Grieving father argues public safety and privacy can coexist to protect children from abduction
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Robert Curley
Summary
A grieving father recounts the abduction and murder of his 10-year-old son Jeffrey nearly 30 years ago, arguing that public safety and privacy can coexist when it comes to protecting children. He advocates for using modern technology and data-sharing tools to help law enforcement respond faster to missing child cases, emphasizing that every second counts in such emergencies.
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· 3 pulledNot a single day goes by that I do not think about him or wonder whether something — some lead, some tool, some piece of information — could have changed the outcome.
When a child disappears, every second matters. Parents do not think about politics or technology in those moments. They think about getting their child home alive.
When my son was taken from us, we did not have the technology we have today. But families today do have technology that can help.
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