What people don’t get is that legalization is not the government, or the populace as a whole, admitting that the thing being legalized is “right”, or morally justified. It may still be seen as “wrong” by a majority of the public and even the lawmakers. What people have to understand is that there’s law, and there’s morality/ethics, and there’s a difference. The law is aimed at PROTECTING everyone in society, not just to cater to the moral beliefs of a few people. If you think porn is bad, that’s great. Even I think that it is somewhat immoral. However, I’d be reluctant to make porn illegal, because there’s a purpose as to why it’s legal in the first place. Think of it as an ugly dam. You might not like the sight of it, but it’s preventing the farms below from being flooded; and if you blast it, it’s only going to cause a lot more mayhem for a lot more people… just so that your personal wishes are met.

Also, if my mom/sister/friend/cousin/whatever was in porn, of course I’d try and talk them out of it, but again, its ultimately their choice. In life (or in this society at least), you can influence people, but you cannot control them. They chose to do it because it was obviously within their moral bounds, and sometimes you just have to respect others’ views. So the only thing you can really do is to just accept it and act according to your own morals as to giving them support or alienating them. I personally prefer the former, because when you think of it objectively, it’s just another job that people are being paid for, and like the others said, they ARE fulfilling a duty in society (see Mark et al.’s arguments above).

- More legal porn mean LESS illegal porn

Sexual assault has fallen dramatically in the US since the early 1970’s.(US dept of Justice stats) In fact the US states with the highest take up of internet technologies have the lowest sexual assault rates and vice versa.

Teen pregnancy has also fallen across the US to the lowest point since 1972 (see National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

Whilst I appreciate that sex and porn is an emotive issue and many wish that they could lay the blame for all the “moral transgressions” against their own standards and more abhorrently, sex crimes, the data does not stack up.

In addition to this independent data many studies are now being conducted on the links between porn and crime. I suggest reading “Pornography, Rape, and the Internet” by Todd D. Kendall of Clemson University or “Porn Up, Rape Down” by Anthony D’Amato from Northwestern University – School of Law (which demonstrates a 85% reduction in sex crimes inversely correlated with the rise in pornography) before falling into line with the mob mentality.

it may b my opinion but like mark sed “Which would you prefer, the perverts to be safely at home, harming no one, looking at porn to vent their sexual frustrations, OR have them take it out on the public, or even worse, our kids.”
well i no which 1 i’d prefer. Not sure on you tho but in the end u gotta make this choice: “BAN PORN AND HAVE YOUR CHILD POSSIBLY RAPED BY SOME STRANGER (not sayin it wil happen, but the chances are pretty high) OR KEEP PORN AVAILABLE AND REDUCE THE RISK TO YOUR CHILDREN?”
I wernt pickin on any1 in tht particualar question just so u know.