Candyman Operation: success or failure??
I have always managed to find it interesting as to what provokes people to commit hideous crimes against other people. Lecture 19 dicusses this in the first half and then breifly touches upon the ethics part of pornography and the crimes that could possibly be a result of watching porn. However, pornography is one of the top causes of rape in the world and, like anything else that is a threat to society, should be illegal.
If one were to think of some of the crime-causing substances in the U.S., i.e. drugs and sometimes alcohol, then it would be understandable as to why the government has placed a ban or limit to the amount of people could have. Laws like these help to protect the public from the harm of others who may get out of control with these substances, hopefully decreasing the amount of crime that occurs. So if pornography can sometimes be seen as the cause of the unlawful rape of women and children, then why would the government place a ban on the more violent porn that is on the market? I think that it is disgusting how some people like to watch these violent videos for their own entertainment. Its also twisting to the stomach to think that porn has been seen as a “gateway” catalyst to unacceptable behaviors when people cannot control themselves any longer and have to take their frustrations out on innocent people.
If the government knows now that rapists are more likely to commit crimes after they have watched violent porn, then why wouldn’t they just make it illegal like anything else that could cause harm to the public? Pornography can be compared to mind-altering drugs, because I’m sure that after someone has completed their crime they are no longer the same person they were when they hurting someone else. It’s creepy to think that this seemingly innocent stimulus can cause so much hurt in society to the point where the government should really step in and try to stop this ongoing problem as best as they can.
