This sickens me. The German parliament has passed a law that requires ISP's and hosts to block websites that host child pornography. Of course, the German government is in charge of creating the list, so the possibility for abuse is enormous. No one likes child porn, but laws like this are just the first step towards a society where free speech online is stifled. Apparently one member of parliament is already seeing if they can also block access to "killer games" like Counterstrike. How about this? Instead of creating a list of sites where child porn is, why not GO AFTER THE PEOPLE POSTING AND CREATING THIS STUFF IN THE FIRST PLACE! DO YOUR DAMN JOB, STOP PANDERING!

I saw a post by Phurge on Slashdot, and thought that the quote he posted was quite hilarious/sad in this context.

The state must declare the child to be the most precious treasure of the people. As long as the government is perceived as working for the benefit of the children, the people will happily endure almost any curtailment of liberty and almost any deprivation.

Guess who said that?

 

This douche bag.