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"Protect the children" is the crappy, creepy, ugly argument of someone who trying to defend the indefensible. It's conveniently vague while appearing hard-hitti

"Protect the children" is the crappy, creepy, ugly argument of someone who trying to defend the indefensible. It's conveniently vague while appearing hard-hitting. Save them from what exactly? Seeing titties? Maybe not what you want them to see, but hardly a strong argument for installing a nation-wide censorship network.

Alupis 12y ago
> Maybe not what you want them to see, but hardly a strong argument for installing a nation-wide censorship network. I couldn't agree more. What ever happened to just good parenting? Or put another way -- parenting responsibility. If I did something my parents didn't want me to do, there were consequences at home. Even if it meant they changed the computer's password and/or took the keyboard to work with them.
TheOtherHobbes 12y ago
The paedophiles-in-parliament story that has been simmering away since Jimmy Savile died suggest the UK's children need to be protected from politicians far more urgently than they do from online porn. Most workplaces aren't rife with accusations of systematic child abuse. It's more than a little disturbing that the same can't be said of Westminster or Whitehall. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/child-abuse-inquiry-mps-and-peers-named-in-paedophile-dossier-handed-to-scotland-yard-9938374.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/child-abuse-i...