Comments on: Harmful to Minors http://richardkmiller.com/305/harmful-to-minors Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:03:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Top of the Mountains » Blog Archive » Harmful to minors http://richardkmiller.com/305/harmful-to-minors/comment-page-1#comment-140304 Top of the Mountains » Blog Archive » Harmful to minors Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:33:01 +0000 http://www.richardkmiller.com/blog/archives/2007/12/harmful-to-minors#comment-140304 [...] Richard’s blog, I came across Larry Lessig’s H2M proposal (H2M = harmful to minors). Being at a lab without [...] [...] Richard’s blog, I came across Larry Lessig’s H2M proposal (H2M = harmful to minors). Being at a lab without [...] ]]> By: Richard K Miller http://richardkmiller.com/305/harmful-to-minors/comment-page-1#comment-140213 Richard K Miller Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:20:43 +0000 http://www.richardkmiller.com/blog/archives/2007/12/harmful-to-minors#comment-140213 Connor: The parallel between tobacco and pornography for minors seems apt. I wonder if there's even more there. Many states have disallowed smoking in public places because of second-hand smoke. If there are second-hand effects from pornography (objectification of women, etc.), then perhaps adult viewing of pornography infringes on liberty too. That seems like a difficult position to prove, but groups like Lighted Candle Society are taking that position. Connor: The parallel between tobacco and pornography for minors seems apt. I wonder if there’s even more there. Many states have disallowed smoking in public places because of second-hand smoke. If there are second-hand effects from pornography (objectification of women, etc.), then perhaps adult viewing of pornography infringes on liberty too. That seems like a difficult position to prove, but groups like Lighted Candle Society are taking that position. ]]> By: Richard K Miller / Is the Internet broken? http://richardkmiller.com/305/harmful-to-minors/comment-page-1#comment-140210 Richard K Miller / Is the Internet broken? Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:02:27 +0000 http://www.richardkmiller.com/blog/archives/2007/12/harmful-to-minors#comment-140210 [...] H2M and CP80 proposals imply that something is broken about the current Internet. But it [...] [...] H2M and CP80 proposals imply that something is broken about the current Internet. But it [...] ]]> By: Connor http://richardkmiller.com/305/harmful-to-minors/comment-page-1#comment-140136 Connor Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:23:27 +0000 http://www.richardkmiller.com/blog/archives/2007/12/harmful-to-minors#comment-140136 A clarification: I believe such a restriction should only be to protect minors. Consenting adults should have full access to consume whatever garbage they want, thus ensuring their liberty to act like complete morons. A clarification: I believe such a restriction should only be to protect minors. Consenting adults should have full access to consume whatever garbage they want, thus ensuring their liberty to act like complete morons. ]]> By: Connor http://richardkmiller.com/305/harmful-to-minors/comment-page-1#comment-140135 Connor Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:16:44 +0000 http://www.richardkmiller.com/blog/archives/2007/12/harmful-to-minors#comment-140135 I think the basis for any anti-pornography initiative through government (while encouraging it to stay in a limited role), is that one must prove that pornography negatively affects either life, liberty, or property. The stronger argument might be that it affects one's liberty, in that it becomes an addiction, and therefore should be regulated. In the same way that government restricts minors in purchasing addictive substances (cigarettes, alcohol, etc.), I believe the government should stake steps to restrict access to pornography, another addictive type of material. I think the basis for any anti-pornography initiative through government (while encouraging it to stay in a limited role), is that one must prove that pornography negatively affects either life, liberty, or property.

The stronger argument might be that it affects one’s liberty, in that it becomes an addiction, and therefore should be regulated. In the same way that government restricts minors in purchasing addictive substances (cigarettes, alcohol, etc.), I believe the government should stake steps to restrict access to pornography, another addictive type of material.

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