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certain magazines from
albums to warn people tha
obscene or violent. This i
discover or choose for thei
album, book or magazine
Out of the Puritans' bel
strictly guarded against ca
mobs and public hangings,
and ludicrous today. We n<
our modern society.
This new outcry seems
same type of group, very c
pie deciding what the rest
should be allowed to see o
^ Granted, the root of law
mandments were the basi
But there is an extent where
to infringe on our rights.
Attorney General Edwin
up a commission on porn<
closely studied the "offensi
ings, then came out with a
mation and their comment
Anyone who has seen th
realize what a mockery it is
not had the pleasure, the
contain excerpts from the
tides, lewd case testimon
trials, and a plethora of th
that some groups abhor an
man from.
The result of these hej
Playboy and Penthouse mz
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A letter was sent out aft
corporations they had b<
nography and would be li
final report.
Consequently, more ths
country stopped sales of PI
34 retailers who had nc
% withdrew magazines.
riayooy sued tne comn
ruled the commission had
ment with the threat and <
companies it was withdra\
Another of these prea
righteous action, Rev. Jir
Wal-Mart and K-mart for
television broadcast. This i
of these 'offenders' in th<
action was called a "m
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their opinion; but not to f(
within its constraints.
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temptation.
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;helves of public schools or
store shelves or labelling
it some of the contents are
mplies that people cannot
mselves whether or not the
is objectionable.
liefs that evil should be so
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things we think are extreme
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to be stemming from the
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us morally weak people
r do.
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for original government.
i rule by moral codes begins
Meese went so far as to set
Dgraphy in which members
ve" material and held hearreport,
citing all this infors.
ie pornography report must
. For those of you who have
two volumes of the report
actual books, magazine ary
from child pornography
e other scandalous material
d want to shield their fellow
irings was the removal of
igazines from Seven-Eleven,
onvenience stores after the
>uters of pornography'' by
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ixecuuve eanor 01 tne rsaicy.
er this hearing informing 23
?en pegged as selling poristed
as such in the panel's
in 10,000 stores around the
ayboy and Penthouse. Even
)t received the letter also
nission and a federal judge
1 violated the First Amendordered
them to inform the
vn.
ching a dangerously overnmy
Swaggart, condemned
selling rock magazines in a
resulted in the removal of 32
i 890 Wal-Mart stores. The
erchandizing decision*' by
tion to the broadcast.
:ycle would end if they were
and silenced. But even they
hey have a right to express
3rce others to share it, or live
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The banning of pornography has become a
hot issue in this country. Pornography is an
industry that will take a great deal of effort on
the part of our judicial system to ban,
especially when they can't even define what
obscene pornography is.
I must take both sides of this issue. As a
photographer, I say making pornographic
photos is the worst thing one could do to a
piece of film. The Eastman Kodak Co. never
dreamed that photography would be used so
disgracefully. After all, photography began as
a fad.
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allow the government to ban pornography,
we allow them to censor, which is a direct
violation of the First Amendment. Most journalists
would sooner break the Ten
Commandments.
As much as I hate pornography, (not for
moral reasons, but because it is a terrible use
of photography), I hate censorship even
more.
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"If someone wants to read "I think c
something, or if someone wants be censorec
to go see something, they're go- looking at tl
ing to see it one way or the ? certain it
other." cut out th
harmful to
Gayle Nettles
Senior, psychology \
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Managing Editor
it to stop printing letters John Boyette
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*1 JUSTICE |
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By Jennifer Steib
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I must agree with the journalist in me th
says 'Don't allow censorship.' If the gover
ment is given the power to ban pornograph
they will also be given the power to cens
news articles, television broadcasts, boo
eet
: do you think of censoi
ertain things need to "The governmeni
I according to who's to censor some thir
hem. Like for children as people are conci
lovies - you need to democratic governn
ings that would be pie should have a
their viewing." goes on and not ju:
ment and the offic
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Maria Fratus Sports Editor
Viewpoint Editor Jeff Shrewsbury
Juliet Nader Assistant Sports Editor
Money Editor Wayne Washington
Patrick Jean Photography Editor
Features Editor Jennifer Steib
Paula WethinRton Assistant Photography Edit'
Assistant Features Editors David Dotson
Kathryn Jeffries Klckoff/Graphics Editor
Mary Pearson Tracy Mixson
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tography:
t has a right "It's up to the public to decide
igs, but as far what they want to see and what
arned, being a they don't want to see."
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in what
st the governials."
Tamela Young
a Campbell Freshman,
, education political science
Special Assignments Production ;
Editor Mark Armstrong .
Hal Millard Lewis Covington
Advisor Advertising Manager
Bill Rogers Margaret Michels !
Graduate Assistant Assistant Advertising Manager
or Margaret Renkl Jan Hodges
Director of Student Media
Bill Clements
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under the same law.
There are many creative uses of
photography. The camera is an outlet for
creativity much like the pen is for a writer. I
don't think pornography is bad because it exploits
women, sex and violence, I think it is
bad because it exploits the art of
photography.
I don't condemn those people who appear
in the photos, nor do I condemn those who
read the magazines and watch the videos ?
that's their business. But I do condemn those
who ruin the film by making the pictures.
I further condemn any government who
would try to immediately violate part of their
I country s constitution oecause tneir nation is
j on a conservative upswing. That would
uproot everything that our older cousins of
at the 1960s and '70s worked so hard to
n- achieve and protect. Maybe we could learn
yt from them.
or Jennifer Steib is the photography editor of
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