by What-A-Coincidence 55 Replies latest jw friends
The best way is to to be smart and teach how to be
My point was that an increasing number of parents don't give a crap! So why not take measures to try to protect our kids?
Anyway, as I said last night, I seem to be in the minority.
So I now agree, thanks to you all, that my 12 and 10 year old daughters should have total access to the Internet.
Thanks for straightening me out!
Maybe, if they are lucky, they can even meet one of the stars of Dateline's "To Catch a Predator"!
My point was that an increasing number of parents don't give a crap! So why not take measures to try to protect our kids?
Anyway, as I said last night, I seem to be in the minority.
So I now agree, thanks to you all, that my 12 and 10 year old daughters should have total access to the Internet.
Thanks for straightening me out!
Maybe, if they are lucky, they can even meet one of the stars of Dateline's "To Catch a Predator"!
I'm a parent too. If I can't teach my kids........... I sure can't expect someone else to do it!
buy the software, it's out there
P.S. Dave, we have virus/firewall and I'm pretty sure my 10 year old daughter was not curious about sex with horses, sorry. Our computer guru said he's seen it happen before and that kid's websites are often targeted by the malware.
I understand. I would propose that stiff penalties be brought on such creators of malware, especially those that can be proven to target children in particular. I am not sure how government mandated general filtering of the internet can completely eliminate that kind of criminal activity. However, it is more just to target the criminals and not the average law abiding citizen.
Let me be blunt. I do not visit porn sites. I am very particular about the web sites I do visit, and I use the Firefox browser for a bit of extra safety against malware, though I recognize that no defense is ever perfect.
My concern is, as already expressed by brinjen and a few others, that:
1. It will provide a false sense of security. When it inevitably fails to "protect" children, more draconian measures will be imposed. I admit that this is the "slippery slope" argument, but such is the government track record in its attempt to control the uncontrollable. Prohibition, anyone?
2. It will not protect children. We all want children to be safe and secure, but we don't live in a perfect world. This is reality. One cannot legislate Utopia. The responsibility still comes down to the parent.
3. Who decides what is "porn"? Obscene material is already illegal, and its purveyors can be prosecuted by law. What is considered "porn" is not so clearly defined. Is the nude photography of Robert Mapplethorpe pornography? Should an online exhibition of his "erotic" male nudes be blocked from all Australians? Who decides what is inappropriate or violent? Is an online game guide to Grand Theft Auto inappropriate due to the video game's extremely violent content? Should YouTube be blocked because there might be some content that some parents consider inappropriate for children?
4. If the government sponsored filtering is considered by a majority to be too onerous, enough people will opt out to make it even more ineffective. Your child may request to go play at a friend's home where the filtering has been turned off. This puts the responsibility right back where it belongs: with you.
A final comment: If someone is selling you "safety and security", please check the price tag before you buy.
Dave
No one is asking someone else to teach their kids.
A little help blocking the crap on the Internet would just be helpful.
P.S. Still can't believe the inequitable support for total access to the Internet in any family home.
Me sorry, me think internet is for porn, that why the net was born, porn, porn, porn!
Hi 5th Generation,
I am not advocating that the Internet be totally unfettered. per Se, Filters should be put on at the user end like virus protection is. I have all the available blockers I can to protect my 11 & 14 y old kids. To ask the government to stop it is difficult and will inevitably be a blunderbuss approach.
When i said about teaching our kids i meant it, For the feckless people, they will always be with us and we should set an example.
In my experience where the computer is concerned they are way ahead of us, so any blocks that we choose to put on they can if they choose to circumvent them. That is again where education comes in.
regards llbh
