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1 <br /> <br /> 2 <br /> <br /> 3 <br /> <br /> 4 <br /> <br /> 5 <br /> <br /> ? <br /> <br /> 8 <br /> <br /> 9 <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br /> 11 <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br /> 15 <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br /> 18 <br /> <br />19 <br /> <br />2O <br /> <br />21 <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br />Amendmen~ ~o tee United S~ates Constitution wi~n its <br />freedom of speeca guarantees. Bu~ I also agree wita <br />United S~ate~ Supreme Courg opinion whic~ s~a~es: <br />Firsa Amandm~nC was no~ designed co procect and does <br />prog~cg obscene material°" 5e~'s rejec~ ~ae mygn <br /> <br />~naC uais is a censorship £ssue and mag~ i~ wha~ ig is, a <br />vital public safety issue. Man~ of us have remained <br />apatae~ic Cowa£d pornograpBy until recencly which stems <br />mostly, I believe, from a wide spread public attitude <br />~nag it is a vic~imless crime and gnat police resou, rces <br />ar~ be~ter used in o~ne£ areas. Notaing could be fur~a~r <br />from ~ae truth. <br /> <br /> Sociologist Diana Russell, says po£nograpay i~ <br />vicious antiwomen propaganda~ I quoge, "Ir gelts lies <br />abou~ us. t= degrades women. Pornography is no~ made <br />educate, but Co sell. W~at t~is involves is, foe tLe <br />mos~ par~, totally conarary to what we ~now about female <br />sexuality, ~o say not~ing of love and romance," close <br />quoae". <br /> <br /> Tee A~aorney Gena£al~s commission on pornogfapay <br />quoCes a former prosgi~ute testifying befofe tee <br />Minmeapolis City Council in December 1983 as saying, "We <br />were all introduced ~o prostitution t~roug~ pornography. <br />Tne~e were no exceptions in our group and we are ali <br />under 18. Pornograpay was our ~extDoo~. We learned <br /> <br />AOAMS COORT RMPORT£NG <br /> <br /> <br />