The Law

There is a group out there called Abuse Freedom United, which is trying to get new legislation passed that would force website hosting companies to be responsible for the content they post on their servers.
With all its benefits the Internet has unfortunately become a major tool for pedophiles. Child porn sites exist in mass numbers, these sites allow pedophiles to view, download and trade images of children being molested. Websites that do not contain pornographic images also exist, where pedophiles essentially trade ideas. While freedom of speech is a great thing there needs to be a line when it starts hurting others. These sites are dangerous to all children, even ones that have not been molested yet. The fact that pedophiles can so easily trade information and even pictures should be alarming to everyone.
I am only 21 years old when I was younger, right before the Internet’s use became common place, I was always warned of “stranger danger.” For whatever reason, I don’t really understand why, I came up with this picture of a man lurking in the bushes in a park somewhere. The scary thing today is it is no longer sufficient to be wary of the man lurking in the bushes of the neighborhood park. That park has morphed into the computer, and that bush has become the Internet.
I realize that this subject remains under the radar for many people, some may even question the true existence of these sites. I was one of those that, never really thought about it until a year and a half ago when while surfing the Internet I accidentally came across a website containing graphic images that were child pornography. The pictures were alarming to say the least. It is important that people get involved to get this purposed law passed. The law would seriously decrease the ease in which pedophiles can share information. Getting these people off the Internet makes not only it, but everywhere safer for children. Obviously I realize making it harder for pedophiles to share information on the Internet will not eliminate the problem of child abuse but it will make it harder for pedophiles to “brag” to their friends about what they have done or share other types of information.