Originally posted here by Egaladeist
Hi miracle,

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If I feel you are not taking proper responsibility of your children, your car, your home, your shoes, your dog, or your watch...can I take them from you...or force you to accept my guidance?

That essentially is what you're suggesting...that if someone doesn't properly secure their computer that gives you the right to FORCE your guidance and changes upon them.

It doesn't wash! Unless the person is breaking the law you and no one else has the right to FORCE your judgments or your guidance upon them.

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While I have to agree - in principle - to your statement above, in actual fact your arguement is somewhat flawed.

The states and federal government on a regular basis DO tell you what you can do with your own personal property, family, pets, etc...

Look at all of the cases involving Children and Youth (or whatever your particular branch of family services are called). They tell people every day how to raise their children, how to handle problems that their children give, etc... and most of them have never even HAD kids.


As far as your comment re: utilizing our talents in support of the local LEA or whatever... Well, just try going to your local FBI agency and telling them you found a Child porn site and thought they would like to know. I can almost gaurentee that the FISRT person they will look at - and confiscate the system of - is you.