But I must accept people's right to free speech, no matter how I dislike them. The right of free speech is no such thing if it only applies to people with whom I agree. When violent speech turns to violent acts, the law provides for punishment. When isolation and hate turn to sedition and war, the law provides for suppression. When a person is publicly wronged because of private affairs, the law provides for redress.
Parents can protect their children.
Granted, it isn't necessarily as easy to protect children's innocence on the Internet as it is to keep them out of strip joints, but you can use filters like Cyber Patrol , Net Nanny , and SurfWatch to keep smut from simply spewing into their astonished eyes. However difficult it is, we must find a way to protect both children and free speech. Precedent is powerful, and government inconstant. We cannot hope to make wise decisions without access to conflicting accounts of fact and opinion. The government claims that radio is a pervasive intrusion upon privacy, and therefore must be regulated in ways that are clearly unconstitutional in other media.