THE ‘Pepperpot’ section in the Sunday Chronicle of February 19, 2012 published an article titled: ‘Tech Talk: Tools to keep kids safe on the internet’. I regret that the writer did not address the possible negative impact of pornography on the minds of children viewed on the internet. Perhaps he will deal with this later or some specialists may offer light in this area.
I have, for years, on hearing of the death of a child in Guyana at the hands of his father when he found the child viewing a pornographic scene, been influenced to commence a one man struggle against pornography, with my knowledge base.
My first move was to address cartoons being used to promote pornography. My readings led me to an understanding that American laws in some states do not prosecute if cartoons are used to promote pornography since the images do not represent real life persons. This has led to the development of cartoons pornographic sites of the basest nature. In other words, children are basically targeted.
I directed quite a few letters to local newspapers on the matter of sensitizing parents of the need to be aware of the dangers of perusal of internet cartoons, subtly mixed with adult oriented sexual scenes.
Nobody seemed to care, except one person, who wrote in the media that it appears that I alone was concerned about this issue.
One night, I woke up to discover that a local television station was offering XXX movies. I called the station appealing for consideration of the possibility of children viewing. Later I addressed a few letters to the press on this matter.
I was disappointed, one morning, on my way to work to see public display of adult DVDs with explicit sex scenes. Children passed by and viewed. I wrote again in the press.
I contacted a then existing sub-unit of the Ministry of Education with reference materials appealing for interventions to offer guidelines to parents re internet pornography. Nothing came out of it. I called a Permanent Secretary at his house, he promised to see me but I realized it would have been a waste of time.
I contacted overseas based units dedicated to the fight against children’s pornography but Guyana, it appears, seem not to care.
A few weeks ago, I entered an innocent child’s term on the internet and this opened to me a wide range of cartoon perversions sites mixed with non-cartoons deviant sexual depictions.

I leave this issue to others now. I cannot do more.