rahlquist
Redeye
join:2001-10-30
Villa Rica, GA
| Re: Is google to blame? said by billsweat:
1. Yes, sexuality is part of life. I just hope that you're not equating what passes for porn on the net with normal sexuality. Call me a prude but I haven’t had any relations with a sheep or an 8 year old.
No, I don’t equate that myself. However some do and that’s their choice and hopefully in some way they will have to answer for that one day.
said by billsweat:
2. Just because it's hard to protect our kids doesn't mean that society should stop trying. The "adult" section in the bookstore is protected from minors or the owner is liable. Anybody who exposes minors to porn on the net by posting links in an AOL children’s section should be just as liable. Pedophiles who target children using whatever medium should be caught and jailed.
I agree with the pedophiles being jailed. No argument on posting porn links in a children’s forum being wrong. However the lines we have now we once did cross as a society. What’s acceptable now wasn’t acceptable then and vice versa.
said by billsweat:
3. I understand that I'm responsible for my children's safety. I need some tools to help. Currently it's a choice of a) not allowing any access, b)constantly monitor, or c) risk exposure to bad stuff. A and B aren’t really practical. I'm reasonably sure that I can let my kids go to Barnes and Noble without getting exposed to people having sex with cows. Why not the web?
Because with proper supervision the web isn’t inherently dangerous or evil, its just information, be it writing, photos, whatever its all 1's and 0's. I don’t have a problem with you protecting your children. That’s great, just don’t wipe things out because you don’t agree with them. If I want to go to a porn site and give them a credit card number that they may lose to a hacker that’s my business.
As for B&N a quick one word search shows they carry books on bestiality I bet and they have been in the news plenty of times fighting over picture books of young children... The point of the B&N image is also that kids get snatched at stores, and through contact with someone on the internet they can get snatched as well.
Just be careful is the best advice, and expect to occasionally run into a problem. Just playing devils advocate.
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The difference between foresight and hindsight is only a matter of when you bother to think things through.
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