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From: bottom@katadn.DEC
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Subject: Re: Ban ning porn etc.
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Date: Thu, 5-Sep-85 11:49:10 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep  5 11:49:10 1985
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Well censorship raises it's ugly head again. This is one vote against
any form of censorship. The problems are many, here are a few.

1) who defines porn or unsuitable material?
2) what standard is used?
3) who gives these people the right to interfere?

I have always wondered why people aren't satisfied with policing their own
input, but seem to find it necessary to police everyones' listening, reading,
viewing material. This can only be some sort of compensation for their own 
weaknesses as I have no problem with porn or rock music or movies etc. If 
*I* don;t like it *I* take the personal responsibility to avoid it. Why can't
you pro-censorship people make this kind of a personal adjustment and leave
your personal standards at home where they belong?

Because I have respect for the rights of others I do not attempt to regulate
or legislate my personal moral beliefs on anyone else, I think that *you*
(pro censorship people) should reciprocate this type of behavior and let
the rest of us read or listen to whatever we want to.

Dave Bottom
DEC Augusta Maine
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