Schumer-McCain Bill Targets Online Predators
Not going to get into the political discussion here, but I am very very happy to stand behind this bill, no matter who authored it.
There are a few people and websites out there that insist this is a bad thing and will bring about a flurry of lawsuits… so… what? RSOs are going to sue so they can go on websites that are predominantly populated by minors? Cry me a river you perverts.
While I understand that every once in a blue moon someone is wrongly accused or labeled an RSO on a technicality, the majority of these folks are sick perverts with a problem and we don’t need them targeting minors on social networks.
But of course, this bill as it stands is flawed in its basic principle that relies on RSOs being honest and truthful. While many are after incarceration, the ones bent on going after kids will no doubt lie their way onto social networks to achieve their goal.
So let’s not be stupid. Let’s clean up this law a bit and make sure that if it is implemented, it works.
Now aside from that, and knowing that the really bad ones WILL find a way back onto the social networks, parents need to be using monitoring software like PC Pandora to make sure their kids are not talking to suspicious characters online. Parents need to do their jobs at home to make sure their kids are safe from dangers online.
Anyway, here’s the scoop…
Schumer-McCain bill targets online predators
WASHINGTON – Congress has passed legislation offered by Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer – with Republican presidential candidate John McCain – seeking to keep sex offenders off Internet social networking sites.
The Senate approved the Schumer-McCain measure Tuesday, and the House approved it the previous weekend.
Once signed into law by the president, the law will require registered sex offenders to submit e-mail addresses, instant message addresses and other identifying Internet information to law enforcement for recording in the National Sex Offender Registry.
Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook will then be able to cross-check the registry against their list of users, and remove any offenders.
