tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post3584935588052450667..comments2024-03-26T16:11:40.327-07:00Comments on Behind The Blue Wall: [IL] Peterson case: What about the kids?Behind The Blue Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-66268327211871694622007-12-29T14:31:00.000-08:002007-12-29T14:31:00.000-08:00STACY PETERSON AS GEOSLAVE------------------------...STACY PETERSON AS GEOSLAVE<BR/>--------------------------<BR/><BR/><BR/>Under an electronic eye, 24/7<BR/>By JEROME E. DOBSON<BR/>President of the American Geographical Society and a professor of geography at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Special to the Star-Telegram<BR/>Dec. 27, 2007<BR/>Stacy Peterson may be the world's first known victim of geoslavery, ending in tragedy... In cases of spousal abuse, people tend to ask: Why didn't she just leave him? Often the answer is psychological dependence or fear of harm to a child. The answer this time, it seems, is that she couldn't leave because he was tracking her every move. Electronic tracking is powerful. Victims are left with few choices: kill, be killed or disappear completely... Geoslavery is a new form of human bondage based on cellphone or GPS tracking. Four years ago in IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, Pete Fisher and I defined geoslavery as "a practice in which one entity, the master, coercively or surreptitiously monitors and exerts control over the physical location of another individual, the slave." According to news reports, Drew Peterson obsessively monitored his wife's movements prior to her disappearance. She complained to family and friends that he was controlling her. She even changed her cellphone number in a futile attempt to end his control... Stacy's case also fits our prediction of ubiquitous surveillance. When confronted with the allegation that Drew was tracking Stacy's friends, his lawyer defended his actions in a frightening way. It was common practice, he said. All the other cops were tracking their friends and acquaintances, too. Stacy's tragic case is a warning to us all. Human tracking is dangerous, and society has been careless with our coordinates. My coordinates are my own. Your coordinates are your own. We must insist that legislatures, cellphone companies and government agencies protect them to the utmost. Start with Stacy's phone company and the Bolingbrook Police Department, but don't stop until state and federal laws protect us nationwide. If we had started earlier, Stacy Peterson might have been able to slip away safely at some unseen moment with her children at her side.<BR/>http://www.star-telegram.com/245/story/379030.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-32029127191006657142007-12-29T13:06:00.000-08:002007-12-29T13:06:00.000-08:00Word:Ric Mims (FORMER Drew Peterson friend) was at...Word:<BR/>Ric Mims (FORMER Drew Peterson friend) was at the Stacy Peterson fundraiser yesterday, and when the buttons arrived he paid $250 for all 50 of them, and gave them away to the folks there for free.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Friends hold fundraiser for Stacy<BR/>Western Springs Suburban Life<BR/>By Danya Hooker, dhooker@mysuburbanlife.com<BR/>Sat Dec 29, 2007<BR/><BR/>Bolingbrook, IL - About 250 people braved cold weather and slippery driving conditions Friday to show their support for the search for Stacy Peterson.<BR/><BR/>The event raised about $2,000 that will go toward search efforts for the mother of two missing from Bolingbrook since Oct. 28. Her husband Drew Peterson, a former Bolingbrook police sergeant has been named a suspect in her disappearance.<BR/><BR/>Lead organizer for the event Patrick Loome, a high school friend of Stacy’s, had hoped for a much larger crowd but said the event’s success was probably hampered by bad weather and holiday vacations.<BR/><BR/>"It didn’t turn out as well as I had hoped," Loome said. "But, nonetheless, we still have the PayPal account on www.findstacypeterson.com and people are still donating across the country."<BR/><BR/>The event, held at On The Rockz, 1101 N. Independence Blvd., in Romeoville, included raffles, a silent auction, karaoke, two live bands and a jewelry vendor who donated 15 percent of her sales to the cause.<BR/><BR/>"It takes money to find people and if it was somebody from my family I’d certainly want other people involved," vendor Patricia Greenlee said. "There’s too many women not being found and we need to get to the bottom of this."