This isn’t just about keeping those who actively seek it out from gaining access — which I’m quite certain they will be able to anyway. This is also about putting in measures to stop porn distributors from indiscriminately providing material to those who otherwise wouldn’t seek it out.

“University of Chicago psychiatrist Sharon Hirsch said exposure to online pornography could lead kids to become sexually active too soon, or could put them at risk for being victimized by sexual predators if they visit sites that prey on children.

“They’re seeing things that they’re really not emotionally prepared to see yet, which can cause trauma to them,” Hirsch said.

Exposure to unwanted porn could also lead to a deformed perception concerning a healthy sexual relationship, said Janis Wolak, the study’s lead author and a researcher at the University of New Hampshire’s Crimes Against Children Research Center.

This exposure leads to all of the wrong lessons about sexual behavior; it can lead to more teen promiscuity, pregnancies, and abortions, as well as life-long problems for many kids.

And, what about the recent APA study that reports about the sexualization of girls which also backs this up.

No, I’m afraid this isn’t simply about being a “self-appointed morality monitor”. Instead, it is about looking at the evidence and seeing that these things are in the best interest of society, especially our children.

I must admit that even though I understand the rationale, I’m a bit angry with the federal judge who threw out the 1998 law making it a crime for commercial Web site operators to allow children to have access to “harmful” material on their sites. If…