By now, you've likely heard all about Jumoke Castro's vile facebook post. He threatened PLUS TV News Director Shasta Wade with gang rape by a group of sons of UDP Ministers. This was in response to Shasta's husband, Luis Wade who made a post stating that the sons of a number of UDP Ministers were "entitled."
Castro's post has been roundly criticized on facebook, condemned in the media, and today, it got the same in the House of Representatives - where his father Edmond is the Belize Rural North representative.
The Speaker opened today's proceedings by saying something has to be done about cyber-bullying - and the PM supported her.
Laura Tucker-Longsworth, Speaker of the House
"Perhaps parliament should put our heads together in terms of social media and the whole issue of using social media or cyber bullying. It is creating a lot of difficulties for families. There is no holds bar really, calling names and more recently a woman was attacked with a threat of rape on social media which is terrible. It tells us though what is happening in our society. We have to put our collective mind together as parliamentarians and lead. We must lead and we must be sensitive through our language and also sensitive to the social turmoil that is being created by gender based violence."
Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister
"I certainly wish to thank you. I am sure that the leader of the opposition and all of us are keenly conscious of the weight of your words 
and I believe that we will certainly respect your call to arms in relation to the need for us as parliamentarians to look at this question of cyber bullying and try to come up with laws to regulate social media and the behavior and conduct of people on social media."
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