Well, if I saw a child in a library accessing porn, I would without question ask the child where his or her parent or teacher was, explaining that the site they were accessing was inappropriate for children. If the child was unaccompanied by an adult, I would discuss the issue with the librarian. At that point, it's up to others, and nothing would happen, probably, but I would have done what I thought right, which is all one can do.
Education isn't enough. At least it wouldn't have been for me. Warnings would have just gotten me interested. And porn, especially certain types of porn, is not good for children imo, in fact is very bad, and something needs to be done to protect them from it.
There are real places children aren't allowed to go to because they are dangerous and virtual ones they should be kept from going to because they are harmful. I can't believe there isn't a technical way to arrange this that isn't a violation of the First Amendment rights of adults. I suspect there is a reductio ad absurdum in the vicinity, but i'm not sure because it's complicated. |
