It's a perfectly valid argument. However it is being abused to the point where it is considered the root for every explanation. Yes, our children is the very fi

It's a perfectly valid argument. However it is being abused to the point where it is considered the root for every explanation. Yes, our children is the very first thing that we should protect but if you want it as a good argument, "think of the children" should start the discussion not end it. For example, you want to tape everybody and then explain this away with "think of the children: we can catch child molesters this way". This argumentation works only for those who don't know any better. You take them for fools and thus you are not a good partner: you must have some ulterior motives.