Reply #6: anybody who says pornography has

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NO influence on people's actions is a moron, and is ignoring data.

practically ANYTHING we watch, read, etc. has SOME (greater or lesser influence) on us.

The issue is - just because it has AN influence, does that mean we can ban it? And the answer - if you respect the constitution - is no.

Fwiw, viewing tons of movies with the heroes engaged in risky behavior and/or drug abuse, etc. could have an influence on you - normalizing it. so what? It's still constitutionally protected.

Period.

I think that anybody who thinks there is a direct causal connection - iow if adkisson had never listened to rwradio there is no doubt he would not have done this - is DREAMING.

but could it have helped reinforce his actions? sure.

so what?

that's the price you pay to live in a free society.;

do i think it's ridiculous that everybody is kneejerking and all of a sudden rush et al are responsible for this guy? of course it's ridiculous