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Kids, Porn and Politics [and Public Libraries and Voters]
The Oregonian ^
| September 10, 2006
| David Reinhard, Assoc. Ed.
Posted on 09/10/2006 7:11:11 PM PDT by plan2succeed.org
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To: Graybeard58
Yeah, especially when you have to get so close to read it!!
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posted on
09/12/2006 4:12:38 PM PDT
by
phoenix0468
(http://www.mylocalforum.com -- Go Speak Your Mind.)
To: Jeff Gordon; SteveMcKing; Clemenza; proxy_user; Extremely Extreme Extremist
The utter selfishness of those who demand unfettered access to porn puts everyone at risk.
I have to agree with this statement using a similar argument. The first amendment guarantees free speech, etc. except in the case of someone yelling fire in a crowded building for no reason but to cause panic. Access to pornography using public computers is not and should not be supported by the first amendment for the simple reason that it's content is nothing but degrading and can be harmful to the psyche of young people.
Also, putting a filter on a computer doesn't deny anyone their first amendment right. If there is something that it is blocking that you want to see or read, you are free to do so in the privacy of your home. In addition, viewing images of naked people engaged in sexual activity or not is lewd conduct, IMO. And I would think that people engaging in such activity should be subject to laws forbidding it.
BTW, all of you who are calling this type of safeguard for children a move to a Nanny State are misguided, IMO. Yes, proxy, you're right, it is us parents duty to protect our children. And I choose to do so by ensuring that they won't be exposed to pornography in a public setting such as a library. Pornography has no place in a public library. And to reiterate, by blocking it's access in such a setting, the first amendment has in no way been violated. You take your magazine home, or log on at home and enjoy it there, Most ADULTS don't want to see that kind of thing in public. Some sick ones do.
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posted on
09/12/2006 4:25:44 PM PDT
by
phoenix0468
(http://www.mylocalforum.com -- Go Speak Your Mind.)
To: dsc
" As Manning was helping her 13-year-old daughter with a homework assignment on a library computer, her 10-year-old daughter saw the naked women a teen-ager was taking in on a nearby screen. "
To: FrankySwanky
" As Manning was helping her 13-year-old daughter with a homework assignment on a library computer, her 10-year-old daughter saw the naked women a teen-ager was taking in on a nearby screen. "
You're going to have to do better than that on FR.
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posted on
09/12/2006 11:42:07 PM PDT
by
dsc
To: dsc
"You're going to have to do better than that on FR."
Better than the actual quote from the actual article that I was actually commenting on?
To: FrankySwanky
"Better than the actual quote from the actual article that I was actually commenting on?"
When the discussion has moved way beyond that, yes.
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posted on
09/13/2006 3:30:49 PM PDT
by
dsc
To: All; dsc
All,
Just so you all know, Rob Brading lost the 2006 election. Toni Manning and her victimized daughter, therefore, won.
To me, that means revealing the truth about those who enable the sexualization of children works.
I urge others to speak out as has Toni Manning.
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