Media & Moral Values

I haven't read the actual study by Anthony D'Amato. I found the findings interesting. I'l write more after I read the paper.

In "Porn Up Rape Down," D'Amato compiled data from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. In 2001, the four states with the lowest per capita access to the Internet were Arkansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, and West Virginia. The four with the highest per capita Internet access were Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey, and Washington.

When compared to Disaster Center's figures for forcible rape for the years 1980 and 2000, the four states with the lowest Internet access showed a 53% aggregate per capita increase in rape, while the four states with the highest Internet access showed a 27% decrease in incidence of rape.

I don't know how true the findings are. I do have a problem with people like David Caton saying rape is caused by nude dancing. Caton successfuly got WFTS Channel 28 not to air Saving Private Ryan. Caton contends the film is historically inaccurate.

I never heard my dad use the “f” word. I neverheard his World War II buddies use the “f” word.DECEMBER2004Therefore, Spielberg’s prolific use of the “f”word in Saving Private Ryan does not accurately represent the service of many men who I personally know.

I couldn't create someone like David Caton if I tried.