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Man arrested on charges of using Atherton library computer to view pornography

Original post made on Nov 10, 2010

Acting on a tip from an employee in the Atherton public library, police from Atherton and Redwood City on Oct. 30 arrested Thomas Willis Hemmenway, a Redwood City resident and registered sex offender, and booked him into San Mateo County jail, police said.

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Posted by ITAtherton
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Nov 10, 2010 at 12:34 pm

Ok is the Atherton library or city manager asleep at the wheel once again? Why don't all the library computers have a web filter that prevents any one using the computer to view pornography? I mean come on this should be standard practice on a public computer. I live in Atherton and I'm really growing sick of reading about the disarray our town is in.


Posted by Clarify
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Nov 10, 2010 at 2:53 pm

Hey IT, it is Child Porn that is the problem with the offender. Adult is legal and protected by 1st Amendment. Neither are my choice by the latter is legal.


Posted by JM
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Nov 11, 2010 at 10:15 pm

another reason to never visit that lonely library


Posted by Nicole
a resident of another community
on Nov 15, 2010 at 1:49 pm

Filtering isn't the answer. Filters are imperfect, and often filter out results that aren't offensive at all, while still allowing access to offensive material. If it were possible to filter out child pornography completely, internet service providers would do this automatically for all internet connections, since child pornography is illegal. It's simply not possible to filter out all (or even most) illegal content.


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