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| AFA-MI note: As was the case with Hudsonville's city library, officials of the Kent Library District announced that they will spend an astronomical amount in taxpayer funds for an Internet porn 'filtering' system whose only distinguishing characteristic is that it filters the Internet for children but guarantees adults will continue to be able to access hardcore pornography in public libraries full of children. The cost of providing full filtering (on all terminals but one, the maximum protection for children authorized but not mandated by the new state law) is miniscule by comparison. That library officials intend to spend tens of thousands of dollars more of the taxpayers' money specifically to ensure adults can access Hustler online in a building full of children, boggles the imagination and defies common sense. |
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| Background (Internet Filtering) |
- See news release by Rep. Istook, sponsor of the filtering legislation: [Article]
- See opposition statement by the Center for Democracy & Technology:[Article]
- See opposition response by the American Library Association (ALA): [Article]
- See ALA official policy opposing any restrictions on any material for any age: [Article]
- Holly (Mi.) High School teacher suspended for accessing porn in classroom: [Article]
- West Bloomfield (Mi.) first grader accesses porn at elementary school: [Article]
- Without Internet filtering, Attorney General Jennifer Granholm, D-Michigan, says, children of any age can access or buy pornography, alcohol, and even drugs: [Article]
- The FBI reports the Internet is a primary tool pedophiles use to seduce and desensitize children and is the "leading factor" in the doubling this past year alone of its child sex exploitation caseload. [Article]
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| Related News Releases |
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Monday, January 22, 2001
OBSESSION: Hudsonville Library Cuts Hours, Staff, and Books to Ensure Library Can Afford to Continue Internet Pornography Access
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Monday, Dec. 18, 2000
Pro-Family Group Applauds New Federal Budget Requirement of Internet Filtering Software in Public Schools and Libraries
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Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000
Pro-Family Group Urges G.M. to Drop $200 Million Annual Porn Video Business
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| Related Articles |
- Much Ado About Filtering
Civic.com
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- Bill Mandates Filtering Software in Public School Computers
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- Porn OK, Pro-life nixed in public libraries
Credo
- Filters will limit Internet at Kent District libraries
Grand Rapids Press
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