Another example of government and knee-jerk

This story in the news relates the fact that Facebook and MySpace do not have a "panic button" which users can use to get to the National Online anti-Paedophile Agency and more worryingly that they are being summoned to the Home Secretary to explain why. A recent murder of a girl who met someone online has been used as the cause-celebre of this 'requirement' but AGAIN this stupid government does not understand that creating more red-tape/rules/requirements etc does not usually produce any measurable increase in protection - it just makes them look inept.
For example, the girl in question not only talked to the attacker on MSN which DOES already have the button, but the button, of course, is only useful if the person is suspicious of the attacker's activity. Presumably if she was, she wouldn't have met with the guy in the first-place so the button has almost zero value to achieve what they want to achieve. As with other attempts at protecting young people, the important thing here is education, parents talking to their children and monitoring internet usage such as having a PC in the living room rather than a bedroom. Sadly none of these will stop attacks, which if not online would be at a park or in a dark street at night etc but at least these have a genuine benefit.
As for CEOP CEO Jim Gamble saying that Facebook's policy was, "beyond logic", he needs to learn what logic means before he makes himself look like another headline grabbing but somewhat ignorant Suit.
Although Facebook and MySpace presumably could add the button, I support their objection on the grounds that it is a free country and it is a pointless exercise.