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OPINION & LETTERSTHE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR:The Oakville BeaverTHE OAKVILLE BEAVER IS PROUD OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR FOR:Canadian CirculationAudit Board Member467 Speers Rd., Oakville Ont. L6K 3S4 Recognized for Excellence by(905) 845-3824 Fax: 337-5571Ontario CommunityCanadian CommunityClassified Advertising: 632-4440 Newspapers AssociationNewspapers AssociationCirculation: 845-9742 Open 9-5 weekdays,ATHENASuburban NewspapersAward5-7 for calls only Wed. to Friday, Closed weekendsof AmericaEditorial and advertising content of the Oakville Beaver is protected by copyright. NEIL OLIVERVice President and Group ROD JERREDManaging EditorMARK DILLSDirector of ProductionUnauthorized use is prohibited.Publisher of Metroland WestDANIEL BAIRDAdvertising DirectorMANUEL GARCIAProduction ManagerThe Oakville Beaver is a division ofDAVID HARVEYRegional General ManagerRIZIERO VERTOLLIPhotography DirectorCHARLENE HALLDirector of DistributionJILL DAVISEditor in ChiefSANDY PAREBusiness ManagerSARAH MCSWEENEYCirc. ManagerLetter to the editorProtectingAssessment issueraises questionsour childrenThis letter is in response to therecent articles and Letters to theThis week Halton police issued a strong warning to theEditor regarding the Halton Districtgrowing number of people exchanging child pornographySchool Board's approval of a giftedon the Internet.program in Grade 1 and the exist-They will catch you. Its only a matter of time.ing wait times for psycho-educa-On Wednesday morning, at a press conference totional assessments for students whoannounce the arrests of four Halton residents includingstruggle in the classroom. an Oakville man who now face child pornography-relat-As I sat and listened during theed charges, police spoke of software they are using to helpMarch 2 school board meeting, aidentify IP addresses and the computers connected to themnumber of thoughts came toas they access global child pornography sites.mind:Police from Haltons Internet Child Exploitation (ICE)? How can a child be identifiedunit say the next move in an investigation is to find theas gifted at a specific age, but at thatowner of the computer, the user who accessed or shared thesame age, another child is deemedchild pornography and then get a warrant.too young to determine if they areThat is precisely what police did this week, following achallenged in a manner whichtwo-month Halton investigation.would substantiate formal identifi-Four men ranging in age from 18-62 now face chargescation and support or vice versa? of possessing child pornography and making it available.? Why did it take the approval of Police say they are still searching seized computers tothe Grade one gifted program pilotdetermine the age range of child victims and the number of for an additional $340,000 to beimages involved.uncovered to expedite the full psy-The Oakville Beaver welcomes letters from its readers. Letters will be edited for clarity, length, legal considerationsTo further combat the problem, this year Halton policeLetters toand grammar. In order to be published all letters must contain the name, address and phone number of the author. cho-educational assessmentsdoubled the number of investigators dedicated to ICE toLetters should be addressed toThe Editor, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville, ON, L6K 3S4, or via required to formally identify ande-mail to editor@oakvillebeaver.com. TheBeaverreserves the right to refuse to publish a letter.the editorfour from two.support children who are strug-Its not an easy battle. Four years ago Halton police con-gling?ducted about 100 investigations. The number has doubledEighth Line speed bumps won't be missed? Does the solution of pushingsince that time.Re: Eighth Line speed bumps to be tion as the motorist in front of me would through more full psycho-educa-We support the Halton police officers' assessment of howbumped, Oakville Beaver, March 3slow to a snail's pace, actually impeding the tional assessments truly address theserious this kind of crime is and how our society has a dutySo that experiment was a waste of money. flow of traffic, when in actual fact when core problem or only the symp-to do whatever it can to protect its most vulnerable citizensHad no other municipality conducted a taken at the speed limit of 50kmh, the tom?from falling prey to anyone who would take advantage of similar experiment that we could have bump was less noticeable than at the slower ? Once more children are identi-them.learned from? speeds.fied as being challenged, will notIn the meantime, Halton police, the OPP and about 18My own experience was one of frustra-Ken Mitchell, Oakville another issue arise, i.e. will the cur-other police services that form the provincial strategy torent Educational Assistants (EAs)protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation willDangerous intersections or dangerous driversbudget and staffing support thecontinue investigating.potential influx?Re: Oakville's top 10 dangerous intersec-down, yellow means speed up, and red Our message is loud and clear: If you possess or distrib-Perhaps now is the time to starttions, Oakville Beaver, March 4 means turn left. Maybe if we had a very short ute child pornography in Halton or anywhere else inNo wonder there are so many accidents at yellow, as Montreal has, there'd be fewer to be more innovative and questionOntario, police will find you and arrest you, said Haltonintersections with traffic lights. I've noticed accidents? if full psycho-educational assess-police Detective Inspector Al Albano.that for many drivers, green means slow Jane Coryell, Oakvillements are truly required to provideThese are strong words directed at potential perpetratorsadditional and appropriate supportof what we believe most would agree is a very seriousPud BY STEVE NEASEneasecartoons@gmail.comin the some elementary gradescrime.regardless? Anyone who thinks theres no risk to exchanging childSome funding currently allocat-pornography from the privacy of their own home or someed to psycho-educational consul-other private location, may not realize how wrong they aretants and assessments could beuntil the police come calling.redirected to implement learningBy then, it may be too late.strategies and provide EAs toThe Oakville Beaver is a member of the Ontario Press Council. The council is located at 80 Gould St., Suite address the actual needs of the chil-206, Toronto, Ont., M5B 2M7. Phone 416-340-1981. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the dren versus the need to identifyevent of a typographical error, that portion of advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will them. be paid for at the applicable rate. The publisher reserves the right to categorize advertisements or decline.See Time page 13www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, March 11, 2011 6