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I totally agree that the Federal government should take a harder line on pornogtaphey, even when it involves depictions of adults. At the time the Miller v California decison was handed down by the united States Supreme Court, hard-core pornography was still disseminated to adults in a brown-paper wrapper, or available in adult magazine and video stores within particular geographic areas (does anyone remember "combat zones?", or in adult theazters. It was generally not readily available to children or teens (although I can tell you from my own experience that children and teens could still get at it) and even when softer-core porn(X as opposed to XXX) was available in neighborhood magazine stores and video shops, it was generally in a secluded "adults-onoy" area under the watchful eye of a store manager or clerk.
ReplyDeleteThe Internet changes the whole landcscape field in a way that goes far beyond anything contemplated in Miller v California. The key fact is that, on the Internet, there are no controls whatsoever (except those, such as SafeEyes, that are voluntarily put in place by the owner of the computer, and even these can be readily hacked through by a computer-savvy teen or child.) The overwhelming accessibility of porn has created a situation where over 50% of porn consumers are under the age of 18 (I have yet to meet a teen who cannot say "yes" when the website asks him if he is over the age of 18, and a drivers license or sheriff's id is not necessary for proof.)
This is the basis on which Miller needs to be challenged, and greater scrutiny of the porn industry, by law-enforcement agencies, at the producer, distributor and website operator end end is crucial. Whether we accept this or not, pornography is no longer out in the street in "dirty book stores" and "combat zones." It's pouring into our homes, and that's what must be stopped.