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In reply to the discussion: Really disturbing porn [View all]obamanut2012
(27,451 posts)55. There is no correlation between porn and rape
None.
There is, as you mentioned, real correlations between a whole host of other things and rape, which is what I wish the effort against porn would be put to (poverty, lack of education, job instability, etc.).
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Good post. I am guessing the Neighborhood Watch gang will leave you alone on this
rhett o rick
Jun 2012
#2
A quote from Stephen Gaskin, founder of the Farm Commune, author of several books:
panader0
Jun 2012
#3
yup. and there is a bases in my post. google, is your friend. across the nation police are
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#9
So how do you account for the National Crime Victimization Survey also saying it's going down?
Major Nikon
Jun 2012
#26
Post #41 doesn't even mention the survey or address it in any way, shape, or form
Major Nikon
Jun 2012
#45
it shows that the crimes are not being reported or underreported. but, i have done this in the past
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#48
Radical Feminists and the wingnut religious establishment are in bed with a lot of things
Major Nikon
Jun 2012
#22
Yup, I know that as well. I just think its interesting on many of these threads
riderinthestorm
Jun 2012
#21
i am not saying rape is up because of porn. i do not believe the fbi numbers on the rapes reported
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#25
I understood what you were saying. My point was that across these threads tonight
riderinthestorm
Jun 2012
#31
Actually, I (hope I) wrote that porn availability seems *uncorrelated* with rape incidence.
MannyGoldstein
Jun 2012
#34
my husband ws telling me that he has read where a lot of the on line porn is not willing
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#6
are you talking about where the video came from? really? i dont give a fuck what site it came from
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#16
do you simply ignore what i type? i told you, top of google it is in youtube. i. can. not. open.
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#20
personally, i am appalled someone is harping about where a video was picked up
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#43
I know that if I want objective truth I go to a born again christian
4th law of robotics
Jun 2012
#67