Who's the baby?
Senate held a hearing yesterday on the effect of media violence on children. There was a basic consensus that such violence can have a negative effect on kids. Chairman Rockefeller said that was the only issue worth considering.
But he's a legislature, not a babysitter. The senate deals with the law, guided and restricted by the constitution. The Harvard panelist professor Tribe made the point that restricting the first amendment is not in the long term interests of our children.
Some kids go crazy and it gets blamed on a movie or a song. But isn't that the price of freedom? If we truly believe in the first amendment, shouldn't we be prepared to deal with speech that is not safe for everyone?
Tim O'Keefe
But he's a legislature, not a babysitter. The senate deals with the law, guided and restricted by the constitution. The Harvard panelist professor Tribe made the point that restricting the first amendment is not in the long term interests of our children.
Some kids go crazy and it gets blamed on a movie or a song. But isn't that the price of freedom? If we truly believe in the first amendment, shouldn't we be prepared to deal with speech that is not safe for everyone?
Tim O'Keefe
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