Conference Targets Net Crimes Against Kids

Eighteen police agencies, 200 law enforcement representatives from across Ontario are meeting for four days, in Niagara Falls, discussing strategy to protect children from Internet crime.

Inspector Andy Stewart's comment in regards to societies responsibility is very striking! " The most fundamental responsibility of any society is to protect its children ". With the increase of Internet activity, our children have become the target of sexual predators. This must be curtailed! The on line predators have had a free ride in cyber space with most, if not all, Internet Service Providers (ISPs). ISPs have done virtually nothing to prohibit illegal sites. They should be cooperating with police forces to apprehend the child molesters! ISPs must, as good corporate citizens, step up to the plate and fulfill their societal duty.

Recently I had the opportunity to discuss this atrocity with RCMP officials. One officer made a very striking comment. He said " don't call this child pornography but call it what it is, child abuse and child rape". He is correct in his observation, but it is also a sad reality that even child pornography has become acceptable in our society!

We need federal laws that would force ISPs to curtail these sites and cooperate with our law enforcement officials. This is not censorship or invasion of anyone's privacy but pure COMMON SENSE! IP numbers should be used to trace illegal use of sites, just as our license plates numbers on our cars can be used if our vehicles are used in a crime. Thanks to our police forces for learning new ways to better protect our vulnerable children. Lets make our nations a CHILD SAFE CANADA !

Jake Sinke
70 Melrose Dr
Niagara On The Lake ON L0S 1J0
phone 905 262 4633 cell 905 979 6253
Email jakesinke@bellnet.ca