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Don't try this at home: extreme body make-overs : Comments

By Virginia Tressider, published 7/4/2006

Should we censor Internet sites promoting radical body modifications?

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Censorship, in the vain belief that it will stop the 0.00000001% of the population from harming themselves?

Such “censorship” would be a little tough on the 99.9999999% of us who would not.

Ultimately, no one can stop someone else from exercising self harm, be it the individual who wants amputation or (and far more commonly) teenagers who self lacerate.

Part of the “social price” paid for “individual liberty” is that some people will do what the majority consider to be “dumb things”.

Alternatively, the “Price” we all pay for protecting some from themselves is “Who decides what to Censor” and as individuals, does that "censors" constricts conform to our individual values?

I, for one, accept that people are responsible for themselves and support their right to self expression etc, regardless of how dumb their “Expression” might be on the clear understanding that I will remain free from the dead hand of censorship.
Posted by Col Rouge, Saturday, 6 May 2006 8:52:46 AM
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