The development of the computer led to the greatest communication age for the world via the Internet.
For the first time communications advanced beyond the postage stamp and the telephone to connect citizens in every world country by way of electronic impulses bringing words and pictures to a monitor screen.
But - there is also a dark side !
Just as mindless people seek to deface buildings and scrawl offensive messages on walls, this same graffiti is polluting the world wide web.
Facebook pages paying tribute to those killed in car crashes - and a recent knifing tragedy in Queensland - have been attacked by hackers scrawling derogatory comments and accusations - and in some cases pornographic images.
In most cases the offenders are unknown to the grieving families and may even be from a far country. It seems that there are some people who get a perverse pleasure in causing shock and outrage.
Unfortunately this seems to be part of modern living. Something invented to deliver good must also expect to be subverted to evil.
The only answer is precisely the same as the best treatment given graffiti which appears in public places.
Remove it as soon as it appears !
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