Adversaries Would Find Other Attack Methods, Game , Theory , Shows

[Jim Choate]

On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Tim May wrote:

> How does this apply to rights?
> 
> Let us take as an example the contentious issue of "parent's rights,"
> "children's rights," and societal issues involving schooling, child abuse,
> indoctrination into the body politic, citizenship, etc.
> 
> * Viewpoint #1: Parents have absolute control of what their minor (under
> some age, usually 18 and/or resident in their homes) children read, watch
> on t.v., listen to on the radio, etc. They can control the comings and
> goings of their minor children, whom they may associate with, etc.

Specious, 'control of' is not 'responsible for', neither does 'right to
decide for' equate to 'absolute control of'.

> * Viewpoint #2: Children, even minor children, have certain basic rights to
> access to information, access to t.v., radio, music, and books. Even access
> to crypto!

If for no other reason that you can't control a child 24/7 unless you do
something like stick them in a closet. The consequences of this (as
exemplified by regular CNN cover stories) are easily understood, the child
is removed from the parent.

> * Viewpoint #3: The State and/or Community has an interest in the
> upbringing of a child and may take steps to direct the education and
> exposure to information of children, even in contravention of the wishes of
> parents.

See responce to #2, only if it can be shown that to do otherwise would
harm the child. For example, children must attend school, but it doesn't
have to be a public school, and it doesn't have to be a private school.
 
> There are of course various shadings of these viewpoints.

No, there is only one position with multiple facets. Your attempt at
dissecting them into orthogonal componants is what is at fault.


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