Father Drew
July 8th 03, 07:56 PM
What do they call Cyclists against child abuse?
;)
-Drew
"Butterfly" > wrote in message
...
> Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) is a biker organization formed by
bikers,
> and uses biker philosophy and mentality to create a safer world for
> children.
>
> Bikers Against Child Abuse exists with the intent to create a safer
> environment for abused children. We exist as a body of bikers empowering
> children to not feel afraid of the world in which they live. We stand
ready
> to lend support to our wounded friends by involving them with an
> established, united organization. We work in conjunction with local and
> state officials that are already in place to protect children. We desire
to
> send a clear message to all involved with the abused child that this child
> is part of our organization. We are prepared to lend our support to them
by
> affiliation and our physical presence. We do not condone the use of
violence
> or physical force in any manner; however, if circumstances arise that we
are
> the only obstacles preventing a child from further abuse we stand ready to
> be that obstacle.
>
> HOW BACA WORKS
>
> A recognized authorized agency with whom the child has had contact
> determines if the child is still frightened by their environment. The
agency
> representative offers the family or guardian of the abused child a packet
of
> information about BACA. The guardian of the child can review the
information
> and contact BACA. At this time we will organize a ride of perhaps a dozen
or
> so bikers to meet the child, preferably at the child's home or some place
> where the perpetrator and neighborhood can see that this child is part of
> our organization. We ride our bikes to meet this child and present them
with
> a patch that can be sewn onto a piece of clothing and the child can wear
out
> in public. This patch identifies this child as part of BACA. The child is
> also given the name and phone number of two bikers in their home town who
> then become the child's primary contact persons. Anytime the child feels
> scared and feels the need for the presence of their new family, the child
> may call upon their family to go to their house and provide the
reassurance
> necessary to feel safe and protected. The bikers never go to the child's
> house alone, but will always go in twos and never without the knowledge of
> the parents or guardians. Our presence will be available as long as the
> child needs us. We are dedicated in assisting our wounded friends in
feeling
> safe and protected.
>
> LEVELS OF INTERVENTION
>
> LEVEL I
>
> Will consist of the organization deploying a ride, uniting as many BACA
> members as are able to attend. We will ride as a group to the child's
house
> where the parent(s) will be present to assist us in presenting the child
> with a patch, stickers, and a Polaroid photograph of the child with
his/her
> new biker family. If the child is afraid, it is our hope the child will
use
> the photograph as a comfort to convey the message "I am not alone, and you
> don't want to mess with my family."
>
> LEVEL II
>
> If Level one is not sufficient to deter further abuse or harassment, five
to
> seven BACA members will be sent for further exposure. This group of BACA
> members are to create a presence at the home of the child, being visible
at
> times when the family might be the most vulnerable. The purpose of BACA's
> presence is to deter further abuse and to protect the children and the
> family, if necessary.
>
> LEVEL III
>
> If the physical presence of our BACA members at the residence of the
child's
> home does not deter the abuser, a formal letter will be drafted by the
> Chapter President or Vice-President in the area in which the abuser lives.
> This letter will be written on BACA letterhead. The substance of the
letter
> will be to explain to the perpetrator that we are prepared to take
whatever
> steps are necessary to become the obstacle to further abuse.
>
> LEVEL IV
>
> While it is against the purpose of BACA to purposely engage a perpetrator,
> we will ask for the general geographical location of the offender, and
> conduct a "Neighborhood Awareness Ride" in which we will ride to the
general
> location given to us and go door to door letting people know who we are,
> hand out stickers to kids, and distribute our literature regarding our
> mission and how we function. If the location or address of the perpetrator
> becomes known to any BACA Member, we will immediately withdraw our
physical
> presence to avoid any contact. BACA does not condone, support or
participate
> in the use of aggression, violence or physical force in any manner. If,
> however, ANY person should seek to inflict harm on one of our BACA
Members,
> we will respond with commitment and loyalty to protect our Member.
>
> COURT APPEARANCES
>
> Occasionally we will attend court with our wounded friends. The sole
purpose
> for our physical presence is to assist the child in being less intimidated
> and frightened, while testifying against his/her abuser.
>
>
> For more information, visit www.bacausa.com and seek out the chapter
nearest
> your home.
