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Re: What is spam? (was Re: Scary Survey results about the US First Amendment
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Wed, 11 Jul 2001 10:42:33 GMT
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>   I think he was referring to your efforts to veer the debate
>   in an attempt to make First Amendment = Child Pornography.
>   Granted, there's room for a .debate there, but that's not the
>   crux of the matter (nor, technically, is it a problem with
>   the First Amendment--child porn is *illegal* in every state
>   of the US, and just because people still do it doesn't mean
>   that the First Amendment is to blame).

Why is it illegal? Is it because the majority find it offensive, or because
of the exploitation/harm to children? Perhaps both? If no exploitation/harm
to childrenwas involved in any way, should it be available in a free
society? Should the market be allowed to decide?

Scott A



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  Re: What is spam? (was Re: Scary Survey results about the US First Amendment
 
I know this was a troll, but I thought I'd bite. (...) Certainly we tell ourselves that the children involved are deeply damaged by the experience. I'm not so sure that it's just our squicky puritanical knee-jerk doing that rationalizing sometimes. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: What is spam? (was Re: Scary Survey results about the US First Amendment
 
(...) I think he was referring to your efforts to veer the debate in an attempt to make First Amendment = Child Pornography. Granted, there's room for a .debate there, but that's not the crux of the matter (nor, technically, is it a problem with the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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