Supreme Court weighs porn, free speech
Supreme Court weighs porn, free speech
Once again our legal system is faced with the question of whether or not are children are worth protecting. In the past, the answer has always been a resounding “no” when it comes to media and content. The right of the adult to have free access to indecent/obscene material in the name of free speech always takes precedence over the well-being of the children who are (sometimes intentionally) being exposed to it.
What will be the response this time… I have little hope for a different ruling. Still a little hope is better than nothing. This article regarding the ACLJ’s strong stance for the Child Online Protection Act makes me think that there may be some chance that people are getting fed up:
ACLJ: Supreme Court Must Uphold Constitutionality of Child Online Protection Act
Why is this so difficult? The freedom our country enjoys is a freedom based on responsibility. You can’t have freedom unless you are willing to be responsible for it. This country exists today because average men and women were willing to sacrifice their own freedoms - including their own lives - to ensure that privilege for others including their children. And yet, today, we aren’t even willing to put standards and laws in place regarding pornography so that our children can be protected from those influences which are proven to be terribly psychologically damaging!? Is the safety and health of a child less valuable than the right of immoral men and women to freely and relentlessly broadcast their amoral and damaging sexual images, videos and other media without legal responsibility? Who can justify this!?
We’re not talking about freedom of speech… we’re talking about freedom of defilement. It is illegal to molest a child. Child pornography is illegal in any form. But it’s apparently perfectly legal to market explicit pornographic images to them, to irresponsibly plaster a medium of communication with what the clear majority of our society would consider indecent and/or obscene? Newsflash - intentionally allowing children to be exposed to pornographic material is sexually abusing a child! Ask any child psychologist.
I, personally, have had the responsibility of talking with people who were exposed to explicit pornography as children. Even just a casual exposure can have a tremendous effect on a child’s psyche that can extend into adulthood. And exposure to children who are adolescent or pre-adolescent can lead to sexual/pornographic addiction! Let’s dispense with this selfish and ignorant argument of “it’s my right”. Is an individual’s right to pornography more important than it’s result in the destruction of children and families both in the present and the future? Will we offer our children up as sacrifices for the rights of other individual’s to irresponsibly saturate our society with immorality? It’s time for parents to speak up for the children’s future. Now.
Tags: News and Media, Politics
