Internet
With the advent of the internet and wireless communications, the way we live has changed drastically over the
last two decades. The internet has come with its positives and negatives. Sadly the laws of the land has not kept
pace with this new technology and in many case when it is misused the investigating officer does not even know
under which law the offender should be charged. It is necessary for the laws to be looked at with a view of making
the necessary ammendment to existing laws or new laws where it is needed.
The protection of our children should be of major concern to us all. The internet is awashed with websites
covering phonography, nudity, academic fraud, illegal drugs, alcohol, hate, discrimination and tastelessness.
There are also chat site which can pose a danger to our children by adults who try to lure them away or to get
them engage in unhealthy activities. Serious steps must be taken to prevent children from having access to
these sites as many of them are unable to decern what is real or fake and make the best choice. Instead they are
influenced by what they see and start to behave accordingly. In the case of chat sites, children must be
educated of the possible danger of communicating with persons that they do not know and be discouraged from
ever meeting them in person without their parent or guardian approval. Where the rights of adults to view these
sites and the steps necessary to protect our children from viewing them are in conflict, the protection of our
children must take priorty.
There must also be penalties for persons and internet providers who allow or fail to take the proper steps to
prevent children from having access to these sites. Parents, guardians and anyone who provide children with
access to the internet must learn how to use the parental control facilities to prevent children accessing these
sites.
Step must also be taken to prevent cyber bullying and limits what can be posted on video and picture sharing
sites such as youtube especially as it relates to other persons. Many persons lives have been ruin by the activity
of others posting personal photos and videos on the internet. Persons need to know that they cannot hide
behind the walls of anonomity as every device has an IP address which can be used to find them.
The effort to lower the cost of internet service and to make it more widely available across the island will be
continued.
With the advent of the internet and wireless communications, the way we live has changed drastically over the
last two decades. The internet has come with its positives and negatives. Sadly the laws of the land has not kept
pace with this new technology and in many case when it is misused the investigating officer does not even know
under which law the offender should be charged. It is necessary for the laws to be looked at with a view of making
the necessary ammendment to existing laws or new laws where it is needed.
The protection of our children should be of major concern to us all. The internet is awashed with websites
covering phonography, nudity, academic fraud, illegal drugs, alcohol, hate, discrimination and tastelessness.
There are also chat site which can pose a danger to our children by adults who try to lure them away or to get
them engage in unhealthy activities. Serious steps must be taken to prevent children from having access to
these sites as many of them are unable to decern what is real or fake and make the best choice. Instead they are
influenced by what they see and start to behave accordingly. In the case of chat sites, children must be
educated of the possible danger of communicating with persons that they do not know and be discouraged from
ever meeting them in person without their parent or guardian approval. Where the rights of adults to view these
sites and the steps necessary to protect our children from viewing them are in conflict, the protection of our
children must take priorty.
There must also be penalties for persons and internet providers who allow or fail to take the proper steps to
prevent children from having access to these sites. Parents, guardians and anyone who provide children with
access to the internet must learn how to use the parental control facilities to prevent children accessing these
sites.
Step must also be taken to prevent cyber bullying and limits what can be posted on video and picture sharing
sites such as youtube especially as it relates to other persons. Many persons lives have been ruin by the activity
of others posting personal photos and videos on the internet. Persons need to know that they cannot hide
behind the walls of anonomity as every device has an IP address which can be used to find them.
The effort to lower the cost of internet service and to make it more widely available across the island will be
continued.
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THE JAMAICA ACTION PARTY
J A P
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