As the battle cry continues to ramp up among all ‘concerned citizens’ about how we must protect minors from what they deem ‘inappropriate material’ on social media and now in our libraries, one has to wonder where the role of a parent fits into all this. It seems that nowadays parents are so overwhelmed by their parental responsibilities that they need government assistance in controlling the behavior of their children.
These folks continue to buy their minor children smart phones, tablets, and laptops, and feel good about themselves for keeping their kids ‘technologically’ up to date. They may also assist them in gaining access to their local library and feel good about themselves for assisting in the ‘intellectual development’ of their children.
Then they stop, for whatever reason, when it comes to controlling the use of these entities and are happy to abdicate that responsibility to government regulation. I am willing to bet if I were to examine the laptops, tablets and smart phones of the children/grandchildren of our esteemed ‘child protector’ Attorney General Jeff Landry, and the legislators proposing laws to ‘protect’ minors from what they deem allegedly ‘inappropriate material’ now available in our libraries, I would not find one device with the parental control settings activated. And how many of these 'child protectors' go to the library with their kids?
These battle cry folks all talk a good game about this hot topic but apparently feel that they as parents have no personal responsibility in regulating the behavior of their kids.
How many periodically check the internet browsing history of their kids’ electronic devises to see where they go on the net, or regulate their Facebook/TikTok interactions? My kids thought they would outsmart me by deleting their browsing history each night. A blank history is definitely a ‘red flag’ for confiscation of the device.
Parents need to get off their butts, for ultimately it is THEIR responsibility to supervise their kids, not politicians. All of this so called ‘protective legislation’ simply serves as an enabler for these lazy parents, guardians and grandparents. Pathetic.
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