you can't claim grandfather protection for a crime
the law made something criminal, that means anyone doing it is liable
the law will be struck down by the supreme court it's way too broad
the whole patriot act will be struck down the supreme court once there is some distance from 911
anyway, the answer is simple
FILTERS
you own a name you can send it where ever you want
that's how the courts will look at it
they'll say minors should have filters
they'll say freedom of speech
courts don't protect kids much
parents should
you have the net get a FILTER
parents should have filters for the net and they should have a program to trap everything they are doing on a key board
if they did a better job raising the kid, they would be able to say DONT DO THIS or GET ME WHEN YOU SEE THIS
filters keep out the obvious porn
a keyboard ghost lets you see if you need to what they're really doing
by the time a kid is able to chat or something in a chat room they should be told, look the net is like a stranger
you don't go up to strangers and talk
so if you have friends YOU KNOW from school and want to PM them or if you want to start a little chat circle for PEOPLE YOU KNOW it's okay
STAY AWAY FROM UNKNOWN CHAT ROOMS
just like you warn them about STAY AWAY FROM STRANGERS
now if you have a kid looking for friends on the net, you did something major wrong
they should use the net as tool to network with their existing network of friends
lobby their school to do a web site JUST FOR STUDENTS
control who gets in the front door
STUDENTS ONLY
kids don't need to be accessing most of what is on the net
you let your kids play in a PUBLIC PLAYGROUND and you don't LOOK AFTER THEM then the parent is at fault
did you or do you leave a small child in a public park unattended?
NO
I would hope that is your answer
when your 11 to 15 year old walks out the door do you say WHERE ARE YOU GOING what's the number?
why has responsible parenting changed with the net?
what are you doing, where are you going, I have a safety check on the computer (name of child) so once in a while I will be checking where you are going
NO CHAT ROOMS that we don't know about
put a filter on the box and lay down some rules
oh that's right, I'm talking about parents BEING RESPONSIBLE, the same group that works 40to80 hours a week, that barely sees their kids, that drops them off at schools and day cares to be raised
