Censorship sucks! Discuss.

I'm interested to hear your lively opinions on censorship. Basically, after a certain age, we should have the freedom to say, look at, write anything we want. What do you think? Should there be exceptions?

This is a tricky one, because in theory i agree with you, but there are practicalities that you aren't taking account of.

For example, what of the effects of your freedoms actions on others? How about i call a rascist arrogant idiot? I am free to do this, but morally i don't think it's right without serious justification, which you have not given me.

So yeah, free....yeah i was when i wasn't aware of the cost of freedom, or when i cared very little for the effect my actions had on the world around me.

I think that the more important question is...

What's the appropriate age?

I think age has nothing to do with it, I think it is all about maturity. They should make you take a maturity test that you have to pass before you are an "adult," because there is no magic age that makes one prepared for what an "adult" has to face and is responsible for.

I got the feeling from your post that you are just upset because your parents put limits on you that you were pissed about. Then I checked your age and saw you were 40. What exactly is censoring you? You're a grown man.

man this has turned serious.. but yes.. we should be able to.. along as it doesn't have major effects on others...

I think that at 16 people should be able to take maturity tests to become legal adults and that you should not be considered a legal adult until you pass a maturity test. At 20 if you still have not passed you get turned over to the state (a new department would have to be made to babysit the grown-kids) and they sensor your actions until you pass the test.

I seriously think it should be implimented.

lol.. but ne1 can fake being mature..
and my parents are 42 and still act younger than me!

It would be impossible to make a test to judge a 16 year olds maturity, anything could be faked.

Age is a great way to judge maturity. Yes, there are some exceptions where kids can be mature for their ages, but kids are already growing up too fast. Why create a program where they can become adults earlier?

Plus, implementing a program like that would cost the government of any country billions.

In my humble opinion most 18 year olds are not ready to be considered adults.

I also dont think anything can be faked. It should be somewhat like the system that is there to give drivers permits before licenses and give tests. Grades are a factor, school attendance is a factor, what the kids have gone through in their lives should be a factor. Perhaps have the kids write long essays about what it means to be an adult and have the public school systems run the programs. Also have interviews like you are applying for a job or have courses that kids are required to take that go over basics.

Not that any of this would ever actually BE implimented, but I think that it would solve a lot of problems personally.

I also think that there should be required classes and tests for parents. If you dont take the courses and pass the test then the baby automatically becomes property of the state until the courses are taken and the tests are passed.

Age is NOT indacitive of maturity.

If you pick a span of 12 to 60, of course maturity levels will be as expected, however if you pick a span from 16-40, there are anomalys that make the list less cut and dry.

I know plenty of 16 year olds that are more mature than 20 year olds, thus, age is not always indicative of maturity levels.

Nicole.

Know the difference between cencorship and respect.

I wont refute because generally I agree with you, more responsibility grants people the need to expand their maturity levels to meet those requirements and expectations.

well no1 is as mature as anyone else.. it all varys so much with different levels and different areas... so i say it should just be a gradual thing..

Wow...In my class we are doing a debate about censorship...I think its bad...

Well, basically, I think that cussing is unessecary most of the time, although, I will use it when I am in a bad mood. Um, censorship. I don't think it is effective... like, when they put the little weird block things over the middle finger?? Like you can't tell what is under that little block! And you can still read the lips and hear the beginning of the word, anyway. censorship isn't effective, i don't think. I don't think that cuss words are a great attribute to our youth, but I don't think censorship works hard enough.