"Think of the Children" Trope
Comments critique or reference the 'think of the children' argument as a manipulative trope used to justify policies, rights restrictions, or surveillance, often sarcastically on Hacker News.
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Wow, even HN has taken the "but think of the children" pill.
Seems like yet another instance of "give up your rights, think of the children" case.
Normally "protecting children" comes into it some where :-(
uh, 'to protect the children' would like to have a word.
"think of the children" works for a reason
Hey HN: bet you never expected "think of the children" to support an argument you agree with. :)
It's a good question, but please no "think of the children" argument which is being abused in other contexts.
they telling us to "think of the children" again am I right? /s
It's protecting the parents at the expense of the children.
This is yet another instance of "Think of the children":https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Think_of_the_children