A man told us:
I always wondered about my neighbor who had teenagers in the house and a computer with internet access. I actually liked the fact that when I needed internet access from time to time I could go to his house and use his computer. However, I often took the father to task, warning him about the dangers of the internet, and questioning his awareness of the perils it posed in a home. He always waved my concerns away, assuring me that he knew all about how to protect his children. He was himself computer-savvy and controlled the amount of time they spent on it. He would also explain that his children were good, ehrlich and obedient and were not even interested in the bad stuff. In short, they would not be hurt by the computer.
This story says the problem was computers – how do we know that at all – this is the ultimate blind assertion and a classic case of blaming otd kids on the internet while ignoring every other possible problem in our society. i could go through most of the booklet but im sure you are capable of seeing the same thing that I am seeing. In order to have an adult discussion about the internet exaggeration and hyperbole need to be taken out of the picture. You are the only person I know who actually had a positive reaction to this mess. As i have said before whoever decided not to hand out this booklet by the asifa was very smart – the flatbush internet asifa had none of this stuff in their booklet which i also think was very smart.