Online Predators Need Stronger Penalties
Last week at the Protect Our Children Conference, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales argued towards stronger penalties for online predators.
At kansascity.com, Gonzales' argument is presented alongside some rather disturbing data. For example, nationwide arrests of online predators accused of exploiting children over the Internet are 5 times higher now than they were 6 years ago.
And, as we all know, for every Internet pedophile arrested, there are many, many more who get away with their crime. Most local police departments simply don't have the manpower or technology to dedicate to a problem of this scope.
The Attorney General's argument is that online predators will curb their behavior if they know that they'll face severe punishment for preying on kids.
However, online child exploitation is a problem of global concern, since so much child pornography is perpetrated overseas and exported here for a profit. Then, there's the problem of actually incarcerating pedophiles, a task made more difficult by the very nature of the Internet, since punishments today are only strict for those who abuse a child person-to-person.
This kind of situation demonstrates what parental control software is really there to do; before a crime happens, parents can rely on software like Awareness Tech's WebWatcher to protect their children from harm. Incorporating everything from website blocking to email recording, WebWatcher helps parents to keep child exploitation and online predators away from their kids in the first place. We all want to see severe punishments for those who prey on children, but it would be infinitely better to stop these horrible crimes before they can even happen.
At kansascity.com, Gonzales' argument is presented alongside some rather disturbing data. For example, nationwide arrests of online predators accused of exploiting children over the Internet are 5 times higher now than they were 6 years ago.
And, as we all know, for every Internet pedophile arrested, there are many, many more who get away with their crime. Most local police departments simply don't have the manpower or technology to dedicate to a problem of this scope.
The Attorney General's argument is that online predators will curb their behavior if they know that they'll face severe punishment for preying on kids.
However, online child exploitation is a problem of global concern, since so much child pornography is perpetrated overseas and exported here for a profit. Then, there's the problem of actually incarcerating pedophiles, a task made more difficult by the very nature of the Internet, since punishments today are only strict for those who abuse a child person-to-person.
This kind of situation demonstrates what parental control software is really there to do; before a crime happens, parents can rely on software like Awareness Tech's WebWatcher to protect their children from harm. Incorporating everything from website blocking to email recording, WebWatcher helps parents to keep child exploitation and online predators away from their kids in the first place. We all want to see severe punishments for those who prey on children, but it would be infinitely better to stop these horrible crimes before they can even happen.
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