On 3/2/07, Peleg Wasserman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
First of all what do you consider pornography?
What does that matter? There is a building full of elected officials and appointed commisions who will decide what is considered pornography after which an entire system of judges will interpret the law as issues arise. The same way they decided that it was legal to drive 80km/h on a intercity road without a separation, etc. Second, why is it the job of the government to tell it's citizens what
is ok for them to access, and let their children see, and what isn't?
The short answer is that you elected them to do exactly that. You elected them to make laws as they see fit. If you don't like the laws they make, don't vote for them again. The long answer is that government, especially democracy, is about sacrificing some personal freedoms for the sake of a more organized society. It is a social contract which binds everyone. Everyone agrees to submit to having speed limits enforced so that an idiot doesn't crash into them at 150km/h. Everyone agrees to go to jail for murder so that people won't murder them, etc. Everyone elects a government and they decide the rules. Of course you will always have those who disagree and they can either choose to follow the rules anyway, or face the consequences if they are caught. While any parent who wants to limit his children's access to the
Internet can do it quite easily, as can be done by any ISP, the problem is not with what kids can see, but how they react to this. I would rather have the government spend it's money on giving kids sex-ed classes, and educating them, and leaving the decision on what they can see to their parents.
This is not as easy as you suggest- it is not simple at all to filter such content. And there is no way for a parent to control all of a childs internet access (school, phone, home, neighbor's wireless). By putting the block on the ISP level, you have a much more effective means of control.
Is it me or is there a constant shift of responsibility for the kids from parents to the state? Who can guarantee that the next law to be passed won't limit our access to information about other religions because it falls withing the law forbidding the spread of other religions? or limit access to foreign news sevices because they depict the current state of affairs in a way that doesn't suit the government?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of the current government and I certainly didn't vote for them, but there is nothing that stops the government from doing what you say and if they decide to do such a thing then apparently the majority of people around you would either choose to do something similar or they wouldn't care. Maybe you're just in the wrong country? -Yonah Yonah Russ wrote:
> I'm confused... is there any parent that wants their kids to freely and > easily access pornography? Halevai the UN would treat pornography like they > treat nuclear weapons. > -Yonah > > On 3/2/07, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: >> >> >> We (more exactly *you*) are about to join Iran, China and North Korea. >> Are you ready ? >> >> http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3371412,00.html >> >> Peter P. >> >> ================================================================= >> To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >> the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command >> echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
