Why consoles need adult filter

[Demon_Skeith]

A 13-year-old in the U.K. admitted to raping his 8-year-old sister, telling police he had been watching porn on his Xbox 360 when he "decided to try it out." The gut-wrenching case adds fuel to the controversy there over whether and how access to online pornography should be controlled.

While there are no dedicated applications serving porn to the Xbox 360, the console does feature a web browser that can access web sites the same as any browser on a PC. The console also can play DVDs. The source of the pornography was not described in news accounts about the assault and guilty plea.

The Lancashire Telegraph reported that the boy admitted the assault and specifically named the console as the device where he had been watching the porn, and that it inspired him to "try it out." The boy said he chose his sister because she was small and "couldn't remember stuff."

A detective told the court that "this is one of those tragic sexual experimentation cases."

The member of parliament for the area where the assault occurred called the case "breathtakingly horrible" and called on Internet service providers to "recognise that they have greater responsibilities for controlling access to porn."

U.K. ISPs have acceded to calls to filter pornography and other objectionable content, placing it on new customers to opt out of filtering as of the beginning of the year. But a new bill is set to be discussed in committee, one which proposes Internet users opt-in to viewing adult content by proving they are over 18.

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Just not right.

 

[Mikaya]

that's just so sick. =/

what is this world coming to? At least some sort of action is being taken to prevent this happening again.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

at the end of the day, I fear no blockers can really prevent this kind of thing if one really wanted to see it, and enact it.

 

[froggyboy604]

I agree with DS no blocker will prevent this kind of stuff since finding sexy images are not hard to find since there are still adult stores, and regular stores which sell sexy videos, and magazines. There are grocery stores and supermarkets which sell Playboy sexy magazines. Kids can easily pay an adult like a college student to buy them the sexy magazine, or steal magazines themselves from the magazine section.

Plus, people with sexual problems may harm others because of their sexual problems even if they don't see sexy images like people in Africa where the internet, magazines, photos, and other media is not available.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I don't see many playboys in grocery stores anymore, even at walmart. Might be at book stores but I would think you need to show an ID.

 

[froggyboy604]

My local comic store sells Playboy and other adult trading cards...I guess a lot of comic book fans also enjoy sexy pictures of young women when they are not reading comics.

I think I saw Playboy at 7-11, Pharmacy with magazine sections, corner stores, and other smaller stores. Indeed, you need ID, but Fake ID are pretty easy to buy from a computer geek who know how to make Fake ID with a printer, or online from Fake ID websites. When I was young, some of my friends had fake IDs to buy cigarettes, beer, and go to strip clubs.

I also think a lot of the cashiers don't really care if they are selling Playboy to underage kids as long as they present some sort of fake ID, or look older since a lot of smaller stores like corner stores are also owned by the workers.