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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (49378)	6/7/2002 12:34:12 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Well, then, I'm confused. what DO you mean when you say that everybody in society is "in the business" of protecting kids? Certainly if I saw a child drowning in a swimming pool I would feel an obligation to try to save them, not just to watch them drown. I feel an obligation to save them if i can. If I also have an obligation to save them from internet porn, should I just stand by and watch them watching it? You have me confused as to what you really mean or intend.

To: one_less who wrote (49378)	6/7/2002 9:41:31 PM
From: E	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

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.