Censorship
Censorship | Libraries Should Restrict Access to Offensive Books
In the following viewpoint, Helen Chaffee Biehle contends that libraries have abandoned their role of acting in loco parentis (in place of the parent) in protecting young children from inappropriate material. Libraries now permit children to view and check out obscene material that they would not be permitted to see or buy outside of libraries. Biehle, who is a teacher in Ohio, argues that libraries should once again act as censors and keep inappropriate material out of the hands of children.
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Should the Right to Free Speech Be Restricted?
- Government Censorship Would Benefit Society
- Speech Should Not Be Restricted
- Hate Speech Should Be Banned
- Hate Speech Should Not Be Banned
- Flag Desecration Should Be Banned
- Flag Desecration Should Not Be Banned
- The Free Speech Rights of Abortion Protesters Should Be Restricted
- The Free Speech Rights of Abortion Protesters Should Not Be Restricted
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Chapter 2: Should Pornography Be Censored?
- Pornography Should Be Censored
- Pornography Should Not Be Censored
- The Federal Government Can Regulate Internet Pornography
- Federal Regulation of Internet Pornography Is Unconstitutional
- Internet Pornography Should Have Its Own Domain
- A Separate Domain for Internet Pornography Would Violate Free Speech
- Chapter 3: Should Schools and Libraries Practice Censorship?
- Chapter 4: Should the Arts and Entertainment Industries Be Censored?
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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