Sign up with Google
- Joined
- Jul 22, 2003
- Messages
- 66,740
-
Ask a question and get free supportUnlock new privileges and see hidden discussionsWin prizes and earn reputation
-
Question of the day ~ How often do you braai?
-
Afristay giveaway.Win a 2-night stay for two people at an establishment of your choice with R1,000 in spending money. Enter here.
Mobile porn providers operate outside the law
- Thread starter rpm
- Start date
Cool - so we can order all the porn we want now, and then when the bill comes, refuse to pay that portion or that number (Contract only), cos cellphone companies are charging us for illegal content, and then wait for the court case, and win.
seven7seven
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Oct 31, 2003
- Messages
- 305
source: (the article) http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2005/0508311044.asp?S=Cellular&A=CEL&O=FPLEAD
Awesome! Looks like it might be a great opportunity for lobbying legal pressure on the people who sell porn. Pornography is destroying lives, marriages & families. It's time we show that we're sick of it! I'm very keen to place a complaint with SAPS against providers that are doing this. Now I got to find out how to go about it?
Richard7 said:
if porn is destroying someone's life, marriage or family may I suggest that someone seeks help, because it's most certainly not destroying mine, in fact I think I'll go get me some pr0n right now...
there's only one thing that should be changed/regulated about Internet and mobile porn - minors should not be able to access it
just my 2c
Richard7 said:
Who is this "we"? I certainly don't agree with you (assuming you're not joking). What gives you the right to dictate what other people view? The only porn that should be outlawed is non-consensual porn (child porn, beastiality, rape etc.).
Besides if you take away legal methods of obtaining porn people will just obtain it illegally
The_Unbeliever
Honorary Master
- Joined
- Apr 19, 2005
- Messages
- 103,196
dominic said:prohibition - every time a coconut
why would you want to look at porn on a mobile phone
And also :
On a tiny itty-bitty phone screen? And have eyes like
for the rest of the day?This reminds me of the green screens we've had for the first XT and AT class computers, if you stared at it for too long, your eyes goes all funny...
seven7seven
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Oct 31, 2003
- Messages
- 305
Antonio: one can debate either side of the issue but I am a firm believer that pornography in a negative way severely influences people on an individual & social basis.
Perdition: "we" refers to every person that is concerned about the adverse effects that pornography is having on our society & would like to see it halt. I never said nor implied that I have the right to dictate what people view. No one can be controlled in that sense. However I do believe that I am within my right to speak out against things which I believe are detrimental to our society. If we apply your argument to the matter of murder, then we must say the following to any citizen who is strongly opposed to murder & says that people shouldn't be allowed to do it: "What right have you to say that people may not murder someone?"
You might say that murder is an entirely different issue because it affects not just yourself but others (namely the victim & the victims relations etc.) too. But the thing is that pornography in many cases (not all) ultimately affects more than just you, it extends to tearing apart marriages, families & other social relationships leaving lives shattered & devastated.
Oh and yes, if you outlaw something some people are bound to deviate from the law & do it anyway. However I think that is no basis purely by which to keep something legal. If it was then we might as well make stealing legal 'cause a heck of it seems to be going on in this country daily.
Kind Regards,
--richard
Perdition: "we" refers to every person that is concerned about the adverse effects that pornography is having on our society & would like to see it halt. I never said nor implied that I have the right to dictate what people view. No one can be controlled in that sense. However I do believe that I am within my right to speak out against things which I believe are detrimental to our society. If we apply your argument to the matter of murder, then we must say the following to any citizen who is strongly opposed to murder & says that people shouldn't be allowed to do it: "What right have you to say that people may not murder someone?"
You might say that murder is an entirely different issue because it affects not just yourself but others (namely the victim & the victims relations etc.) too. But the thing is that pornography in many cases (not all) ultimately affects more than just you, it extends to tearing apart marriages, families & other social relationships leaving lives shattered & devastated.
Oh and yes, if you outlaw something some people are bound to deviate from the law & do it anyway. However I think that is no basis purely by which to keep something legal. If it was then we might as well make stealing legal 'cause a heck of it seems to be going on in this country daily.
Kind Regards,
--richard
Last edited:
Alcohol ruins marriages, families and relationships, should we outlaw that? Grand Theft Auto has been blamed for violence within society, should we outlaw all computer games? Where do you draw the line?
Personally I don't want my freedoms taken away because there are a few unbalanced people out there that can't handle their alcohol/porn/drugs/games/whatever. People should take some personal responsibility for their actions and not blame their problems on society.
Personally I don't want my freedoms taken away because there are a few unbalanced people out there that can't handle their alcohol/porn/drugs/games/whatever. People should take some personal responsibility for their actions and not blame their problems on society.