Aardvard “An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection” it is not a pro-porn or anti-censorship site

verbatim from the site

You need to read it

As far as what "causes" sex offenders to become offenders, there are a myriad of theories. Some of the major ones include:

• That offending is a learned behavior. Most sex offenders have been victimized at some point in their youth and thus they learned that it's better to be the one to HAVE the power than to be the one SUBJECTED to the power of others. Since they know what it's like to be the victim, they can appreciate being the power holder on the other side of the equation more keenly.

• That offenders have arrested development especially in the areas of empathy. This prevents them from feeling and relating within contexts - from understanding what their actions cause others to feel - because they can't "relate" and so have not learned to inhibit their own actions.

• That offenders act out in reaction to low self esteem. They use their violent actions to exercise control and power to enhance their own self image, to feel powerful, and to dominate others thus making them feel better about themselves.

• That offenders have excessively high levels of self esteem. Opposite from the above, this theory suggests that people with high self-esteem are likely to respond aggressively when their inflated view of themselves is threatened by criticism or perceived insult or when someone obstructs their need for gratification. Gang members have high self-esteem. So do spouse abusers. On a narcissism scale, violent criminals, long thought to be “acting out” low self-esteem, obtained a higher mean score than people in any other category. In short: the higher one’s self-esteem, the lower one’s self-control or that the higher one thinks of oneself, the less regard one has for others.

Better you read the whole site, it is objective and informative.

It also echoes the forcible rape statistics from US DoJ showing a decline in recent years.

I found no mention pornography.

Well folks thanks for your participation.
I dont feel to continue on unless someone has something extra-ordinary.
We've had a say and I simply cant go beyond my life experiences to look at vacant reports, so-called studies from this place and that, peoples inclinations and lusts for fleshie things etc.
I havent seen anything that convinced me that porn isnt an "end of a civilisation encouragement".
The Bible says NO to sexual immorality (as BOAZ_David says for the betterment of mankind).
To me, pornography remains one of the biggest threats to the modern world we have along with militant Islam, drugs, alcohol, a rising militaristic China etc.
Its an extremely destructive influence with growing boys, that will lead many later on into sex crime.
...and the federal governments of Australia have done nothing about restricting it apart from labelling it with categories.
Its got to get dealt with.

"Its an extremely destructive influence with growing boys, that will lead many later on into sex crime." - that would be smacking which is fiercly defended by some of our resident fundies.

There is a strong causal correlation between smacking and sexual violence but no proven one between use of porn and sexual violence.

I consider militant religious fundamentalism a far greater threat to the modern world than the items you have listed.

Reason is likely to have some impact on the others but it seems to have little impact when it comes to religious fundamentalism.

R0bert

RObert.
Nothing needs to be proven re: porn and sex crime.
We know human nature.
We see the sex crime.
There is no other influence known to be causing it.
For the sake of the girls and the women of tomorrow it has be finished with.
It needs to become a criminal offence to possess it.
If it doesnt the world of tomorrow will be a terrible place to live. I wonder how many of you men in this column are part of the porn industry or the lobby.

Pornography is now a $7-billion+ a year industry, whose products are easily available in cities around the country. This material ranges from the 'soft-core' type, consisting essentailly of nude women in various poses, to the 'hard-core' variety, which shows women in various sexual acts and often depicts them being stripped, bound, assaulted, tortured, and other wise humiliated and degraded.

Pornography has become deeply controversial largely because many people believe that it directly or indirectly causes sex crimes.

Studies of the issue have genrally produced inconclusive findings, as it is difficult in practice to prove or disprove a general causal link between the use of pornography and acts such as rape or incest.

Although the link between pornography and behaviour is still undetermined, the link between pornography and attitudes is not.

There is now ample evidence that men who are exposed to pornography tend, at least temporarily, to have more callous attitudes towards women afterward. (Malamuth and Donnerstein, 1994).

There can be little question that whether or not pornography causes violence, it creates a climate in which women come to be seen as mere sex objects, existing solely to satisfy men's desires.

Because of this, some feminist groups have formed an unusual alliance with conservative religious organisations to demand that pornography be restricted or banned.

Other people, ranging from pornography consumers to civil-liberties groups, resist the suggestion. One objection is the difficulty of agreeing on what is pornographic. Another objection is the protection of 'Freedom of Expression' on the grounds that censorship itself is a greater danger to a free society than any censored material could every be ("Lady Chatterley" case in Britain).

The public remains divided on the issue.

A 1995 Gallup poll found that a bare majority oppose further restrictions on pornography in general, but nearly three-quarters favour a ban on portrayals of sexual violence. Public opinion is also divided along sex lines: a 1996 poll found that half of all women, but only a quarter of men, are 'very concerned' about pornography.

One of the best stories on the thread Foxy.
Thanks muchly for it.
I would like to see someone, somewhere establish a national Anti-porn Day to draw attention to the crime connection.
Perhaps I need to pray about it a lot.
There was a chap called OE on another thread who had a wonderful testimony.
He said in 40years as a parole officer he hadnt met a sex offender that hadnt fed on porn.
Its testimonies like his that point to a truth more clear than the "pro-porner" men on this thread want to know about.