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Fix it, not FUD it through

The problem they have is that law requires websites treat adults and children differently. At the same time it gives them no way to tell the two apart.

"Frankly all the DOJ is doing is responding to a remanding of the case back to the appellate court level by the US Supreme Court"

Suppose they win: a law goes on the books that can't work, but it can be used to match their stated aims (of May 2005). Suppose those lose: no fix is offered to parents. It looks like politics to me rather than any genuine attempt to tackle the problem. I've pointed to a 100% fix to this problem in my previous post, which you are not arguing with.

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1125318960389&rss=newswire

"When FBI supervisors in Miami met with new interim U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta last month, they wondered what the top enforcement priority for Acosta and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales would be.

"Would it be terrorism? Organized crime? Narcotics trafficking? Immigration? Or maybe public corruption?

"The agents were stunned to learn that a top prosecutorial priority of Acosta and the Department of Justice was none of the above. Instead, Acosta told them, it's obscenity. Not pornography involving children, but pornographic material featuring consenting adults.

"Acosta's stated goal of prosecuting distributors of adult porn has angered federal and local law enforcement officials, as well as prosecutors in his own office. They say there are far more important issues in a high-crime area like South Florida, which is an international hub at risk for terrorism, money laundering and other dangerous activities. "

Posted by: Nigel Johnstone   Posted on: 01/24/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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