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Originally Posted by GGG
While I am pro-choice I am with the dimwit, as I stated earlier in thread. Use it as a teaching moment. What you want to teach your kid is up to you. It could be that you need to be vigilent against senationized advertising designed to rile people up, It could be that the rights of individuals need to be protected, it doesn't have to be even about abortion.
The alternative is taking away someones rights to free speech. And unless its inciting hate which I don't think this crosses the line I am for it.
On a general note why are people so disgusted by the imagery? It is an accurate representation of what is happening. To me this is along the lines of people who don't want to know what the conditions are like in a feed lot or a meat packing plant. If you aren't comfortable with the consequences of the choices we make maybe people should revisit their stance on the issue. If you aren't comfortable knowing how a cow gets shot in the back of the head with a bolt gun maybe you shouldn't be eating meat.
Too much of the impacts we create as a society are hidden from us because it is disturbing.
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I can't imagine a situation where if someone stood at a kindergarten handing out abortion pamphlets, police wouldn't be called, or faces wouldn't be punched. There may not be a law prohibiting such behavior, but there is a moral standard that we adhere to.
If I created a massive billboard showing grisly depictions of a severed arm to promote chainsaw safety, or a child's severed head to expose the effect of war crimes, I would think that I've crossed a line over what is ethically viable in our culture. Especially if I show them to children. They are accurate representations, but not to be forced upon everyone, that takes away their own choice to engage.
It's more about understanding what is an appropriate venue. This isn't about free speech. These people can talk all they want, and anyone can choose to listen. By showing these pictures to what is usually a captive or unsuspecting audience, it's forcing a visual assault upon others.
By all means, talk, create dialogue, hold rallies, hand out pamphlets to people who choose to take them. But don't take away someones ability to shelter their own children from these visual depictions. We even have NSFW tags on this very site!
This really isn't a free speech issue.
Anyway, this is taking up too much of this thread, so this will be my last post here on this, although I will listen if there is a reply. Just my thoughts.