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No laws In the United States
deal specifically with pornog
raphy, and the penalties applied
through other laws do net equal
the damages Inflated on its vic
tims, according to a Minneapolis,
Minn., city councilwoman.
Charlee Hoyt told a pecked
auditorium f t the Nebraska Wes
leyan University Friday that a
city ordinance she co-sponsored
would fill that void in the court
system.
The ordinance, which would
give pornography victims legal
claims against pornographer3,
was drafted when the council
failed in an attempt to use a zon
ing law to block the opening of an
adult theater.
When she found that the zon
ing law was written incorrectly
and would not stop the theater,
Hoyt said she knew the time had
come to shape a law that could
deal with the real consequence of
pornography.
The cr&sftxcs b a civU law,
not a criminal one, so nobody
could bejaiied under it It merely
is a legal avenue that would per
mit women to collect damages
from people who "traffic" in por
nography and also would force
removal of abusive material from
circulation. Victims would include
men, women or children depicted
in the pornographic material and
those abused by people who are
influenced by it, she said.
The ordinance was passed by
two different city councils, but
was vetoed each time by Mayor.
Donald It Fraser, who called the
measure an infringement on First
Amendment rights.
The public reaction to the vetoes
was either "silence or fury," Hoyt
said. Women demonstrated in the
streets. One set herself on fire.
A similar law passed in India
napolis, lad., is hinging on afuture
court ruling, Hoyt said, which
could also determine the fate of
the Minneapolis statute. Other
communities around the country
are considering similar laws, and
Hoyt said that may warrant Su
preme Court consideration.
TI:o llinncsralb version
would create a commission to act
aa a liaison between victims and
alleged offenders. The commis
sion would determine whether
the material in question was por
nographic, and if so, would ap
proach the offender.
The existence of adult book
stores and movie theaters is not
threatened by the law, but Hoyt
said they "would have to be care
ful w hat they had on their shelves."
If an offender refuses to remove
the material from the shelves, the
.plaintiff could bring a court suit
against the distributor. -
Obscenity laws cannot deal ef
fectively with pornography, Hoyt
said, and she dislikes the conno
tations attached to the word "ob
scene.'' The ordinance doesn.'t suggest
women's bodies or sex is dirty,"
Hoyt said.
Pornography, as defined by the
measure, is the sexually explicit
subordination of women, men or
children. Specific components of
pornography also were establish
ed. Sex acta must be graphi
cally depicted by words or pic
tures, and must show men, women
or children in one of the following
situations: enjoying sexual pain
and humiliation; getting pleasure
from rape; being tied or muti
lated; posing In submissive pos
tures or positions; performing sex
acts with animals; or cut, bleed
ing or bruised.
If the court rules in favor of the
Indianapolis version, the $7 billion-
a-year pornography industry
would suffer a severe blow, Hoyt
said.
"They have a lot at stake," she
said. Plenty of evidence suggests
a link between pornography and
violence, Hoyt said.
Hoyt told of two women who
testified at the public hearings on
the ordinance. A 13-year-old girl
scout was raped by three men
who were hunting in the woods.
The men had been reading sex
magazines. Another woman's hus
band made her act out some sex
acts from another magazine,
which even diagrammed how to
tie knots in a rope for a bondage
position.
Erotic pictures, movies, books
and music are combining to flood
the country with pornography,
Hoyt said.
"What used to be in the adult
bookstores and movie theaters is
now moving into the mainstream
of society," she said.
Women Against Pornography:
Lincoln needs ordinance
Lincoln should have a
women's civil rights ordinance
to deal with pornography even
though it does not have the
same problems as Minneapo
lis, a member of the Lincoln
Women Against Pornography
said Monday.
Anna Capek said no such
legislation is being considered
because Lincoln's pornography
problem is not as blatant.
But it exists, she said.
"A civil rights ordinance is
needed everywhere," Capek
said, "Because there is more to
pornography than you think.
"Pornography affects
women's lives in a lot of ways,"
she said. "On the street, on the
job, it work3 against women. It
is the ultimate form of sex
discrimination."
Although many communities
nationwide are discussing such
laws, Capek said, the U.S.
Supreme Court will not delib
erate the issue until it agrees
there is a direct link between
pornography and violence.
Studies prove that a "pretty
direct correlation" already
exists, she said.
Meg Johnson of the Rape
Spouse Abuse Center said more
women who have come to the
center are reporting that por
nography had played a part in
the violence against them.
"Until men start believing
these women, the problem will
go on and on," Capek said.
Association helps adults
return to college life
Forestry celebrated
The UNL Homing State Farm
will celebrate 25 years of fore
stry research at its annual
Forestry Field Days Friday and
Saturday.
The Horning Farm, south of
Plattsmouth offU-S. Highways
73-75, is a 240-acre farm be
queathed to UNL for "forestry
purposes.
The Forestry Field Days Pro
gram will include 90-minute
hayrack tours, beginning at 1 1
am. both days. .
The public is invited to attend
and more information may be
obtained from Dennis Adams,
UNL associate forester, at 472-3674.
By Sssssn Qarrey
DaEJy Nebntskan Stiff Writer
The UNL Non-Traditional Stu
dent Association is the 6-year-old
creation of Irene Johnson, now a
retired counselor.
Johnson said she started the
NTSA to help adults who were
returning to college from the work
force. Many adults who return to
college did not know what courses
to take and came to Johnson for
advice. She said it was difficult
for them to adjust to college and
predominantly younger students.
She said they needed someone
close to their own age to talk to.
She decided to organize
monthly luncheons for those stu
dents who needed to share their
views and receive guidance. These
luncheons let the students dis
cuss the problems they were ex
periencing with their adjustments
to college life. The luncheons were
not only a place for students to
discuss problems, but to meet
new people who were going
through the same adjustments,
she said.
Today the NTSA network is not
only for adults returning to col
lege, but for any student seeking
advice from a professional coun
selor and support from a group
of individuals in the same situ
ation. The NTSA is "a social and sup
port group and informational net
work. It is not group therapy,"
Ruth Harper, a collegeadult
counselor, said. "It's really for any
student who wants to come."
Although the NTSA has no age
limit, most members are between
25 and 40 years old, Harper said.
The goal of the NTSA is "mainly
to provide a place for adults to go
and meet other adults who are in
school," Harper said. "It's for
adults to pick up on the kind of
information that younger stu
dents sometimes pick up on in
dormitories and fraternity or
sorority houses."
For more information on NTSA,
contact Harper at 472-1392.
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