Another attempt by the power freaks to get their hands on the internet
"A coalition of Internet content providers and free-speech advocates told a federal judge yesterday that a new Massachusetts law aimed at protecting children from online sexual predators effectively bans anything that may be considered ‘harmful to minors,’ including material that adults have the right to view.
Supporters say the new law closes a loophole that led the state’s highest court to overturn the conviction of a man accused of sending sexually explicit instant messages to someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl. The Supreme Judicial Court found that the old state law that imposes criminal penalties for disseminating material harmful to minors did not cover electronic communications.”
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"It's for the children": An old excuse for all kinds of Fascism -- but, as usual, it has the effect of controlling what adults can do, see and hear too
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The Internet is a double-edged sword. On one hand, its biggest asset is its global reach. On the other hand, its biggest problem is its global reach. There is not "central jurisdiction" for the internet so regulation is largely a smoke screen.
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It's a very difficult problem. How do we protect our children without infringing on the "rights" of adults to view pornography. Who knows. Perhaps some day, we might even be smart enough to know where our priorities should be. Obviously, having to ask the above question proves that we're not there yet.
The point Jonjay was making was that "protecting kids" is often used as an underhand or ulterior motive for attempting to suppress or curtail the freedom or rights of other adults to do "adult" things; not so much that corrupting children was a possible or likely outcome.
You are quite right Anon 3:00, children are always used by the Left as cover. But what of the children who truly need the protection?
Ireland has an official movie censorship board, which still "bans" certain movies.
http://www.movies.ie/movie%20news/I_Spit_On_Your_Grave__Banned_by_Irish_Film_censor
To expand upon the "For The Children" theme, have you not noticed that it's the major driver behind tax increases?
By underfunding schools governments can use their deteriorating condition and poor scores as an excuse to raise taxes, the schools get funded properly for a short while and then the funds are siphoned off for what the politicians really wanted and so the schools can be set up for the next campaign to raise taxes.
Anon 2:19 AM said, "How do we protect our children without infringing on the "rights" of adults to view pornography."
It's really easy, but it'll never happen. Just make the parents responsible for and accountable for their children. Parents simply give way too much freedom to their children under the guise of wanting to be their friends without providing for responsibility and accountability.
With liberty and freedom comes responsibility.
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"man accused of sending sexually explicit instant messages to someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl." In other words someone was pretending to be a minor to entrap some creep. I'm still appaled that this is somehow a crime. I'm sorry but you shouldn't be able to convict someone for crimes against a child when the child doesn't exist.Shooting pedos that touch children is fine with me, but making up imaginary children to bust prdos for crimes against children is bullshit.
That rant being over, all parents pay attention- YOU are responsible for YOUR kids! Get NetNanny, take way their cell phone, whatever YOU feel is needed to keep them safe. But get your stinking paws of my rights you ingorant savages!
Both rants over.
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