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Because possession of military assault rifles makes shooting rampages more likely, even if not committed by most owners. Increase the number of such weapons in society, and the number of incidents will increase as well. That doesn't mean there should be more restrictions necessarily - maybe the benefits outweigh the costs (another discussion) - but the argument itself is anon sequitur.
Try this:
Most people who smoke cigarettes don't get lung cancer; and many people who have lung cancer never smoked cigarettes; therefore, cigarettes do not cause lung cancer.
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It's probably a good assumption that Teachers, Mom's, Dad's, Priest's, Lawyer's, Doctors or anyone who engages in pedophilia can't control their twisted sexual urges and finds some satisfaction in pornography. When that wears thin because of the law of diminishing returns they need to step it up a notch and commit acts of molestation and rape on children , women and men to achieve the same emotional, mental and physical release. Its a sick twisted evil cycle. Does porn contribute? I'd say that's a valid argument to some degree.
The OP's argument wasn't that porn contributes.
It was the completely unsubstantiated statement "Every sex crime is fueled by pornography, and everyone knows this"
Nothing but O-P-I-N-I-O-N at this point and seemingly not one based very much on fact.
Because possession of military assault rifles makes shooting rampages more likely, even if not committed by most owners. Increase the number of such weapons in society, and the number of incidents will increase as well.
Try this:
Most people who smoke cigarettes don't get lung cancer; and many people who have lung cancer never smoked cigarettes; therefore, cigarettes do not cause lung cancer.
See the problem here?
I was looking for your analysis of my sentence, not your straw example. The problem with your new example is that smoking and its by-products have been proven to cause cancer. Smoking has not been proven to be the only cause of lung cancer.
Find me one sex offender in the last 50 years who did not indulge in porn. Just one.
Find me one who did not indulge in alcohol. Just one.
Amongst the younger generation, probably 18-30 y/olds, I would venture that 80-90% have seen some form of porn in their lives, especially given the proliferation of free porn on the internet.
We are in for an epidemic of child rape according to your logic.
It was the completely unsubstantiated statement "Every sex crime is fueled by pornography, and everyone knows this"
Unless what he meant to say is that every sex crime replicates something seen in porn, which is a bit like saying that because every murder replicates something seen on CSI, we should ban CSI and all other fictional representations of murder.
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