• This is a political forum that is non-biased/non-partisan and treats every person's position on topics equally. This debate forum is not aligned to any political party. In today's politics, many ideas are split between and even within all the political parties. Often we find ourselves agreeing on one platform but some topics break our mold. We are here to discuss them in a civil political debate. If this is your first visit to our political forums, be sure to check out the RULES. Registering for debate politics is necessary before posting. Register today to participate - it's free!
  • Welcome to our archives. No new posts are allowed here.

Court Strikes Down Internet Porn Law

Monk-Eye

Monk-Eye

Dream Walker
DP Veteran
Joined
Aug 19, 2006
Messages
2,265
Reaction score
332
Gender
Male
Political Leaning
Libertarian
"Court Strikes Down Internet Porn Law"
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday dealt another blow to government efforts to control Internet pornography, striking down a 1998 U.S. law that makes it a crime for commercial Web site operators to let children access "harmful" material.
In the ruling, the judge said parents can protect their children through software filters and other less restrictive means that do not limit the rights of others to free speech.
"Perhaps we do the minors of this country harm if (free speech) protections, which they will with age inherit fully, are chipped away in the name of their protection," wrote Senior U.S. District Judge Lowell Reed Jr., who presided over a four-week trial last fall.

That judge deserves a ticker tape parade!
 
Monk-Eye said:
"Court Strikes Down Internet Porn Law"
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday dealt another blow to government efforts to control Internet pornography, striking down a 1998 U.S. law that makes it a crime for commercial Web site operators to let children access "harmful" material.
In the ruling, the judge said parents can protect their children through software filters and other less restrictive means that do not limit the rights of others to free speech.
"Perhaps we do the minors of this country harm if (free speech) protections, which they will with age inherit fully, are chipped away in the name of their protection," wrote Senior U.S. District Judge Lowell Reed Jr., who presided over a four-week trial last fall.

That judge deserves a ticker tape parade!
Click to expand...



:cheers:

Three cheers for Judge Lowell A. Reed, Jr!
 
Hooray for a judge who has a brain.
 
Monk-Eye said:
"Court Strikes Down Internet Porn Law"
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday dealt another blow to government efforts to control Internet pornography, striking down a 1998 U.S. law that makes it a crime for commercial Web site operators to let children access "harmful" material.
In the ruling, the judge said parents can protect their children through software filters and other less restrictive means that do not limit the rights of others to free speech.
"Perhaps we do the minors of this country harm if (free speech) protections, which they will with age inherit fully, are chipped away in the name of their protection," wrote Senior U.S. District Judge Lowell Reed Jr., who presided over a four-week trial last fall.

That judge deserves a ticker tape parade!
Click to expand...

Agreed, nicely done.
 
This is a sad topic to touch upon. Even if they made it illegal what would stop kids from going to online sites that arent made in the US? Yea not much would stop them and they would still get the porn they want, and no one can really stop a kid from watchin porn some of my friends are pretty handy with the computer.
 
Devils.High said:
This is a sad topic to touch upon. Even if they made it illegal what would stop kids from going to online sites that arent made in the US? Yea not much would stop them and they would still get the porn they want, and no one can really stop a kid from watchin porn some of my friends are pretty handy with the computer.
Click to expand...

****, most of the time all you have to do is tell the computer that you're 18. But who cares? Looking at porn is a part of puberty, let em at it.
 
LOL that is true who honestly cares? Its like a part of children American life, everyone i know watches porn. Some kids do it like 3 times a day.
 
Devils.High said:
LOL that is true who honestly cares? Its like a part of children American life, everyone i know watches porn. Some kids do it like 3 times a day.
Click to expand...

Well at three times a day I'd advise him to go outside and get some sun lol. Maybe take a swim.
 
lol we tell the kid to get out but hes a wierd one you know.
 
I watch three times a day. But that's only because my collection is creme de la creme or however that saying goes. Ah, I'm just kidding. .. .

Nice "ruling". Now ensure our right to copy, our right to share, our right to record and our right to property ownership.
 
Nice "ruling". Now ensure our right to copy, our right to share, our right to record and our right to property ownership.
Click to expand...

Maybe we can buy it back from Disney. :(
 
rathi said:
Maybe we can buy it back from Disney. :(
Click to expand...

Hah. Yeah. No Kidding. Especially on the Copy and Property part. Especially the Property Part me being in Anaheim and hearing stories every week about Disney pushing other businesses out of the way making outrageous claims that they're breaking zoning laws. Bastards. Oh well.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom