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Porn vs. Guns?
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m.terribile
Oct 12, 1986, 8:25:05 PM10/12/86
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> True, some porn may advocate, or involve criminal behaviour. Moderated,
> rational regulations would be a more sane approach than an outright ban.
> OSHA, FTC, FDA, and other agencies *could* improve employment, marketing,
> and health practices. Zoning, ratings, and display regulations have
> kept the most offensive materials out of the hands of minors. Laws
> covering rape, prostitution, and child molesting have provided some
> protection.
>
> If you were advocating help for the victim, and awareness, I would
> support you. Even keeping certain materials out of the hands of
> prior offenders would make some sense. Protecting the "average person"
> from "possible corruption", I cannot support.
> rational regulations would be a more sane approach than an outright ban.
> OSHA, FTC, FDA, and other agencies *could* improve employment, marketing,
> and health practices. Zoning, ratings, and display regulations have
> kept the most offensive materials out of the hands of minors. Laws
> covering rape, prostitution, and child molesting have provided some
> protection.
>
> If you were advocating help for the victim, and awareness, I would
> support you. Even keeping certain materials out of the hands of
> prior offenders would make some sense. Protecting the "average person"
> from "possible corruption", I cannot support.
What if some material is *only* of interest to people with a tendency to
use that material to legitimize behaviour which will make them offenders?
Could this be the ``sawed off shotgun'' scenario?
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