Griffo says stop violence on Internet sites

Legislation designed to crack down on the alarming trend of recording criminal acts of violence with the intent of distributing them on the Internet for entertainment purposes is being advanced by the Senate Majority Conference, according to the North Country Gazette, http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2008/05/13/violence_ban/

 

The legislation, announced Tuesday at a Capitol news conference, comes in response to an increasing number of violent attacks orchestrated and recorded by individuals who want to post the videos on Internet sharing sites, such as YouTube.com and MySpace.com, according to the report.

 

“It’s disturbing to see folks trying to achieve fame, attention and celebrity through criminal violent acts,” Sen. Joseph A. Griffo R-Rome was quoted as saying. “Especially those that involve children. As technology evolves to improve people’s lives or entertain them, we still need to pay attention to lawful behavior. If criminality is caught on a recorded media, then we need to use it as a tool to pursue and prosecute these offenders.”