If it’s “to protect the kids” it’s usually bullshit that’ll take away freedoms and privacy.
9.99999 times out of 10 it's just an appeal to emotion to keep people from looking behind the curtain.
It seems the root of bills such as this is the notion that children are property. When viewed in that light they make (some) sense. However if one believes that children are people these bills are vile and should be fought against.
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