In today's society, inappropriate content is revealed to citizens constantly. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury gives a great example dealing with censorship. In the book, it shows a society that burns books because they feel that books cause a corrupt society but Montag, a firefighter, tries to turn around the law and fights for the rights of books. In order to have a strong society, we need censorship. It deters possible discrimination, stops the spread of ideas, and also prevents crime and violence. Censorship deters possible discrimination. Prabhakar Pillai, author of “Pros and Cons of Censorship” remarks, “It prevents the spread of racism.” The author is trying to say that censorship will prevent people from being hateful towards each other. Pillai also mentions that many appalling actions can be avoided if a society has censorship. The author is trying to say that if we have censorship we could prevent supremacist. …show more content…
In the article, “What Children Need Is Censorship,” by Aric Sigman exclaims, “The difference between a child and an adult is that children are more vulnerable to the effect of everything from sunburn and alcohol to ideas and images.” In other words, children are more likely to be influenced or harmed by something. He also mentions that it is the parent's responsibility to protect their children. To clarify, a parent should always look after their child. Averting crime and violence will help society from not being corrupt. Censorship stops the spread of ideas. In the article “Censorship Can Be Beneficial!” the author states “Many want the freedom to fill their minds with wicked thoughts, words and deeds.” The author is trying to say that if people knew too much information it will lead to bad thoughts. Hastings also mentions that a society needs to know information. Hastings is trying to say that citizens need to know certain information. Stopping the spread of ideas will lead to a trouble free