Whose Responsibility? Yours!

A ban on MySpace and Facebook? Legislators propose banning access to social networking sites in schools, libraries by Heather Havenstein February 15, 2007 (Computerworld) -- An Illinois state senator has introduced legislation that would ban access to social networking sites at public libraries and in public schools. Sen. Matt Murphy, a Republican, last week introduced the Social Networking Website Protection Act, which would require all public libraries and public schools to prohibit access to social networking sites. The legislation, which doesn't define the social networking sites that would fall under the bill, would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2008. "This is really a conversation starter at this point," Murphy said in an interview today. "The intention is to start a dialogue between the interested parties to see if at some point we can do something to ... move the goal of making it easier for parents to keep kids safe on the Internet."

I am going to start throwing things. Probably starting with something heavy like a disk drive directed at the heads of the idiots that seem to think "keeping kids safe on the Internet" is the responsibility of the Government rather than the responsibility of the parents. "Oh, I am too busy," is the lament of lazy parents. There is no excuse. And if you are concerned, as you should be, you need to make sure you are aware of what is going on in your child's life. If that takes too much of your time then why did you have them in the first place?