Ellsworth Dickson PORNOGRAPHY is an emotional issue that may never be resolved to everyone’s satisfaction. Today, we are presenting two opposing views on this controversial subject. Q er: Dan McNeil Red Hot Video Stella Jo Dean Alderman, N.V. City SUCCESSORSHIP Union confident All - Friday, May 11, 1984 - North Shore News “Pornography is part of our society and it is not just going to go away.” SOME PEOPLE would have you believe that pornography is good — or bad — because they have to jusitfy votes or their religious beliefs. I believe it is what the silent majority believes that counts. If you want pronography or religion or anything else that does not cause harm, then the choice is yours. Does pornography have a place in our society? It must, or companies like Red Hot Video would go out of business from lack of in- come. The public is now spending their money in Canada and providing jobs for Canadians. Is pornography dangerous to society? I believe not. The Statistics that | have seen say no. Red Hot Video controls the content of the films and makes the stores presentable, not sleazy hole-in-the-wall places. Employees must dress nicely and be clean in appearance. We live in the community and we have children, too, and believe it or not, morals as well. | have made many friends at the store from elected government officials to sales people, dentists, doc- tors, secretaries, garage mechanics, and even radio and television personalities. These people are your next- door neighbors, nice people not dangerous to society. I really think it is time that we faced the fact that por- nography is part of our socie- ty and it is not just going to go away. “Pornography makes it easier for the watcher to accept rape and sexual cruelty.” ONCE WE all realize that it is Our feelings; our lives, our intimate future that is involv- ed, we will all do something about pornography and things will change.’* This statement was made by Doc- tor Patricia Graves of Capilano College when she was my guest on a Crime Prevention program on Shaw Cable. The unfortunate of suit success From page A3 tinue as if no change in ownership had occurred The Code also states that if a collective agreement 15 in effect, the buyer, or lessee or transferee, 15 sull bound by the agreement as though he had signed it himself Smith said the unton considers the establishment on Pool time’s almost here! Get ready now with SUN“ Products. Early-Bird Specials. SAVE up to 20% * POO! COVeEES North Vancouver of a new North Shore company, Canadian _Inter- mode! Repair, to be under- taking the same type of business previously practiced at Pacific Coast) Container Lid Since the new firm was created just over two weeks ago by four former Management employees trom the bankrupt company, Smith said the successorship SOlar & * Polysol Reel Systems * Chemicals POLYSOL | VA bP tbigs Aves en tet no 986-7301 eo ptte eg \ ‘ Plhovvbuoeat claim should therefore apply. According to one of the company's directors, Bruce Malcolm, they have yet to hire any employees other than one office clerk. He added: ‘‘There 1s no way we could function as a union company We couldn't possibly pay umon wages, especially just) star ting out - aspect is that far too many people do not really recognize that Dr. Graves was talking about. Too many people dismiss pornography as being a little erotic stimulation for lonely old men. These people fail to recognize that) we are not talking about eroticism; about glorifying the human body; nor about crudeness or vulgarity. They fail to recognize that we are talkigg about something that is completely different. We are talking about pornography, the hard core pornography that glorifies violence against, the degradation of, or the humhation of a person, male or female, even children. Exposure to pornography makes it easier for the wat- cher .to accept rape and sex- ual cruelty. Watching rape, violence, degradation does encourage fantasies that can become reality. This can become easier if the watcher comes under the influence of alcohol or drugs that further inhibit gentleness or pity for the vicum. Two nabbed for thefts TWO NEW Westminster men spent some time in North Vancouver jail cells Wednesday after they were found in possession of tele- vision and video cassette recorders. 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