I can't even believe we would have a post like this.
Isn't the entire concept of western democracy based upon YOU making the choice of how you'll absorb something and how you'll apply it. Do we REALLY want someone telling us how to use something, what to watch,
what to think? Independent thought and endeavor is at the very core of freedom. THEN comes accountability.
You use a product or idea in a negative or dangerous manner, be prepared for the legal and social hassles
and judegements.
Freedom of choice without a moral center is anarchy of the worst order. Whether from a religious or humanist
perspective, being accountable to our own actions is the ONLY way a democratic system can work. You simply can't keep EVERYONE safe or in line and have freedom.
That's why police "protection" is envariably after the
fact. We can't imprison someone for what he MIGHT do.
Yes there are a few cases where that happens. If the
victim has any kind of lawyer at all the prosecution
and arresting entities get eaten alive. The ACLU LOVE stuff like that.
Freedom of choice is at the heart of virtually every thinking man's soul. To stifle that desire is to stifle the human spirit.
"He that knows to do right, and does not do it, to him it is sin".