Opposition to New CyberSafety Constituency Petition and Charter

[Plume Lover <plumelover@xxxxxxxxx>]

I strongly oppose this proposed measure.

When are people going to take accountability for their own actions and 
not rely on an entity whether it is ICANN, their government, or their 
flying spaghetti monster to protect them from the 'evils' of the world. 
While safety of children is important, any parent who lets their kids 
run free on the internet or in their own city willy-nilly shouldn't have 
children in the first place. It is the responsibility of the parent to 
regulate what their kids view on the internet. If they don't take that 
responsibility then they are either lazy or stupid. It's that simple. I 
have kids that use the internet. I know damn well what they are looking 
at when they are online. It's MY responsibility to censor anything that 
I deem inappropriate for them to be viewing. You can't blame being 
technologically adept at preventing internet abuse. There are several 
software packages that can assist, but not replace a diligent parent, 
where there are those parents that aren't as technically inclined as others.
Yes there are dangers on the internet. There are dangers driving down 
the street. There are dangers...well you get the point. If people don't 
want to look at porn then they shouldn't type it up in their web browser 
of choice. If something like this were to pass and this group can 
further their agenda where does it stop? What will they want to censor 
next, something that speaks out against something they believe? This 
would not only set a dangerous precedent but what group would be next in 
line to try to further their agenda? What if it goes against the group 
that just got their agenda passed?
ICANN isn't responsible for regulating the content on internet, it boils 
down, in this case to the parents and personal accountability.
Plume