RE: Child abuse ?
November 18, 2012 at 7:54 pm
(This post was last modified: November 18, 2012 at 7:56 pm by Napoléon.)
After reading this thread I find I can't really make up my mind. Or at the very least it's a lot more of a grey area in my opinion than the black and white 'freedom' vs 'no freedom' some people are making out.
To me, people should absolutely be able to think and say what they want. However I do think there is a line where that freedom of speech and that freedom of thought can impact others. Especially children. Now does that mean we should censor what parents teach their kids? Frankly I think it's impossible to do so, but I am having trouble figuring out whether it would still be acceptable to try though. I mean, if parents are teaching their kids to go out and murder, and people get murdered because of it, are those murdered people not then directly or indirectly affected by freedom of speech? I think I agree with TGAC in this department, education is not a democracy (hence my earlier post about classrooms), and I find being too liberal isn't necessarily what I'd call 'progressive'. But here's where I guess we all define progression as different things.
Is there a choice though over what you value more? A parents' right to teach their child what they wish, or a child's right to a correct view of the world.
Hell is it even that simple? Or maybe I'm completely overcomplicating it. One thing is for sure I haven't slept for fucking ages and my mind is going off on a bender.
To me, people should absolutely be able to think and say what they want. However I do think there is a line where that freedom of speech and that freedom of thought can impact others. Especially children. Now does that mean we should censor what parents teach their kids? Frankly I think it's impossible to do so, but I am having trouble figuring out whether it would still be acceptable to try though. I mean, if parents are teaching their kids to go out and murder, and people get murdered because of it, are those murdered people not then directly or indirectly affected by freedom of speech? I think I agree with TGAC in this department, education is not a democracy (hence my earlier post about classrooms), and I find being too liberal isn't necessarily what I'd call 'progressive'. But here's where I guess we all define progression as different things.
Is there a choice though over what you value more? A parents' right to teach their child what they wish, or a child's right to a correct view of the world.
Hell is it even that simple? Or maybe I'm completely overcomplicating it. One thing is for sure I haven't slept for fucking ages and my mind is going off on a bender.
