[ih] [IP] EFF calls for signatures from Internet Engineers against censorship

John Curran jcurran at istaff.org
Thu Dec 22 06:15:33 PST 2011


On Dec 22, 2011, at 9:09 AM, Dave CROCKER wrote:
> On 12/21/2011 2:18 PM, John Curran wrote:
>>   Despite the assertions of folks that Internet should "route around
>>   censorship", there are actual children being harmed when we don't
>>   use every measure at our disposal to pursue the creators of child
>>   pornography.
> 
> Now that you've have landed solidly into the position of using this particular emotional appeal to justify "use [of] every measure at our disposal", please forgive me for feeling the need to remind you that the Constitution and its amendments actually require balancing these possibilities against minor matters such as violation of civil rights.
> 
> We often have measures at our disposal which would produce such violations and, therefore, are not permitted to use them.

That's why there are judges, Dave.
/John






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