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1- Some people believe that the society must ban violent and 
pornographic scenes from being broadcast on TV, while others believe 
in order to have an open society, the law of censorship must be totally 
abolished.
What is your opinion?
Use specific reasons o support your point of view.
Censorship is widely practiced all over the world, as it is supposed to protect 
people against the harm caused by the violent and pornographic scenes 
broadcast on TV; however, in my opinion probably the most obvious example 
of intolerance in our society today is the existence of censorship. 
First, I have yet to encounter a valid argument for any form of censorship. 
Such arguments as are presented invariably take the form of concern for the 
well-being of others, children frequently being the alleged victims quoted. The 
arguments are specious and shallow and constitute nothing more than the 
imposition of one group’s morality on another. 
Furthermore, as it stands, the current position is farcical. A small group of 
officials, comprising customs clerks, policemen and arbitrarily-appointed 
members of various tribunals, are, to take one example, apparently deemed 
by law to be invulnerable to those supposedly corrupting influences of 
pornography and violence. However, should these people retire or change 
their employment, they suddenly join the masses becoming corruptible like the 
rest of us and must now be protected 
However, I much acknowledge that the violence and pornography shown on 
TV may inflict some harm on the youth and teenagers in our society. It may 
increase the rate of sex crime or violence in our community. I believe the 
harmful effects of these scenes can never be denied.
In conclusion, censorship is an all or nothing situation and even if proof can be 
made of harm to some through the absence of censorship, it is a price well 
worth paying to ensure an open society in which each of us determines our 
own behaviour.
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