[SiVisPacemParaBellum]

And just how is a person to know the age of the person they are talking to on the net? (Let alone who they are talking to!)

It's not hysteria to still believe the i-net is a form of free speech and if people don't want their kids to see 'nasty' words or pics, there are ways to avoid it, from installing software to reaching down and pulling the PC power cord out of the wall. I understand the concern, but this law is not the answer.

[Between the Lines]

And just how is a person to know the age of the person they are talking to on the net? (Let alone who they are talking to!)

Unless you are willfully and knowingly targeting children, there really isn't a problem.