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>>>>> On Tue, 4 Aug 92 19:51:35 GMT, bx953@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David R. Cohen) said:

David> 3. the first two reasons are "legal" reasons.  the third reason is my
David> personal belief that "porn" is not harmful to any 15 year old, or anyone
David> else.  I'd bet that almost **every** reader of this message saw some form
David> of pornography before they were 18.  Are you all rapists and murderers, or
David> otherwise "damaged?"  The only thing that you probably felt "wrong" about

I think that you are mistaken here.  There is plenty of evidence that
pornography has a harmful effect on people and society.  Here are a
few negative effects:

1) Studies show that a diet of pornography desensitizes people to rape
and other sex crimes.  (The effect was more pronounced in men than in
women.)

2) A high percentage of all sex crimes (rape, child abuse, etc.) have
pornography involved, during and/or immediately before.  For example,
Ted Bundy indicating in an interview before his death that pornography
played a extremely important role in the rapes and murders he
committed.

3) Studies also indicate that the use of pornography tends to reduce a
persons satisfaction with their current sex experience.

4) Child pornography, in particular, is very damaging to the children
abused during the making of the material.

5) Studies indicate that pornography is addicting, with subjects
tiring of the "old" and wanting "newer, harder" pornography.

Obviously no one is saying that by looking at one Playboy magazine a
person will become an instant rapist.  However, there is overwhelming
evidence to indicate that continued exposure to pornography is harmful
to individuals and society.  I have more complete information about
some of the studies dome on the effects of pornography at home which I
can post if there is interest.  One good reference is the report from
the President's Commission on Pornography.

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