Well, perhaps a half-way measure should be met- have such laws forced on schools for said reasons to the benefit of a child's education, but have it so that public libraries can continue to set their own rules, I think that sounds like the best compromise.
I don't see that this is so far removed from the government saying that a library can't have books on a particular subject.
I think it is; Libraries are meant to have books in them, not computers. If books are removed from a library it is no longer a library, if the computers are removed, it is still a library.
Are you saying that places like MySpace pose no danger to children at all? The topic of MySpace and what it is used for has been the subject of conversation on Bakermedia.com, one of my common haunts, particularly the subject of young females posing in very few, if any clothes at all and one such example was brought up, of an amply endowed 15 year old, let me say that again, 15 year old girl, posing in not much more than her underwear. The worrying thing is that she is not alone in her use of MySpace, there must be hundreds of underage girls using the site to post this kind of thing, now what pervert/paedophile in his (or even her) right mind would pass up that kind of opportunity to get their hands on some fresh prey? Now I know that most of these girls are old enough to know what they're doing, and the ruthless side of me says they should get what they deserve for being so stupid, but, most of them do this because they believe posing nude/semi-nude photos of themselves is acceptable, this legislation, grind your gears as it may, might also get some kids to realise that it's not acceptable. I know it shouldn't be up to the government to get kids to stop doing these kinds of things, the parents and teachers should be, but it's not possible to keep your eyes on all the children at once, especially in the classroom, and we all know what children are like, they'll do the opposite of what parents and teachers tell them to do. If however they have the law and its consequences hanging above them, doing these types of things will be less appealing.
I know that, yes this is a clear attempt to curry the favours of parents in America, but when you say it like that, suddenly it seems like you're venting your frustration not for reasons of morality or because you feel that our freedoms are being infringed, but simply because the party you don't support is getting support.
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I think it is; Libraries are meant to have books in them, not computers. If books are removed from a library it is no longer a library, if the computers are removed, it is still a library.
Are you saying that places like MySpace pose no danger to children at all? The topic of MySpace and what it is used for has been the subject of conversation on Bakermedia.com, one of my common haunts, particularly the subject of young females posing in very few, if any clothes at all and one such example was brought up, of an amply endowed 15 year old, let me say that again, 15 year old girl, posing in not much more than her underwear.
The worrying thing is that she is not alone in her use of MySpace, there must be hundreds of underage girls using the site to post this kind of thing, now what pervert/paedophile in his (or even her) right mind would pass up that kind of opportunity to get their hands on some fresh prey?
Now I know that most of these girls are old enough to know what they're doing, and the ruthless side of me says they should get what they deserve for being so stupid, but, most of them do this because they believe posing nude/semi-nude photos of themselves is acceptable, this legislation, grind your gears as it may, might also get some kids to realise that it's not acceptable.
I know it shouldn't be up to the government to get kids to stop doing these kinds of things, the parents and teachers should be, but it's not possible to keep your eyes on all the children at once, especially in the classroom, and we all know what children are like, they'll do the opposite of what parents and teachers tell them to do. If however they have the law and its consequences hanging above them, doing these types of things will be less appealing.
I know that, yes this is a clear attempt to curry the favours of parents in America, but when you say it like that, suddenly it seems like you're venting your frustration not for reasons of morality or because you feel that our freedoms are being infringed, but simply because the party you don't support is getting support.