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> Another thing to consider is the attitude that ``if it is illegal then
> it must be pretty good!''. Or didn't you sneak into restricted films
> just because you knew that whatever it was, must be really something?
> 
> Laura Creighton
> utzoo!laura

Another example of this was mentioned a while ago (I'm sorry, I
don't recall by whom).  Our grand experiment with Prohibition!
If what I've read isn't all wet, many people drank then who
wouldn't have otherwise -- no, I can't cite references.

Paul Dubuc, attempting to rebut Evelyn Leeper's rebuttal of his
article arbitrarily decided to substitute "kiddy porn" for his
original "porn."  This is the real reason for this posting.

Children are often distinguished from adults under the law and
this is (usually) as it should be.  Adults are allowed to buy,
use, and, sometimes, abuse alcoholic beverages; CHILDREN ARE NOT.
Adults are (sometimes, so far) allowed to buy porn; CHILDREN ARE
NOT.  Adults are (so far) allowed to act in porn; CHILDREN ARE
NOT.  This is for the protection of the children, who under the
law, are not yet able to decide for themselves.

I must say, I agree with Laura and Evelyn.

As an aside, I find it incredible that with all this energy
directed at porn few have even mentioned the violence that
pervades TV and the movies and it isn't even X rated!  Now *that*
is obscene.

Charlie