http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/03/sex-offenders-get-banned-from-social-networks/ The Social Times covers news, analysis and insight pertaining to the social web. Learn how to brand yourself and your company via the social web. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:01:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/03/sex-offenders-get-banned-from-social-networks/#comment-1075 Matthew Martin Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:57:27 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/03/sex-offenders-get-banned-from-social-networks/#comment-1075 Depends on how big a group "sex offenders" includes and what wisdom there is in lifetime house arrest. Also, once the infrastructure is set up to track these people, why not also track copy right violators, people who use websites to find speed traps, people who use the "rate my cop" websites, people that browse porn in communities that have city ordinances against it. And once that is done, why not track down whose been visiting whistle blower websites, people visiting opposition political parties. And why stop at computers? Shouldn't we also be doing this for the mail and phones? I mean, sex offenders in the past had to use the mail and phones to commit their crimes. And why stop and communication when road side checks would be so much more effective? Depends on how big a group “sex offenders” includes and what wisdom there is in lifetime house arrest. Also, once the infrastructure is set up to track these people, why not also track copy right violators, people who use websites to find speed traps, people who use the “rate my cop” websites, people that browse porn in communities that have city ordinances against it. And once that is done, why not track down whose been visiting whistle blower websites, people visiting opposition political parties. And why stop at computers? Shouldn’t we also be doing this for the mail and phones? I mean, sex offenders in the past had to use the mail and phones to commit their crimes. And why stop and communication when road side checks would be so much more effective?

]]> http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/03/sex-offenders-get-banned-from-social-networks/#comment-5012 Matthew Martin Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:57:27 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/03/sex-offenders-get-banned-from-social-networks/#comment-5012 Depends on how big a group "sex offenders" includes and what wisdom there is in lifetime house arrest. Also, once the infrastructure is set up to track these people, why not also track copy right violators, people who use websites to find speed traps, people who use the "rate my cop" websites, people that browse porn in communities that have city ordinances against it. And once that is done, why not track down whose been visiting whistle blower websites, people visiting opposition political parties. And why stop at computers? Shouldn't we also be doing this for the mail and phones? I mean, sex offenders in the past had to use the mail and phones to commit their crimes. And why stop and communication when road side checks would be so much more effective? Depends on how big a group “sex offenders” includes and what wisdom there is in lifetime house arrest. Also, once the infrastructure is set up to track these people, why not also track copy right violators, people who use websites to find speed traps, people who use the “rate my cop” websites, people that browse porn in communities that have city ordinances against it. And once that is done, why not track down whose been visiting whistle blower websites, people visiting opposition political parties. And why stop at computers? Shouldn't we also be doing this for the mail and phones? I mean, sex offenders in the past had to use the mail and phones to commit their crimes. And why stop and communication when road side checks would be so much more effective?

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