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Graham Marsden, 06 Sep 2005 19:16:59
snowdrop-explodes@talk21.com wrote:
> Argument : There is no conclusive research evidence that viewing
> violent porn leads to criminal activity.
> Notes/Links : I think this should be "all independant research
> has shown there is no link"
> *** That would be an inaccurate statement. Absense of evidence
> is not evidence of absense, research has failed to find a link
> but has not shown that there isn't one.
Ok, how about "all independent research has failed to demonstrate any
credible link"?
Graham Marsden, 06 Sep 2005 19:18:52
snowdrop-explodes@talk21.com wrote:
> ID : 9
> Argument : \x{201C}this material should have no place in our society" is
> a moral position based on taste and not harm
> Notes/Links : ECHR permits government to legislate to preserve
> morals.
> *** However, since the proposals deal only with private use,
> "public morals" are not threatened, so the ECHR conditions
> shouldn't apply
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that was one of the
arguments used in the Spanner Appeal, but it didn't work even though
they were "in private"