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1 <br /> <br /> 2 <br /> <br /> 3 <br /> <br /> 4 <br /> <br /> 5 <br /> <br /> 7 <br /> <br /> 8 <br /> <br /> 9 <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br /> 19 <br /> <br />2O <br /> <br />21 <br /> <br />22 <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br />stated that much of ~na profit of the eigat to ten <br />Oitlioa -- billion dollar pe~ year iadusUry was plowed <br />ba~ into ~ne illegal drug ~rade. One dramatic ~xample <br />was documenued by tn~ recent oommis$ioa on po£nograpny. <br />The infamous O~R. Tnroa~ was on~ of tee firsc of w~a~ are <br />now called pornographio ki~ films. ~t was p~oduced by <br />~ne CoIumbo Family of Une mafia in 1972 for a go,al cost <br />of $25,000. As of 1982 it nas grossed over $50 million. <br /> <br /> Now, my ~nird g£ade ma~a ~ells me ~ha~ if you add <br />eight more yearn of sale we -- t~ey, rasher, ara fas~ <br />approaching ~%e $100 hundred miliio~ g~oss fo~ t~a~ <br />particular film. I~ is imcongruous to my unia~ing <br />maCerials produced in California a£e snipped ~o Minnesota <br />at a profit ~o the transpor~agion companies, sold a~ <br />whole~ale levels in Minaasoca for a profi~ to <br />distributors, sold ~o Minnesoganm for a profig go <br />recallers, and a major po~ion of ~nese revenues are <br />reuu£ned ~o individual~ ~o Da used ~o subsidize their <br />illegal drug ~rade. So in a real s~nse, we find <br />those w~o participate in ~he distribution or sale of <br />po£nograpnic or .obscene materials are aiding and <br />~ne illegal drug traffickers. Everyone i~ seem~ is <br />ma~ing a aidy p£ofit. And we, ~a~ City of Ramsay, ara <br />lef~ go deal wita gna niga cos~ of <br /> <br /> Eacly on we were as~ed for pecsoaal observations. <br /> <br />AOAMS COURT REPORTING <br /> <br />(612) 375-9150 <br /> <br /> <br />