I'm not denying that there isn't a problem with predators on the Internet, and I'm not saying that they shouldn't be policed. MySpace, as a corporate entity is handling it the smart way: watching people with an existing history.

Now you can quibble back and force that sometimes the sexual offender laws in the U.S. are applied in stupid ways, but it's at least a yardstick you can use because on the Internet, no one can tell if you're a granny that got nailed for taking pictures of your grandkids taking a bath or a serial kiddy raper.

Where my issue comes in is that this proposal is the absolutely wrong way to go about it.