cyberfiltering: just say no... Not no, yes! -Reply

[Paul Neff]

Before a number of other people leap to their keyboards to reply to this
post (although I'm sure some already have), may I plead for a little
restraint, especially since the topic under discussion has little, if
anything to do with the use of the Web by libraries?

Thanks,

Paul Neff :: Technology Services Manager :: Arlington Heights Memorial Library
pneff at nslsilus.org :: 847/506-2652 :: 500 N Dunton Ave, Arlington Hts IL 60004


>At 09:16 AM 5/6/97 -0700, Dan Lester wrote:
>>I'll not argue that kids need or should have porn....but as an
>>interesting and ironic point, consider this.  Over half the
>>sixteen year old kids in the USA are sexually active.  They
>>can see the real thing.  They can do the real thing.  They DO
>>do the real thing.  But they can't see a picture of someone
>>else doing it.  Irony?  yup.    NOTE: I'm NOT advocating sex
>>for sixteen year olds....I'm simply reporting the reality of the
>>world today.  
>
>So, because they are doing it anyway, we should just let the flood gates
>open and let them have access to whatever they want to see/do, just because
>"they're going to do it anyway"?  That's really sick to think about.  Maybe
>the reason why they are is because of all the stuff that is out there
>now?!?!?!  
>
>Yes, kids will be curious about sex, even without seeing any type of porn.
>It's natural.  But when they get curious, and have all sorts of avenues to
>choose from, they don't go to the person they need to, their parents.  
>
>But to sit back and let them have it with the argument that "they're going
>to do it anyway" is a lame excuse.  Yeah, sure, let's go ahead and sell
>guns to kids, they're going to get one anyway!  In fact, let's make drugs
>legal, and who knows what else we could flood the market with.  
>
>Ronnie
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