A real head scratcher
A city councilor in Massachusetts thinks he’s come up with a way to stop people looking at pornography on public library computers _ name them and shame them.
Quincy Councilor Daniel Raymondi has asked Mayor Thomas Koch to make public a list of people who have viewed pornography on library computers within the past year. The council unanimously approved a resolution on the idea last week.
Library director Ann McLaughlin tells The Patriot Ledger that using library computers to access porn is against policy, and violators are given two warnings before they are banned. She says she’s not sure publicly naming violators would work.
A spokesman for the mayor says the city’s legal department is reviewing Raymondi’s request.
I don’t think someone who looks at porn in a library can be shamed.
But … but …
Why aren’t there filters on the library computers that block porn sites?
and…
Why do they get TWO warnings?
Geez.
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alarnold Says:
Jeanette:
All very good points.
Which makes me scratch my head even more.
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June 30th, 2010 at 8:48 am
Filters do not work and give a fall sense of security, especially to parents/guardians of minors. Word filters limit useful leisure and recreational information. Try accessing “fantasy” sports on a filtered computer and see how far you get. “Breast” cancer research can also be limited and do you think that someone looking up information on Super Bowl “XXX” would get far?
As for site filters, the purveyors of pornography, move fast and the filtering companies never can keep up.
Plus, if the Supreme Court can’t decide what pornography is how can a techie, or for that matter a librarian? Where do you draw the line? Is SI swimsuit shots pornography?