>
>
;)
-Drew
"Butterfly" > wrote in message
...
> Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) is a biker organization formed by
bikers,
> and uses biker philosophy and mentality to create a safer world for
> children.
>
> Bikers Against Child Abuse exists with the intent to create a safer
> environment for abused children. We exist as a body of bikers empowering
> children to not feel afraid of the world in which they live. We stand
ready
> to lend support to our wounded friends by involving them with an
> established, united organization. We work in conjunction with local and
> state officials that are already in place to protect children. We desire
to
> send a clear message to all involved with the abused child that this child
> is part of our organization. We are prepared to lend our support to them
by
> affiliation and our physical presence. We do not condone the use of
violence
> or physical force in any manner; however, if circumstances arise that we
are
> the only obstacles preventing a child from further abuse we stand ready to
> be that obstacle.
>
> HOW BACA WORKS
>
> A recognized authorized agency with whom the child has had contact
> determines if the child is still frightened by their environment. The
agency
> representative offers the family or guardian of the abused child a packet
of
> information about BACA. The guardian of the child can review the
information
> and contact BACA. At this time we will organize a ride of perhaps a dozen
or
> so bikers to meet the child, preferably at the child's home or some place
> where the perpetrator and neighborhood can see that this child is part of
> our organization. We ride our bikes to meet this child and present them
with
> a patch that can be sewn onto a piece of clothing and the child can wear
out
> in public. This patch identifies this child as part of BACA. The child is
> also given the name and phone number of two bikers in their home town who
> then become the child's primary contact persons. Anytime the child feels
> scared and feels the need for the presence of their new family, the child
> may call upon their family to go to their house and provide the
reassurance
> necessary to feel safe and protected. The bikers never go to the child's
> house alone, but will always go in twos and never without the knowledge of
> the parents or guardians. Our presence will be available as long as the
> child needs us. We are dedicated in assisting our wounded friends in
feeling
> safe and protected.
>
> LEVELS OF INTERVENTION
>
> LEVEL I
>
> Will consist of the organization deploying a ride, uniting as many BACA
> members as are able to attend. We will ride as a group to the child's
house
> where the parent(s) will be present to assist us in presenting the child
> with a patch, stickers, and a Polaroid photograph of the child with
his/her
> new biker family. If the child is afraid, it is our hope the child will
use
> the photograph as a comfort to convey the message "I am not alone, and you
> don't want to mess with my family."
>
> LEVEL II
>
> If Level one is not sufficient to deter further abuse or harassment, five
to
> seven BACA members will be sent for further exposure. This group of BACA
> members are to create a presence at the home of the child, being visible
at
> times when the family might be the most vulnerable. The purpose of BACA's
> presence is to deter further abuse and to protect the children and the
> family, if necessary.
>
> LEVEL III
>
> If the physical presence of our BACA members at the residence of the
child's
> home does not deter the abuser, a formal letter will be drafted by the
> Chapter President or Vice-President in the area in which the abuser lives.
> This letter will be written on BACA letterhead. The substance of the
letter
> will be to explain to the perpetrator that we are prepared to take
whatever
> steps are necessary to become the obstacle to further abuse.
>
> LEVEL IV
>
> While it is against the purpose of BACA to purposely engage a perpetrator,
> we will ask for the general geographical location of the offender, and
> conduct a "Neighborhood Awareness Ride" in which we will ride to the
general
> location given to us and go door to door letting people know who we are,
> hand out stickers to kids, and distribute our literature regarding our
> mission and how we function. If the location or address of the perpetrator
> becomes known to any BACA Member, we will immediately withdraw our
physical
> presence to avoid any contact. BACA does not condone, support or
participate
> in the use of aggression, violence or physical force in any manner. If,
> however, ANY person should seek to inflict harm on one of our BACA
Members,
> we will respond with commitment and loyalty to protect our Member.
>
> COURT APPEARANCES
>
> Occasionally we will attend court with our wounded friends. The sole
purpose
> for our physical presence is to assist the child in being less intimidated
> and frightened, while testifying against his/her abuser.
>
>
> For more information, visit www.bacausa.com and seek out the chapter
nearest
> your home.
>
>