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Article #15Re: Groups used to distribute illegal material
From: bane M i c h a e l -
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 22:49
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 22:49
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In article <1992Aug13.192347.21686@ludd.luth.se>, bjorn@ludd.luth.se (Bjorn Fahller) writes:
|> I think this idea of closing newgroups because they carry illegal material is
|> a bit strange. It's not the newsgroup that's at fault. If it's pictures, they
|> can very well be posted somewhere else, or be spread through mail (which
|> I believe already happens). No one (I think) would carry the idea of closing
|> a road because people drive too fast, or would anyone?
Come on.... things *DO* happen if many people drive too fast down one piece of road:
1) the police keep a watch (from secret hiding places....... THINK ABOUT IT!)
2) there are other measures taken ("traffic calming")
3) and it has been known (and OFTEN APPRECIATED) to actually close the roads !
NB: this is not to say that I do or do not agree with illegal traffic on UseNet (I've
not weighed up all the arguments yet)
Michael
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mcsun!uknet!mucs!vtx.ma.man.ac.uk!bane From: bane@vtx.ma.man.ac.uk) (M i c h a e l ;-) Newsgroups: news.admin.policy,alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk,misc.legal,alt.censorship Subject: Re: Groups used to distribute illegal material Message-ID: <5752@m1.cs.man.ac.uk> Date: 13 Aug 92 22:49:08 GMT References: <BsxH08.GE8@mtholyoke.edu> <1992Aug13.180458.9340@m.cs.uiuc.edu> <1992Aug13.192347.21686@ludd.luth.se> Sender: news@cs.man.ac.uk Reply-To: bane@vtx.ma.man.ac.uk Followup-To: news.admin.policy Organization: Magic Michael's Mushroom Factory. Lines: 16