“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”

So, sadly...for whatever reason I have been unsuccessful at setting up an account with iSafe...maybe they don't think I'm safe enough or something for their site. j/k, man, I'm a nerd. but really, I've tried it about 4 of 5 times now but it hasn't worked. But, I did do the other reading for our "internet safety" assignment. I really enjoyed Elder Ballard's talk and it really got me thinking about how sad it is that so much media has become corrupt. I was babysitting my nephews this morning and one of them wanted to watch the Disney version of Robin Hood. Luckily, that's not a bad flick in any way shape or form but it made me think about how there have been inappropriate things found in Disney movies... whether it's quiet talking in the background (like in Aladdin) or cuss words in the movie or on the cover (Little Mermaid). I just don't get why some people can't let there be some wholesome movies...it just really goes to show that Satan wants to play his part no matter how small. One quote that really stood out to me from Elder Ballards talk was one that said "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Sometimes I think we all think, and I know I have been guilty, that there's nothing we can do about all the bad stuff being seen on television or distributed through the internet but that's not true. Even something as simple as not watching the scum on TV and telling others to do the same can help because the show won't get as good of number of people watching ratings. I also really liked the guidelines posted by the LDS church on internet and computer safety. My parents growing up always had our family computer in a main, high traffic part of the house and I think that is very important. If children aren't given the privacy to look at inappropriate things, they're not going to try. Having a filtering system is also very crucial... scum can just pop up even if you're not looking for it. And that's why it's also very important to talk to your children (or students) about it. Talk about what should happen if something like that does take place and how to handle it. Give warning and awareness to your children, students, and possible students' parents so that that type of thing can also be prevented when you're not able to be close by rendering your protection.