A pedophile is an adult with a psychosexual disorder where children stimulate sexual arousal. There is evidence that children who have been sexually victimized are more likely to be troubled adults. Advocates worry about the safety of the American children and wish to eliminate this from happening. A recent example is People v. Barrows, 174 Misc. 2d 367, 664 N.Y.S. 2d 410 (1997): an adult, James Barrows, entered an AOL chat room and seduced what he thought was a thirteen year old girl, who in actuality was an officer of Kings County District Attorney. Barrows had transmitted pictures of under-aged children having sex, engaged in sexually explicit conversations and attempted to lure the child to engage in sexual acts. Barrows was one of the few pedophiles to be caught and brought to justice. .
One proposal that was struck down from protecting children is the Communications Decency Act (CDA). Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States, argued that the CDA was in violation of the U.S. Constitution and laws that would be enacted were clear and undefined. If made into law, the CDA could severely censor the Internet in ways that were never attempted before. It would filter out anything that is deemed obscene and pornographic. Those opposed to the CDA claim because of its ambiguity, the CDA could infringe on American's Constitutional rights. The CDA proposed that anyone sending material classified as obscene to a minor would be penalized and prosecuted under law. The question in debate is who and what would determine the classification of obscene. Even if the CDA were passed little can be done to stop all transmitted obscene material. The Internet has experienced an extraordinary growth. The number of host computers "those that store information and relay communications "increased from about 300 in 1981 to approximately 9,400,000 by the time of the trial in 1996. Roughly 60% of these hosts are located in the United States.
Governing the Internet dominates many debates, censorship leading the fight. ... As stated in "Censorship and the U.S. Government," "Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but unlike charity it should end there" (Censorship and the U.S. ... This reinforces people's belief that government does not need to censor the Internet. ... As one can see, censorship is driven by the fear of the unknown. ...
The results indicate that almost every country worldwide was perceived to have political censorship on the internet in certain degree and international students have different criterions of evaluation of cyber-censorship. ... Regardless of these negative attitudes towards Internet censorship, there are also some positive views that censorship provides web users with preventative protection. ... Hence, it is essential to survey their knowledge of censorship and their attitudes towards internet censorship. ... Figure 2 Graph 2 describes different types of contents on the internet considered to n...
We need censorship to protect children from being exploited and exposed to things they shouldn't be. ... One reason we need censorship is because there are many people like Robert Thomas who start these internet bulletin systems that allows people to download pornographic files. ... (www.epic.org/free_speech/censorship/) We also need censorship on the television. ... Another reason we need to censor the television is that children do what they see on television. ... Since the addition of cable there is a needed increase for censorship. ...
Society has the right to protect itself from the moral disorder that results from individuals pursuing their sexual self-interest; the result, we need censorship to protect the minds of the youth. ... We need to protect the children. ... We need censors for such material. ... Is the Communications Decency Act all that we need to solve such a terrible problem? ... As adults, we need to take action and become involved. ...
Censorship is not as recent as most people think. ... Censorship must cease before it gets to be out of control. ... Censorship is used in the novel by burning books. Censorship is oppressive. ... Groups like the PMRC, or Porn Music Resource Center, feel the need to stop certain music from entering the homes of America but it shouldn't be their decision. ...
Censorship In Fahrenheit 451, as in society today, censorship has completely destroyed originality and intelligence throughout the country. ... In some ways censorship is good, but in other ways it's gone too far. ... This in turn causes authors to not write about certain topics that they might feel a need to be addressed, and in turn it never gets addressed. ... Censorship denies the public right to speech in all of its forms. ... In conclusion, censorship controls today's society. ...
Rap and Censorship The beginnings of rap are believed to based on African rhythms which were used as a form of communication by the native peoples. ... Not all of government's attempts at censorship are as obvious as "Censorware." ... Local governments practice censorship even more often than the federal government. ... The private sector, most notably in the form of super-retailer Wal-Mart, has joined the government in the censorship war. ... One of today's leaders in censorship, especially censorship of rap, has become C. ...
Censorship: Helpful or Hindering? Some feel censorship is a violation of their rights. ... But for families who watch television together and discuss the good, the bad and the ugly, there is no need for anything like a v-chip. ... Those are just a few minor points about censorship on television, but many of the same points can be made about the censorship in music. ... But this is not necessarily what is needed. ...
Many people say that things such as curses or obscene language need to be stopped. ... Censorship is unnecessary for many reasons. ... Although many people take offense to certain words, censorship must be stopped. ... Censorship only fuels the fire when it comes to things that offend others. So put out the fire by stopping censorship....
The most recent case involving Wal-Mart and censorship was the new Sheryl Crow album. ... Parents are already provided with the information they need if they choose to monitor their children's musical selections. ... Randy Lee Payton and John Woods co-founders of Rock Out Censorship and it's newspaper, the ROC, call their group, "A national grass-roots anti-censorship organization". ... Who act has also had their share of censorship. ... After researching music censorship and supporting anti-censorship organizations, I realize that there is much work to be done to get free speech. ...
