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Jason Smith (pax@passport.ca) wrote:
: spost@koptss03.delcoelect.com (Scott E. Post) wrote:
: > I go to the public library once or twice a week and pick up 3 or
: > 4 novels from the rack.  I find that a *VERY* large percentage of
: > novels contain very graphic sex and violence.  I've never heard anyone
: > talk about monitoring their kids in a library.  How does this differ
: > from Internet?  Why are we so concerned about children running across
: > adult material on a computer or TV, but seem to ignore the other sources?
: > Whether it's the Internet, a library, a video store, or TV, the message
: > is the same - just a different medium.  

: IMO the biggest factor fueling these concerns is the hype the 'Net is
: getting in the mass media.  CNN, CBC, BBC, and others are giving people
: the impression that one can get assailed by bomb-making instructions and
: dirty pictures within seconds of signing on.  Concerns about books in
: libraries have been around for a long time.  I had to get parental
: permission to read _The Diviners_ when I was in high-school.  The 'Net is
: getting more attention so more issues associated with it are surfacing.

Jason, I feel the mass media outlets dislike the competetion which 
Internet newsgroups gives them. Therefore, the media is playing on the 
public's fear of the unknown.

Joseph Benning
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