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[Dianne L Parham]

So now that we know that kids can learn to make drugs on the Internet, I 
imagine we should filter out everything that is remotely drug related.  
Darn, that would eliminate information on penicillin, but a small price 
to pay.  And we know violence leads to negative child hood behavior, so 
we need to edit out anything related to violence, including guns, 
football, basketball.  Let's see, we have to be sensitive to the Southern 
Baptists banning Disney, so out go those sites.  So where does it end, 
Ronnie, where does it end????  I agree with the woman who said we are 
spending so much time fretting about pornography and we have children 
dying from drugs, violence, and starvation.  Why are putting so much 
energy into a topic that would bore the socks off most kids?  Of 
course, the kids can't access the Socks website because the 
Republicans and dog lobbysts find it offensive.  Dianne 
Parham, San Diego Public Library, speaking for myself and myself alone

On Fri, 27 Jun 1997, Ronnie Morgan wrote:

> At 10:53 AM 6/27/97 -0500, Sheryl Dwinell wrote:
> >At 08:10 AM 6/27/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >>At 09:37 PM 6/26/97 -0500, Jim Hurd wrote:
> >>>
> >>>	If a libraian tried to keep legally availble information away from
> >>>my children, I would have a law suit in their face before he/she could say
> >>>"Jerry Falwell."  You can talk about *your* children, but don't talk about
> >>>*our* children.  There is no us, pal.
> >>
> >>I find it odd that you want you kids to see porn.
> >
> >Read carefully, he said 'legally available information.'  He didn't say he
> >wanted his kids to see porn. But, maybe he lets his children view material
> 
> I did read it carefully.  And since I have always said that porn should be
> filtered, I assumed that is what he was talking about.  And whether or not
> he finds Hustler offensive or not, can his kids purchase that magazine at
> the local adult store?  Can his kids even get in the door of an adult store?
> 
> Seems to me that he needs to sue the adult bookstore and NOT the library.
> But my point is, why is it okay for the adult bookstore to disallow a child
> from coming in and purchasing porn, and DO allow a child to have access to
> the same stuff in the library?  Why is it illegal in one respect, but legal
> in another?  It doesn't make sense.
> 
> (I agree with your personal note, but at least this is one thing *WE* can
> do for them)
> 
> Ronnie
> 
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