HIGH-TECH CRIMES REVEALED: CYBERWAR STORIES FROM THE DIGITAL FRONT

Bob Gets Some Attention

Bob's father, Adam, was very worried about his son. Bob was hanging out with a bad crowd, getting involved with drugs, and constantly in his room on the computer. Adam tried to reach out to Bob many times, but did not have any success. He was desperate and was willing to try anything to reach his son and straighten him out before it was too late. In fact, he felt so hopeless that he was contemplating the idea of taking his son's computer and dropping it off to the police. Can you get a sense for how distressed he must have been to consider doing something like this?

Bob felt as if he was not understood and certainly not appreciated at home. He did not like school, did not have many friends, and did not even like the town ...