and plug away at the computer. They don’t have to worry about their boss trying to shake their hand while holding a Playboy. This may be all well and good, but this brings up a new question for pornography. If adults can simply type up something and find pornography, why can’t a child? If a child tries to buy a magazine or video somewhere, they will always be turned down because you can actually see how old they are. What about on the Internet? What steps are being taken to verify age on the Internet? And where are these children looking up pornography? Is it just at home or is it also in public facilities? What about pornography in the workplace? Nellen gives the statement that pornography nowadays is still like it was before. Pornography is still considered an adult thing. This is an adult thing that will be done in private. He gives an interesting question as to why would a child who knows it is wrong risk getting caught by looking up pornographic material in a public place (53)? Various articles, however, will refute this statement. An article by Brian Krebs shows that libraries are actually prone to pornographic incidents on its systems. It is said that it is somewhat difficult to actually show just how many incidents there have been, but they are occurring and something should be done to stop them. The Family Research Council wants to restrict the pornographic sites on library systems. The American Libraries Association is completely against this proposal. They feel people should be taught about pornographic material, not simply restricted from it. Another problem pornography has run into is that of pornography in the work place. Should employees that view porn in the workplace be put on grounds to be fired? Some say they should. An article in Computing Canada titled “Nice Work if you can get it” speaks of an incident like this. Apparently, a 14-year worker, who will remain nameless, was fired because of l...
