what is this "dope" you speak of, that comes in a bag???
I know of dope in a can or bottle
but i have no need for soldering compound...
so therefore I decline your wager...
Posted on 08/15/2007 1:58:32 PM PDT by LightedCandle
You mind your own business.
No one is trying to change the law. However if one of your pervert friends breaks the law or violates someone elses rights, then they need to be prosecuted.
Have you ever actually been in Japan?
Have you ever seen the posters in the subways showing schoolgirls and office ladies telling molesters (called "chikan") that "NO!" (in English, because there is no forceful way to say NO! in Japanese) they don't want to be felt up or the poster with the three red circles with the slashes through them, one with a picture of a person hitting a vending machine, the second with a person hitting a train man, and the third with a man's hand going up a woman's skirt? How about the woman-only train cars that they've run so that woman can feel safe going home from Shibuya without getting felt up? Yeah, that's how common men molesting women in Tokyo train cars is.
I think you are confusing low reporting rates with reality. In Japan, a woman who gets felt up on a train will traditionally (though this is changing) simply not say anything because causing a commotion in public is considered rude and embarassing and she won't report it for the same reason.
Do I also need to tell you about the high number of young women who no longer get married, the rampant sexism in the workplace, the low birth rate, the child pornography that was only recently stopped, and so on? And let's not forget that Japan has more abortions per year than the United States with half the population. And what about the actual Japanese women who are pushed into making pornography to pay off family debts by the Yakuza? Good clean fun?
Yeah, and Japan doesn't have a homeless problem, either. I was just imagining those tent cities full of dirty men with no jobs in the parks.
There are plenty of wonderful things about Japan but their relations between the sexes and how women are treated are not among them. Please, take the rose-colored glasses off or spend some time there.
To paraphrase the great Inigo Montoya:
I do not think that word means what you think it means...
Thanks for that update.
1) This has nothing to do with changing the law. It is all about:
a) Enforcing the laws that are there now.
b) Changing the public perception of pornography and acceptance of pornography in its midst.
2) All of the things you mentioned are illegal in certain states. Do you have a problem with people being required to keep the terms of their contracts?
Wow! I leave for an hour and the questions grow and grow:
1) This is not legislation or government regulation. We will leave that to other groups. Our interest is civil litigation.
2) This is all about a product that causes harm to individuals. It’s actually pretty akin to a tobacco lawsuit.
3) What’s wrong with porn? You may not know this but there are numerous scientific studies that affirm the harmful and addictive nature of porn. Essentially, the harm to the brain is very close to that of heroin... release chemicals within in the brain.
More to follow.
Arrgh.
I thought I might provide some headlines I recently came across. Be sure you read my comments at the end of the list.
* Australian Prime Minister Announces Internet Filtering...
* Former band teacher indicted for porn - Batesville...
* Revver Brings User-Generated IPTV Video to the Living...
* Boston Man Sentenced to 10 Years Behind Bars for Child...
* Police arrest man suspected of raping teenager - Northwest...
* TV sex-crime cop busted for child porn - New York...
* Pastor Charged With Sex Crimes Against More Girls...
* Man caught with more that 800 child porn movies gets...
* Ex-Choir Director Gets 20 Years For Kiddie Porn -...
* Romney talks military, economy, family - Tuttle Times
* US Attorney Reports Ohio Man Guilty Of Sending Child...
Please note, this represents 10% of the headlines regarding crime and pornography just in the last 24 hours.
So do coal miners.
Yes, but which would you want your daughter to marry?
Not really. We have a constitution and Bill of Rights to protect the rights of the people from the masses. These rights have been attacked many times by legislation and only judicial review has been able to protect them.
what is this "dope" you speak of, that comes in a bag???
I know of dope in a can or bottle
but i have no need for soldering compound...
so therefore I decline your wager...
No, it is about dragging people into civil court the same way that the gun grabbers try to drag the gun dealers and manufactures into court.
LOL... BINGO!!!
I see that the ones that involve criminal acts contain the word “child” ...
I see no one hear defending child porn ...
so what is your point...
Neither. The point is that your logic was faulty. Coal mining is dangerous, shrimp boat fishing is dangerous, being a lumberjack is dangerous, race car driving is dangerous - lots of jobs are.
Singling out porn is a silly argument.
Nobody is ever forced to buy or watch porn. Nobody is ever forced to produce it. No new government programs.
I do mind my own business. I don't have any pervert FRiends dink, sounds like you do protest too much though if you get my drift. Blackbird.
DING!!! DING!!! DING!!!
We have a winner...
Thanks Jeff
People that are obsessed with porn and those obsessed with fighting it are just two sides of the same coin. Both are should be watched closely around children.
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