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StealthyV · 09-15-2003, 10:08 PM

this whole argument resounds with CENSORSHIP.

although I agree children should be "sheltered" from the more extreme graphic adult "entertainment" available online, I do believe that the most basic issue here is how a man manipulated a common mistake into an unexpected "learning" experience for a minor, which is a crime. it is a crime to knowingly give a minor access to, or provide means to "indecent material" and this man (as has been stated in this forum) allegedly admitted to doing so. for that he should be punished.

but censoring the internet is not right. the internet is merely a vehicle for sending information, and parents should educate their children about the perils/dangers of surfing the www before letting them have access.

new domain names and suffixes are appearing all the time. I would not be suprised if ".xxx" appears in the future, but I do not think it should be mandatory for sites to be moved there.

~Branson

09-15-2003, 10:08 PM	#53 (permalink)
StealthyV Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: comfy 5yr old chair Posts: 495	this whole argument resounds with CENSORSHIP. although I agree children should be "sheltered" from the more extreme graphic adult "entertainment" available online, I do believe that the most basic issue here is how a man manipulated a common mistake into an unexpected "learning" experience for a minor, which is a crime. it is a crime to knowingly give a minor access to, or provide means to "indecent material" and this man (as has been stated in this forum) allegedly admitted to doing so. for that he should be punished. but censoring the internet is not right. the internet is merely a vehicle for sending information, and parents should educate their children about the perils/dangers of surfing the www before letting them have access. new domain names and suffixes are appearing all the time. I would not be suprised if ".xxx" appears in the future, but I do not think it should be mandatory for sites to be moved there. ~Branson __________________ I'm an Eagle Scout! (1997)