Cnet Reports a proposed law would cordon off access to sites such as MySpace and LiveJournal from schools and libraries.
MySpace and other social-networking sites like LiveJournal.com and Facebook are facing a new threat: a proposed federal law that would effectively require most schools and libraries to render those Web sites inaccessible to minors, an age group that includes some of the category’s most ardent users.
“When children leave the home and go to school or the public library and have access to social-networking sites, we have reason to be concerned,” Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican, told CNET News.com in an interview.
Eternal vigilance
I am so sick of these politicos who use the Safety of Children as a smokescreen for their facist agendas.
I have an idea. They claim they want to protect the kids from sex predators in the library? Then stop leaving your 8-year-old unattended in the library! Don’t drop your 13-year-old off at the mall for the day!
Besides, children are far more likely to be assaulted by someone they’re close to than a stranger they meet online.
“About one-quarter (27%) of all offenders were family … Sixty percent of all sexual assault offenders were classified by law enforcement as acquaintances of the victim. Just 14% of offenders were strangers to their victims.” From this year 2000 Report: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/saycrle.pdf
members of their victims
But really, why is this even an issue? Why aren’t they worried about the kids who have no health care? To me, that’s the real crime.
Stop the Insanity …. Don’t they know all our children should be sheltered from the outside world. Imagine a child stumbling across a left wing news blog … or a pro-abortion site. Gasp the horror … we can’t raise intelligent children that will be the downfall of society
HEavens to betsies! Children Social Networking How dare they
*shakes head*
Go North! It’s the place to go … where the people know.
Ever get the feeling that it’s time for a revolution?
Is this stupid shit for real?
My gohd, what an asshole. I hope he has a fucking stroke and drops dead. Soon.
Too much free time
Our legislators should be kept busy – perhaps reading the legislation on which they are going to vote so they don’t keep telling us things like I meant to vote against it before I voted for it and when I thought voting against it was not negatively voting for it.
I have parents, I don’t need to elect them.
I’m so glad that nothing more important than myspace occupies our legislators time. Sometimes I just want to hit people with a stick.
Re:Too much free time
A very large stick.
Repeatedly.