Break the cycle on Crime Boasting

A petition has been launched following the announcement of the Breaking Online Notoriety Bill being introduced into Parliament this week.

The Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton is asking residents to show their support for the Bill by signing the petition, which calls on all parliamentarians to back the Bill.

“The petition, which is hosted on my website is open for signatures from all residents who are concerned about the use of social media to promote anti-social behaviour,” he said.

“Again this week we saw the disgusting behaviour of local youths damaging private property, filming it and putting it online and sharing it with their peers to boast.”

The Breaking Online Notoriety Bill seeks to extend the powers of the eSafety Commissioner, which will help prevent young offenders from gaining social credit and discourage others from engaging in similar behaviour.

The petition will be available for signing online at garthhamilton.com.au/delivering-for-groom/1839-2/ or at Mr Hamilton’s electorate office, at 516 Ruthven Street in Toowoomba.

Mr Hamilton said he hoped that the petition would demonstrate the community support and encourage the Government to take action and support stronger powers for the eSafety Commissioner.

“I urge everyone in the Groom electorate who is concerned about the promotion of criminal activity on social media to sign the petition in support of the Breaking Online Notoriety Bill,” he said.

“I call on the Government to listen to the concerns of our community and support my Private Member’s Bill.”

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There has been a lot of media coverage about the crime wave that has been troubling our region for some time now. Whilst it was good to see the Premier reinstate breach of bail as an offence, there is still much to be done.

Even though the rise in youth crime is the result of the Labor Government’s soft on crime stance, I want to make sure that the Federal government does everything it can to support the victims of these crimes.

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That’s why I plan to introduce my Private Members Bill, the Breaking Online Notoriety Bill, to the Parliament. The powers of the Bill make life harder for these criminals who choose to use social media to brag about their exploits by strengthening the eSafety Commissioner’s ability to force down posts and pages that promote the sort of repeat crimes that are plaguing our community.

It’s important that we keep the spotlight on crime until we see a marked change in results but it’s also important to remind ourselves and others what a great part of the world the Toowoomba Region is.

Following the death of Robert Brown outside Grand Central shopping centre in Toowoomba, a group of locals have come together to offer anyone who is afraid of coming into the CBD someone to walk with. The idea came from within our community, has been supported by local police and we’ve been inundated with volunteers who want to make people confident about coming in and enjoying everything our region has to offer. Anyone interested in the service can contact my office.