Hetty Johnston links young sex offenders to Internet pornography
Child protection campaigner Hetty Johnston says the reason the age of sex offenders and their victims is getting lower is probably because of easy access to internet pornography. The evidence to support such a claim — Either Hetty doesn’t have it or the media didn’t report it. I’m betting the first. ‘Easy access to pornography’...
Victoria Police blame Internet as kids turn to crime
When common contributors to youth crime like drug and alcohol abuse, poverty, and family dysfunction seemingly become impossible to combat, what can those responsible for fixing it do? In the Victoria Police’s case, you take a tired and unproven old excuse from the 90s and rewrap it: you blame the Internet. About 10,000 Victorian children...