It's official - Pornography DECREASES sex crimes
 

Huge article in the weekend paper about it. Unfortunately there is no electronic version of it but I am going to scan it from the papaer and make it available.

Some highlights:
In Denmark, wherre all forms of pornography (including child porn) were legalized in 1969, sex crimes have fallen 87%.
In West Germany, where most pornography was legalized in 1973, reports of group rape decreased by 59%, and rape by strangers decreased 33%.
Similar figures for Japan and Canada.
"The research seems to indicate that if you leglize it, it doesn't lead to an increase in sexual predation; it leads to a decrease.You have an outlet, a harmless outlet".

Much more data is presented in the article. The conclusion is that you can definitely rule out the argument that wider availability of porn leads to more sex crimes. The research says exactly the opposite.

i've always known that...... Too bad it won't matter since the US is the religious freak capital of the world and porn will ALWAYS be seen as "evil"

"In Denmark, wherre all forms of pornography (including child porn) were legalized in 1969"

Is this for real? CP is legal in Denmark? if so, they're some sick fuckers.

that's very interesting.

it makes perfect sense... rapists only want to get their rox off, and if there is plenty of venues to do it at easilly enough... they'd rather go there first!

IS THIS FOR REAL?!

yea in danemark pedophilia was lega but only for some times, 1 years. "Color climax" made some ones....

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I wish porn and cp were never used in the same sentence. One has nothing to do with the other :helpme

This is not surprising to me.
Why spend all that time to find a rape victim when you can just jack off to a awesome video from block buster for $2.95?

When porn is illegal the guy who has it knows he has crossed into criminal behavior. This can then cause low self esteem and anger for those who feel like they have to hide their desires. Add that to the fact that the guy probably is not getting laid and feels that everyone else in the world is except him. Now add that he sees all the chicks in porn enjoying sex but not with him and of course it is because he is scum bag and chicks hate him. So now he's a woman hater and a criminal and thinking "I'm gonna get caught and go to jail for having porn so why not commit a crime actually worthy of jail time?"

that's almost right with prostitution !

porn is good for your health! :)

Psychologically it makes sense. If someone's self image is changed so that they believe themselves to be a criminal, then they won't be so restrained in acting like one.

Except rape is a crime about power and not sex, or so they say. Kind of throws a wrench in the works.

Get ready for this!

Lolita magazine, which shows nude girls as young as 4 and 5 is most likely still legal in some European countries. I saw a copy of lolita mag in a convience store in South Carolina in the 1960's. I pointed it out to my mom; not really knowing what it was, and she cursed the store owner out.
The store owner calmly explained that it was legal.

Being a dumb kid; I told my mom that I see plenty of black children naked on TV when they show those "save a child" ads and thus concluded that it was only bad to show naked kids who are white. :1orglaugh


I have had a chilling effect by CP and the wave to wipe it out.
A friend of mine was showing me his photo album and he had a nude picture of himself when he was about 4 yrs old. I almost shit in my pants when I saw it. My first thought was "CP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". Now that is the bad side of things because that was a innocent picture of a guy from another country where this is so common that it could never be a crime. It is possible to have a nude pic that is not CP but I'll be damned if I'll ever show one and take that chance. Any nude photos of any kids around me would get burned no matter how innocent it was.

The power and control theory is just that...theory.
In any event it cannot account for all sexual assaults.
Fact is the majority of rapes are what is call "date rape".
No power and control in date rape; just a horny motherfucker who should jack off more. Might also help if the bitch would stop teasing for 4 hours during the date.

This is great news indeed!

JohnShinil.

I knew it!