Internet=Crime

Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Teenagers who are preoccupied with their Internet time may be more prone to aggressive behavior, researchers reported Monday.
In a study of more than 9,400 Taiwanese teenagers, the researchers found that those with signs of Internet “addiction” were more likely to say they had hit, shoved or threatened someone in the past year.
The link remained when the investigators accounted for several other factors — including the teenagers’ scores on measures of self-esteem and depression, as well as their exposure to TV violence.
If these aggressive behaviors are, being liked to youth in Taiwan where internet use and behavior have be extensively controlled over the years, how strong are the links in other countries like the US where controls are almost no existent? Hardly a day goes by without an article in the news about how internet use has led to some type of crime. These crimes can be crimes against a person modeled after something seen on the internet or taken from a game played on the internet. Other crimes committed can come from web sites where instructions can be found on how to build anything from a simple firearm to a complicated explosive device.
While the internet is a free communication media and I believe that it should stay that way there are still so many dangers that a person can stumble into accidently. While the keeping the internet a free uncensored resource some protection should be built into it so that in appropriate use can be detected and possible problems intercepted and prevented. On the home front, there should be stronger software to control the sites being accessed by minors, adults should have unrestricted access but minors need to be protected and limited to access. I would see the biggest question is who and or how is the internet controlled and patrolled. Should the responsibility fall on the family, the government or a combination of the two?

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