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From: ray@rochester.UUCP (Ray Frank)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Possible Ban on Pornography
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Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 10:46:46 EDT
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> My normal impulse would be to agree with Scott.  But, if child porn was
> to be banned, and if the reason given for banning it was that producing
> it necessarily involves committing a crime, I would not be opposed to
> such a ban.  If the reason given was that child porn is disgusting, or
> that reading child porn gives people ideas about the sexual willingness
> of children, I would be opposed.
> 
How about a ban because it is both disgusting and illegal?  It would have
to be made illegal on the grounds that it is disgusting.  I would like
to see your reasons for why child porn should be made illegal.

ray