract PO Box 126,