Manitoba police and justice officials are warning parents of what they call a disturbing trend. They say young teens are posing nude in front of webcams and sending the pictures out on the Internet. Justice Minister Gord Mackintosh says he's concerned parents and families are losing control. Lianna McDonald, executive director of Child Find Manitoba, says it's becoming a more common practice for teens, especially girls. She says an Internet snitch line has received 10 such complaints in the last few months. McDonald says the majority of cases involved girls between 13 and 15-years old. Inspector Boyd Campbell says Winnipeg police get a minimum of two or three complaints a month from parents whose children posed in front of a webcam and had the images make the rounds in cyberspace or at school.
It makes you wonder if many females don't have some 'biological imperative' to exhibit. And, if so, what value will trying to outlaw it have? |