<BR/><BR/>The group also sold T-shirts with Peterson’s missing persons sign and "Bring Stay Home" buttons. The buttons were all bought and given away by Ric Mims, a friend of Drew Peterson’s before he sold his story to the National Enquirer.<BR/><BR/>Mims, who stayed with Peterson in the first weeks after his wife’s disappearance, now believes his former friend is responsible for Stacy Peterson’s disappearance and for the death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio.<BR/><BR/>"My biggest concern is that Drew gets away with two murders," Mims said.<BR/><BR/>Although Mims’ decision to sell his story to the National Enquirer angered many Stacy Peterson supporters, Mims said he did it to raise money for the search and is still involved in many search activities.<BR/><BR/>"We want to keep the press on Drew," Mims said. "Right now he’s walking around with a lot of confidence."<BR/><BR/>Stacy Peterson’s friends and family will hold a vigil on Jan. 20, which would have been her 24th birthday. A benefit concert is planned for March 2. Times and locations will be announced at a later date.<BR/><BR/>http://www.chicagosuburbannews.com/westernsprings/homepage/x469065320Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-24534748420916445572007-12-28T23:29:00.000-08:002007-12-28T23:29:00.000-08:00Tuesday, October 30, 2007[IL] Stacy Peterson, wife...Tuesday, October 30, 2007<BR/>[IL] Stacy Peterson, wife of Police Sgt. Peterson, is missing<BR/>http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2007/10/il-stacy-peterson-wife-of-police-sgt.html<BR/><BR/>Tuesday, November 06, 2007<BR/>[IL] 18 domestic reports before cop's wife - Kathleen's - "accident" <BR/>http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2007/11/il-18-domestic-reports-before-cops-wife.html<BR/><BR/>Monday, November 12, 2007<BR/>[IL] Stacy Peterson's neighbor Sharon is both resolved and afraid <BR/>http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2007/11/il-stacy-petersons-neighbor-sharon-is.html<BR/><BR/>Tuesday, November 13, 2007<BR/>[IL] The price for blue silence - Stacy and Kathleen <BR/>http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2007/11/il-price-for-blue-silence-stacy-and.html<BR/><BR/>Thursday, November 15, 2007<BR/>[IL] Murder suspect Sgt. Peterson reaches out to attorneys of America <BR/>http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2007/11/il-murder-suspect-sgt-peterson-reaches.html<BR/><BR/>Thursday, November 22, 2007<BR/>[GA] Theresa Parker & OTHER missing police officer's wives <BR/>http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2007/11/ga-theresa-parker-other-missing-police.html<BR/><BR/>Friday, November 23, 2007<BR/>[IL] Sgt. Peterson says he's a very misunderstood man <BR/>http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2007/11/il-sgt-peterson-says-hes-very.html<BR/><BR/>Sunday, December 09, 2007<BR/>Sgt. Drew Peterson Still Free Despite Killing Kathy and Stacy <BR/>http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2007/12/sgt-drew-peterson-still-free-despite.html<BR/><BR/>Monday, December 10, 2007<BR/>[IL] Woe is Drew - He'd rather be a celebrity for something good <BR/>http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2007/12/il-woe-is-drew-hed-rather-be-celebrity.html<BR/><BR/>Tuesday, December 11, 2007<BR/>What it sounds like when their women are missing <BR/>http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-it-sounds-like-when-their-women.html<BR/><BR/>Friday, December 14, 2007<BR/>[IL] How cops handle colleagues' domestic violence charges <BR/>http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2007/12/il-how-cops-handle-colleagues-domestic.html<BR/><BR/>Thursday, December 27, 2007<BR/>[IL] Peterson case: What about the kids? <BR/>http://behindthebluewall.blogspot.com/2007/12/il-peterson-case-what-about-kids.htmlBehind The Blue Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-7209120289946121622007-12-28T08:45:00.000-08:002007-12-28T08:45:00.000-08:00I'm a journalist working on an in-depth story abou...I'm a journalist working on an in-depth story about this case. I'd like to speak with Cloud_Writer or whoever is behind behindtheblue wall, about the Peterson case specifically and police-officer domestic abuse in general. If you're interested, please contact me at dmurrayil@earthlink.net.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com