Legal Relationship between Cyber Crime and Drug Abuse CONTEXT • Introduction • Merit and Demerit of Cyber Crime • Merit and Demerit of Drug Abuse • Duties • Conclusion The laws against cybercrime were mainly designed to combat child pornography and economic offences such as fraud, piracy and intellectual copyright infringement, and do not include any specific measures for dealing with drug offenders. Introduction Cybercrime is a fast growing area of crime. More and more criminals are exploiting the speed convenience and anonymity of the Internet to commit a diverse range of criminal activities that know no borders either physical or virtual, cause serious harm and pose very real threats to victims worldwide. Drug Abuse is often framed in terms of risk and antisocial or criminal behaviour. But drug use is often a highly social activity. For many people, the pleasure of using drugs is about social connection as much as it is about the physical effects. Introduction Internet has become the most widely used means of developing the production of synthetic drugs in World, few countries really have the means of measuring the extent and the real impact of these crimes. Drug control departments have one particularly noticeable weakness: they suffer from the lack of an appropriate world-wide legislation. Merit and Demerit of Cyber Crime New trends in cyber crime are emerging all the time with estimated costs to the global economy running to the billions of dollars. In the past cyber crime was committed mainly by individuals or small groups. Today we see highly complex cybercriminal networks bring together individuals from across the globe in real time to commit crimes on an unprecedented scale. Criminal organizations turning increasingly to the Internet to facilitate their activities and maximize their profit in the shortest time. The crimes themselves are not necessarily new such as theft, fraud, illegal gambling, sale of fake medicines but they are evolving in the line with the opportunities presented online and therefore becoming more widespread and damaging. But in spite of its disadvantages, cybercrime can be used in a friendly way and thus has several advantages. Merit and Demerit of Cyber Crime They are: • 1. Improved security of cyberspace. • 2. Increase in cyber defense. • 3. Increase in cyber speed. • 4. Allows more options to save data. • 5. Better response time to national crisis. Merit and Demerit of Drug Abuse The social benefits of drug use are more complex to quantify. But there are now numerous studies showing people use alcohol or other drugs in social settings such as bars, clubs and parties to enhance their interactions with others through increased confidence, greater sociability and less anxiety. For some people this leads to longer-term benefits such as stronger bonds with friends. It might be tempting to denounce this with the assertion that the potential health risks undermine any claims to benefit or that friendships generated through drug use are not genuine. But sense of community and friendship has been successfully harnessed in drug and alcohol harm minimisation campaigns such as the “Take Care of Your Mates” campaigns directed toward young people. Merit and Demerit of Drug Abuse Focusing on the social settings in which drug use occurs may also be useful for strategies to reduce other risks. For example, campaigns to promote safer sex among gay men who use crystal meth have focused on venues and parties where “sex on drugs” is common. Understanding the potential social benefits of drug use may also enhance drug rehabilitation programs. Strategies to help people rebuild social ties, friendships and support networks could be important in supporting long term cessation of drug use. Merit and Demerit of Drug Abuse Drug addiction is not necessarily bad as its effects reflect. The problem is that many people have taken to irresponsible and immoral approaches to drinking and therefore have continued to cause havoc to the moral principles of drinking. The result they are after is fun and joy. However, we do appreciate that drug addiction affects human health. The individual should therefore cease excessive drinking. They should therefore adopt responsible means of drinking for us to maximize the potential benefit such as pleasure that comes from the use of drugs. The government thus has a role to promote healthy means of utilizing addictive drugs. Duties of the Government Duties of the Media Duties of the Health Organisation Duties of the Youth Organisation Duties of the Community Conclusio n Social values form the basic foundation of a nation. The values define what is acceptable in a society and determine the behaviour of the people. Social values are however not static and can change over time based on what beliefs and attitudes people embrace as they move on. One would assume the more the deviation from these values, the higher the possibility of a society to accept wrongdoings resulting in frustration, anxiety and psychological trauma. The human brain tends to accept what is right and reject what is wrong. The brain, when confronted with lies, abuses and dishonesty, sends shockwaves through the body. The question is: why do we need to resort to dishonesty and unscrupulous means to achieve our ends? The answer is: to derive individual benefits at the expense of others. When individuals are voluntarily or forcibly swayed towards ill-motivated desires, more and more people see the financial benefits, leading it to snowball into a larger group which could make it difficult for the regular legal and law enforcement mechanisms to deal with them. Conclusio n values retains good character and remains One who sticks to his or her moral disciplined. It is thus important for us, as a society, to inculcate in our children strong social values and ethical practices. While money is important, it cannot be the only goal in life. The following saying, "If wealth is lost nothing is lost; if health is lost something is lost; when character is lost all is lost," encapsulates the essence of good social values. It is regrettable that social values are fast eroding in Bangladeshi society today. Greed and materialistic attitudes are overtaking our traditional values. As a result, chaos, conflict and corruption have taken hold. We need a moment of introspection and look at where we are today. Maybe then we will realise that as adults, it is time to shun socially unacceptable behaviour so that we can set the right example for our children. Without preserving a set of basic values, we will not achieve our collective political, economic and social goals. Let the virtues of hard work, fairness and honesty prevail.
