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A sex offender in Miami could head back to jail for violating his parole. Was he caught in an unappropriate place? Did he forget to call his parole officer? No. He was in possesion of Maxim magazines, a racy calendar and a racy poster.
The 23-year-old was initially in jail for sexual battery of a mentally disabled relative - a heinous crime to be sure. A judge will determine if the materials he had in his possession were innocent or dangerous. The crackdown is happening all over Florida; some terrible sex-slayings lead to closer monitoring of sexual offenders on probation. This is something I agree with and support - sex offenders are incredibly dangerous and very scary. They have some very serious mental and sexual issues that need to be closely monitored. A deep disturbance somewhere along the line has lead these criminals to use their sexuality in inappropriate places with inappropriate people in inappropriate ways. It's sad and infuriating and terrifying.
That said, in this case, I can't help but wonder if "softer" erotic materials such as Maxim may help him to overcome any urges that may lead him to re-commit. Why would I say that? Studies in Japan and Denmark - two countries that have among the lowest rates of sexual crimes such as rape - indicate that wide availability of erotic materials leads to lower levels of sexual crimes.
(Google "Berl Kutchinsky", and you'll probably find his study called Pornography, Sex Crime and Public Policy. Granted, it's older, but it spawned a number of similar studies that you can probably locate as well. I don't have time to come up with more right now, but if anyone is interetsed, just leave a note in the comments section, and I'll find more studies for you).
I'm not saying that reading Maxim is going to abolish sexual crimes. I just think it's something to consider. If erotic materials give otherwise confused and sexually disturbed criminals an outlet that doesn't involve harming anyone - that could be a very good thing.
The 23-year-old was initially in jail for sexual battery of a mentally disabled relative - a heinous crime to be sure. A judge will determine if the materials he had in his possession were innocent or dangerous. The crackdown is happening all over Florida; some terrible sex-slayings lead to closer monitoring of sexual offenders on probation. This is something I agree with and support - sex offenders are incredibly dangerous and very scary. They have some very serious mental and sexual issues that need to be closely monitored. A deep disturbance somewhere along the line has lead these criminals to use their sexuality in inappropriate places with inappropriate people in inappropriate ways. It's sad and infuriating and terrifying.
That said, in this case, I can't help but wonder if "softer" erotic materials such as Maxim may help him to overcome any urges that may lead him to re-commit. Why would I say that? Studies in Japan and Denmark - two countries that have among the lowest rates of sexual crimes such as rape - indicate that wide availability of erotic materials leads to lower levels of sexual crimes.
(Google "Berl Kutchinsky", and you'll probably find his study called Pornography, Sex Crime and Public Policy. Granted, it's older, but it spawned a number of similar studies that you can probably locate as well. I don't have time to come up with more right now, but if anyone is interetsed, just leave a note in the comments section, and I'll find more studies for you).
I'm not saying that reading Maxim is going to abolish sexual crimes. I just think it's something to consider. If erotic materials give otherwise confused and sexually disturbed criminals an outlet that doesn't involve harming anyone - that could be a very good thing.
posted by Hailey Dai @ 9:30 p.m.
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