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You have one piece of the truth:
there are people who, seeing a problem with their children, will leave the kids alone all night to attend a meeting at which they can express their fervent opinions, and maybe have a rule passed that declares what children should and should not do.
Then they will return feeling they have accomplished something for the children. Who have found ways to amuse themselves.

But there's another truth:
children will find ways to do what they decide they want to do. A child with unlimited control over a television can be very popular.
Parents are not in the business of finding effective restrictions. Or if they are, they'll fail, sooner or later.
Parents are in the business of helping a child make good judgements. A child who decides seeing porn is not a good idea will probably be able to avoid seeing porn.

Personal responsibility. One is never too young to start accepting and using it.
Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 08/02/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Hate to say it, but the First Amendment is dead.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/05
Forced to wear a skirt???  cbowers | 08/01/05
...and the Second  Henry Miller | 08/01/05
So, you just bend over and take it?  BitTwiddler | 08/02/05
Save teh children, save the children, pass a new tax.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/01/05
Parents job  DarthRidiculous | 08/01/05
EXCATLY!  jpfitz@... | 08/04/05
I see less porn on the net today than before  voska | 08/02/05
What do you mean you don't know ...  ShadeTree | 08/02/05
Hmmm, that's silly  voska | 08/02/05
Your not really very good at ...  ShadeTree | 08/02/05
Sigh  Versailles | 08/03/05
Simple solution already in place  Xbeing | 08/03/05
Re: Simple solution already in place  hmccurdy | 08/04/05
Also you missed my point  voska | 08/02/05
A somewhat myopic view.  ShadeTree | 08/02/05
When kids are home you should monitor them  wexwimpy@... | 08/05/05
I could care less about pornographers rights to free speech  Squawkbox | 08/01/05
browsers with full net access are for adults  JasonL31 | 08/02/05
And I could care less about yours ...  vl_fast | 01/22/06
This doesn't make any sense  osreinstall | 08/01/05
how about "let's try and be like SCO tax"  ~doolittle~ | 08/01/05
For how much longer perverts would cry  michael_t | 08/01/05
heres where your wrong  doh123 | 08/01/05
If this is not a glaring example of hypocricy...  JusPassinThrough | 08/01/05
Although I agree with you in principle I am a little ....  ShadeTree | 08/02/05
I think you should be able to yell fire  voska | 08/02/05
You can and you will be arrested!  osreinstall | 08/02/05
You miss the point!  ShadeTree | 08/02/05
Your argument is completely bogus  terry flores | 08/02/05
Sounds like...  Spoon Jabber | 08/03/05
Sad, but true  Spoon Jabber | 08/03/05
This Tax is just another attempt to take control of the internet  upallnite | 08/01/05
Public responsibility  Anton Philidor | 08/02/05
Pron will just outsource if it passes  ibabadur1 | 08/01/05
well in canada  toxicfreak | 08/02/05
Time to oust tyrant lawmakers  Tim Patterson | 08/01/05
Unbelievable.  jimk_z | 08/01/05
Priorities?  bugmenotznet | 08/01/05
Countries that make you go huh?  skeptic tank | 08/02/05
There is another solution  Desaunay | 08/02/05
Time to outsource politicians  cvos | 08/02/05
Embarassed by my own senator  Roger Ramjet | 08/02/05
P2P porn???  James T. Kirk | 08/02/05
Actually, many pornographers have won copyright cases  Patrick Jones | 08/02/05
Free Porn gets people buying  voska | 08/02/05
Yes..  Patrick Jones | 08/02/05
Ya gotta be kidding...  BitTwiddler | 08/02/05
How exactly does a 25% tax protect children?  James T. Kirk | 08/02/05
it doesn't  JasonL31 | 08/02/05
RE: "Society [has] a right to erase from the roll of its members any one w  Squawkbox | 08/02/05
Now, how often does a politician...  Anton Philidor | 08/02/05
Sorry bout my subject line above" (sheesh)  Squawkbox | 08/02/05
Give me a Billion dollars  voska | 08/02/05
Where are Spicoli and O'butterball and all ...  ShadeTree | 08/02/05
Just out of morbid curiosity  Squawkbox | 08/02/05
Just curious how ...  ShadeTree | 08/02/05
I'm Here  itanalyst | 08/02/05
pay porn sites are not the issue  JasonL31 | 08/02/05
Why is it whenever I see  jheine | 08/02/05
Here's how to keep kids safe on the internet  Zolar | 08/02/05
Re: Here's how to keep kids safe on the internet  hmccurdy | 08/04/05
Good point, but . . .  Young_Jedi | 08/04/05
Re: Good point, but . . .  hmccurdy | 08/05/05
Parental responsibility...  Versailles | 08/04/05
Re: Parental responsibility...  hmccurdy | 08/05/05
First of all....  ke1122 | 02/01/06
Dude you can,t be  wexwimpy@... | 08/05/05
Re: Dude you can,t be  hmccurdy | 08/06/05
answers  wexwimpy@... | 08/06/05
forget to ask  wexwimpy@... | 08/06/05
Lost in Washington  Anton Philidor | 08/02/05
What happened to parents responsiblity?  Young_Jedi | 08/04/05
Out of style  Spoon Jabber | 08/05/05
See this....  ke1122 | 02/01/06

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