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There no way to censor the internet short of shutting it down the absolute worst thing they can do to take a site offline is to redirect it's DNS in which case the IP adress will still bring up the site.
Point taken, I apologize. But really, this topic still begs the question why you think your opinion is more valid than the Constitution.
Originally posted by karl 12
reply to post by jakyll
Should Youtube be banned?
No, if only for this very funny clip of a dancing Indian midget
www.youtube.com...
I don't remember saying my opinion is more valid
But i did point out that,(if you actually look at what it says in the various freedom of speech acts) there are always limitations,which means the freedom given is not total freedom.
If these restrictions already exist then my opinion is valid too because it is within the freedom of speech acts.
Anyone posting videos of crimes should probably get an enhanced sentence. If for no other reason, only a genuine sociopath would do that and they are extra dangerous to society.
Should Youtube be banned?
No, if only for this very funny clip of a dancing Indian midget
On a serious note I do think you make a very good point about the site being policed better as it seems ´Middle eastern beheading´ videos are all the rage and fully accessible to children everywhere.
Every thread posted on this site is viewed first by a moderator,why is that?
If someone wants to upload a video to a site they should apply for a moderator to view it.
And exactly what "acts" and "restrictions" are you referring to? Because there have been a lot of "laws" passed over the years that are against the Constitution, going back at least as far as the Civil War.
So you're saying that it is already legal to ban free expression then? Sadly, that may indeed be the case. Welcome to the Fascist States of America folks.
I think they should let porn on there too. After all, there is a similar site that does just that anyway, all you have to do is click a disclaimer.
So tell me, what if I decide to post some horrific videos on my own website? What gives you the right to tell me what I am or am not allowed to host on my own site? And who are you to tell YouTube how to run their site for that matter?
If these horrific videos show gratuitous violence,sex crimes and other criminal behavior then every single person in the world who finds them offensive has every right to oppose the uploading of them.
But,if you want to see the act that effects the US the most,look up the Patriot Act.(and its not just free speech that is effected)
Example concerning US rights can be found here,the cases shown are for the right of freedom of speech and against it.
Please don't misunderstand me. I have no problem at all with you stating your opinion on the subject. However, for your opinion to be validated, you would have to silence me and my violent vids. How is that fair?
What you are calling for is the setting of a very dangerous precedent. To have the goalposts moved (yet again), to have the heat under the frog turned up a bit higher now.
So if you get YouTube pulled, I want Paris pulled. And American Idol along with it. In fact, anything that doesn't have sophisticated cultural value. And the only newscaster that should be allowed on the airwaves is Lou Dobbs. History Channel and Lou Dobbs, all the time. That's it.
Oh man, don't even get me started there. If you tell me you support the Patriot Act, I'm putting you on my "Foe" list which is reserved for only the biggest idiots and disinfo agents I have found here on ATS.
You are aware that citeable case law only goes back to 1933? And more importantly why?
Is it fair to the people or the animals in these videos to have their rights violated even more? (humans more than the animals obviously.) Is it not bad enough that a person can be a victim of a brutal and uprovoked attack,that they then have the knowledge that its been filmed and circulated and sick people are laughing at it.
I agree totally,subjects like this always have such a risk attached to it.
Originally posted by jakyll
(to all who have been good enough to comment.)
My personal opinion is that something needs to be done to stop such videos becoming available on sites such as youtube.
I agree that a full ban is extreme,the reason that option was included was to gage peoples reactions and find out their opinions.
Bottom line is,
Violent criminal acts are not tolerated in society,therefore violent criminal acts that are turned into entertainment should not be tolerated either.
Originally posted by jakyll
reply to post by Demonik Rob
I don't say this to be rude...But if you start expecting things to be banned as petty as that your asking for more to get banned. The government has taken away our liberties and manipulates the laws to their benefit...The internet is our last salvation from the government. WE DON'T WANT ANYMORE REGULATIONS AND RULES! So please, if you don't like it just don't watch it.
Its not rude,its a valid point.
But the attitude of,if you don't like it don't watch it,makes it possible for these sought of things to continue.
Is it too much to ask that sites such as youtube view videos before agreeing to them being uploaded?
I don't think so.