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Re: More LP S P A M : (was Re: Scary Survey results about the US First Amendment)
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Tue, 10 Jul 2001 16:31:25 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Duane Hess writes:

Are you advocating limits on speech rights? If you
don't want your kids exposed to porn and violence - monitor what they are
watching.

What if a kid has a parent that does not care - is that OK? What if the
violence/porn is exploitative - is that OK?

That's the parent's duty - not mine, or the governments for that matter
either.

So you would rather that kid was corrupted, than some sort of age check
system was used?

Are you sure that the child will be corrupted? I would rather that the child
be exposed to the realities of life so that it can form its own opinion on
what is right/wrong.

"realities of life"? You think violence in movies and pornography represent
the "realities of life"? It looks like my life is duller than I thought.


Then I'm assuming that you've never had sex, or been in a fist-fight.

Why?

Scott A


Scott A


-Duane



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: More LP S P A M : (was Re: Scary Survey results about the US First Amendment)
 
(...) I don't typically come down in complete agreement with Scott, but I must concur with him on this point. Does anyone of full mental capacity actually think that any film is a true representation of life? The entire process, from the formulation (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: More LP S P A M : (was Re: Scary Survey results about the US First Amendment)
 
(...) Pornography is just a graphical depiction of sex. Sex happens in real life. Violence happens in real life to varying degrees. Get threatened with a crow-bar, or get maced sometime. I feel that both are pretty violent and they have both (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: More LP S P A M : (was Re: Scary Survey results about the US First Amendment)
 
(...) Then I'm assuming that you've never had sex, or been in a fist-fight. (...) -Duane (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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