Cenk Uygur
@TheYoungTurks·6.5M subscribers·72.8K videos
Politician Wages War On The "Pornography Epidemic"
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February 7, 2016
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February 7, 2016
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4:39Now PlayingState Senator Todd Weiler in Utah has decided his new mission is to fight against porn. Good luck Todd. You’re gonna need it. Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
“Living in a state that leads the nation in adult film rentals, a Utah Republican lawmaker has proposed a bill that would declare pornography a “public health crisis,” and a national epidemic.
According to State Sen. Todd Weiler, pornography and adult films create a “sexually toxic environment,” which increases demand for prostitutes and ultimately destroys families, reports the New York Daily News.
“I have read books and I have experts tell me pornography is more difficult to overcome than cocaine,” Weiler said, adding he wants to take on the “pornography epidemic that is harming the citizens of Utah and the nation.”
Along with its reputation for being one of the most conservative states in the U.S., Utah also has the dubious distinction of being one of the country’s largest consumers of adult entertainment. A study by Harvard Business School professor Benjamin Edelman in 2009 demonstrated that more than 5 out of every 1,000 households in Utah were paying for porn.”*
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