Monday, September 16, 2002

Maybe I'm Just Cynical...

Seems like everything I read this morning is triggering my "oh, really?" button.

"A National Research Council study in May concluded that simply passing laws or blocking computer access won't protect children from online pornography."

Come now, are we really "protecting" children from pornography? I mean, kids are either at the stage where they totally don't want to look at naked people or they totally do. In either case, seeing porn isn't like being kidnapped or drinking poison, which are things you "protect" children from. I think a more appropriate phrasing might be "...won't restrict children from seeing online pornography." Jeezum Crow, people, you'd think children didn't grow up to be adults.

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