For a historical view of the "battle" against pornography over the
last twenty years, I commend the article below --
What happened? Or rather what didn't happen?
An article, though a year old, is helpful.
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/the_end_of_the_net_porn_wars/
January 15, 2009
Concern regarding the lack of law enforcement to enforce the law against pornography
- both locally, regionally and nationally.
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Under the Reagan and George H. Bush administrations, there was significant
law enforcement success against pornographers.
As George W. Bush came into office, high hopes abounded that we would see
positive investigative and prosecutorial initiatives re-exerted. It did not
happen.
What happened? Or rather what didn't happen?
For those of you who would like a historical view of the "battle"
against pornography over the last twenty years, I commend the article below.
It deals with questions like the following:
*** Since 1995, the criminalization of Internet pornography on occasion has
been a priority in Congress, with major pieces of legislation passing by wide
majorities so why has there been virtually no push from the Department of
Justice (DOJ) to prosecute purveyors of pornography over the Internet?
Why has DOJ shown no appetite for taking on the issue?
Bob Peters President of Morality in Media states it well in the article "We
need to teach future generations that this is not acceptable behavior, because
pornography is a real problem for many people. ..."
" ... The Supreme Court has said the states have a compelling interest
in protecting minors from obscenity, and porn opponents point to statistics
like those at TopTenReviews that say 90 percent of children ages 8 to
16 have been exposed to Internet porn.
Peters argues adult material is too easily obtained by children. 'We need
to make it so that pornographers risk losing money or going to jail for their
behavior,' he [Robert Peters] says. ..."
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/the_end_of_the_net_porn_wars/
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A word from the past
"... Here is the reason why we have a moral breakdown in every area of
life. The titanic freedoms which we once enjoyed have been cut loose from
their Christian restraints and are becoming a force of destruction leading
to chaos. And when this happens, there really are very few alternatives. All
morality becomes relative, law becomes arbitrary, and society moves toward
disintegration. In personal and social life, compassion is swallowed up by
self-interest. ..." Dr. Francis A. Schaeffer
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