The impassioned debate over censorship sparked by the sexually explicit hit song Rampin' Shop has impelled a civic group to take the issue to the streets.

The group, dubbed 'Concerned Jamaicans', will be staging a protest march on Valentine's Day to register its anger over what it describes as "poisonous media". It will also lobby agencies to have legislation enforced and to impose stronger penalties on persons who breach the Obscene Publication Act.

Concerned Jamaicans, represented by Heather Wright, told The Gleaner her concern was centred on "the many ills in our society, the plight of our children, crime and violence".

The latest furore over X-rated content on radio and TV seems to have jolted Wright into action.

"I have had enough. We (the Jamaican people), myself included, have allowed this thing (lax censorship) basically to where it is now ... ".

Wright, who first raised the issue before the congregation at Swallowfield Chapel on Sunday, told that gathering: "I had become tired and angry. I decided it was time to protest."

She added: "The use of songs (like Rampin' Shop) must be restricted. It is okay if they are banned from the media, but it is not okay for a sound system to blast this song in a community that allows unwilling adults and children to be forced to listen to it."

Wright insisted that music with adult content should be restricted to behind closed doors, which, she said, would not contravene indivi-duals' right to freedom of expression.