Those who corrupt the innocence of childhood are singled out for special condemnation. The production, distribution and consumption of this pornography harms both those who produce it and those who consume it. Local outlets which distribute pornography, which often provide private viewing booths in which male masturbation may take place, become potential breeding grounds for venereal disease. Most importantly, the inaccurate information about sex which is spread by pornography causes some persons to conclude that sex is pleasurable when it is coercive, when it is engaged in with an anonymous partner, and when physical violence and sometimes torture is employed in the act. Moreover, studies lead researchers to believe that in some cases, there is a causal relationship between hard core pornography and violent sexual acts.
Pornography has significant law enforcement implications.
Local outlets which distribute pornography tend to attract prostitutes, drug dealers, and criminals. Some of the actors in these illicit media are injured or killed in the process of producing films, video tapes, or photographs. The injurious effects of illegal obscenity on its consumers and on innocent persons are numerous and profoundly disturbing. Yet apathy toward the existence of illegal obscenity is widespread, and the public has not encouraged public officials and law enforcement officers to take action against it. Hard core pornography has absolutely no redeeming literary or social value.