Moonlit_Angel
Blue Crack Addict
nbcrusader said:This becomes a matter of (i) nexus and (ii) clear measurability of the harm.
With drugs, you see the needle in the arm and you see the body dead from an overdose.
With porn, the images remain with a person and they may act on them in obvious or subtle ways. Perhaps it takes a personal experience to understand the effects. Until then, we can just hope it doesn't affect us.
Regulating things where it is blatantly obvious as to what will happen anyone who uses it makes sense, because you know full well what the dangers are, and you know that everyone would get those effects.
With porn, however, everyone reacts to that differently. Some see the image and aren't turned on at all. Some see it and are. Some see it as art. Some see it as obscene (yeah, the obscenity thing's gonna be a hard sell here, 80sU2isBest, because what is obscene to one person isn't necessarily obscene to others. Some people find the Bible obscene. Would you want restrictions on the Bible because of the way some people view it?). So to regulate something that gives off different vibes to different people is a lot harder, and will be much less likely to work.
Originally posted by 80sU2isBest
Taking it away wouldn't make people want it more
The prohibition thing was pointed out-people definitely did go to great lengths to illegally obtain the stuff. Some people saw the monetary value in the stuff, and therefore would go to any lengths possible to obtain the alcohol (and killed anyone who tried to one-up them). And those who loved the drink obviously still wanted it, so they also went to great lengths to get it. And teens who were looking to rebel against their parents would obviously try and find a way to get the stuff and give it a try.
A couple more examples for you-look what happens every time a CD is banned. Sales skyrocket. Why? Because kids still find ways to get the CD, be it from a friend, a shop that didn't cave to the banning rules, nowadays kids can burn the thing off the computer, etc., etc. And for the religious folk, that apple in the garden was forbidden. And did that stop Adam and Eve? Nope.
It's been proven time and time again that people are apt to look at/watch/listen to/read/use things that are forbidden-there's a thrill there in the idea of doing something that is frowned upon by society. Especially if society never really gives a clear-cut reason as to exactly why this thing should be forbidden-not doing that just makes people even more curious. How bad exactly is this thing, anyway, they wonder. And the same thing would happen should porn be restricted or banned.
to everything Irvine and martha and joyfulgirl and them have been saying thus far. Also, a great suggestion you made there earlier, A_Wanderer .
Angela