Marie

As a parent and an internet user, I find the prospect of a compulsory filter to be ridiculous in the extreme. Not only is it a gross abuse to our freedoms and in complete opposition to the term the Government is happy to throw about a lot these days, Democracy, it will also slow down our already slow internet. Why not make it voluntary instead of compulsory? Child pornography is illegal, filter or no filter. Do you honestly think that the perverts who are into that kind of thing are going to be held back by this filter? Your filter does not apply to file sharing. Ergo, those into child pornography can simply continue to peddle their perversion in total privacy, or they will simply find a way around the filter. As a parent, I find it downright insulting that my Government could assume that I am unable to supervise my children while they are on the computer. I also find it insulting when members of my Government accuse those of us who are against the mandatory filtering as being the kinds of people who would access or be into child pornography. The massive amounts of money that will go into implementing this filter would be better spent by actually recruiting more law enforcement to arrest child abusers and those who access child pornography. This filter will do nothing to curb internet crime because those who commit such crimes will be able to easily bypass the filter. All you are doing is wasting the money that could be put back into the community by either recruiting more law enforcement officials to help combat crime and also by providing support for the children who have been sexually abused and/or have been victims of child pornography, as well as to those who have been victims of internet crime. Censorship on this level does not belong in a democracy. On the contrary, it is a slap in the face to the very notion of democracy.