[Antoninus]

You have a responsibility to supervise your child's use of the Internet. The library exists for the public, not just children. The library must allow free access to information even if you do not like that information.

Right. So then why not have stacks of Hustler sitting out in the stacks? Seems like it makes perfect sense in your bizzaro world.

Seriously, though--is it so bad if there be a separate room for "adults-only-filter-free" computing? Come on, people!

[GladesGuru]

Antoninus,

You are almost there - what about having filtered computers for the under-aged crowd from families with grossly deficient parenting skills? That leaves the rest of the patrons able to access breast cancer sites without running afoul of being blocked because the word 'breast' is on the filter's list of no, no's.

No society can tolerate the reduction its self to the level of ill-bred children.

And let us never forget that the creation of such pitifully un-acculturated children is the poison fruit of the Tree of Liberalism.