INTERNET PREDATOR TASK FORCE A MODEL FOR SUCCESS, GOP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE SAYS
At a campaign stop in Rochester, Mich. Wednesday, Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain told supporters that combating child pornography, abuse and exploitation in any form will be a key priority of his administration and that he will make sure it is punished to the maximum extent of the law.
McCain specifically cited Attorney General Henry McMaster’s overwhelmingly successful work on the issue as a model for what should be implemented at the federal level.
“Just last month, for example, [McMaster] announced that the state’s SC Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force had arrested its one hundred and twenty first child predator,” McCain said. “Aided with funding from the Justice Department, the South Carolina task force has made significant progress in tracking down, arresting and prosecuting child predators in South Carolina.
“Such federal, state and local cooperation is a model for success that we must build on because, sadly, across our nation crimes against our children continue to rise. This is an abomination, and I am firmly resolved to fighting these crimes with all the means at our country’s disposal.”
I’m guessing that activist liberal judge J. Mark Hayes, who tried to shut down the ICAC task force last August and recently sentenced a 19-year-old to two centuries in prison for robbery and burglary, won’t be attending McCain’s fundraiser on Friday.
And yes, I totally realize I just plugged three of my own posts in one sentence. I’m incredible like that.
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When you link to the ICAC task force post from August, you should probably mention that everything you said in that post was entirely debunked by Silence Dogood and others in the comments section, and that you didn’t rebut anything that was said there. On the other hand, 200 years for robbery and burglary is pretty ridiculous.
Investigating Internet crimes against children: Seeking a new law enforcement paradigm
Dr. Frank Kardasz, April 14, 2008
Abstract
For the first time in history, law enforcement officers in the 21st century possess proactive methods to identify and bring to justice those who sexually abuse minors. In years past, law enforcement had wait for reports of child abuse before investigations could begin. But today, using innovative undercover techniques and the Internet, investigators can proactively seek out and apprehend offenders. Although this is one of the greatest advancements in the history of the enforcement of crimes against children, law enforcement still cannot take full advantage of this innovation. This paper explores some of the stakeholders in the cyber-struggle and the troubling reasons that more resources are not devoted to the problem. The paper explores legal, systemic, societal and psychological hurdles related to Internet crimes against children and suggests a new law enforcement paradigm that better recognizes such crimes.
http://kardasz.org/blog/2008/04/investigating_internet_crimes_2.html