Hughes, have you ever lived and worked in the Middle East that you can make a statement that rape and sexually aggressive behaviour is rampant? You know the Middle East is not only Saudi if you think of that country alone.Iran is not a Middle Eastern country. I have worked since 1980 on and off in Kuwait, UAE, Qatar,Saudi,Oman and that sort of things were absolutely not tolerated.Don't think it is all honki dori in the western world.Especially in societies where you have plenty of these extreme far right christian lunies.Ever heard about those preaching lunies in the usa?

Everybody knows that rape and sexually aggressive behaviour is rampant in repressed middle eastern countries. I personally think that's because sex is so taboo there so everyone is frustrated. Its not normal. Is indonesia going to end up like that too? If so, we'll have to teach all would-be sex offenders how to link to a proxy server to by pass Tiffy's porn blockade.

@spammer:

Not psychological effects, but I know of studies that prove inverse correlation between pornography and rape and other crime.

Since I can't post link here, search for "Pornography, Rape, and Sex Crimes in Japan"

Here's the abstract:

"The research examined the incidence of murder and nonsexual violent crimes for comparison and as control measures. Data included official statistics on reported sex crimes and qualitative and quantitative data on the amount of pornographic materials available. The number and availability of sexually explicit materials increased in Japan over the years 1972-95. At the same time, the incidence of rape declined from 4,677 cases with 5,464 offenders in 1972 to 1,500 cases with 1,160 offenders in 1995. The number of rapes committed by juveniles also markedly decreased. The incidence of sexual assault declined from 3,139 cases in 1972 to fewer than 3,000 cases for each year during 1975-90. The incidence of reported public indecencies decreased by about one-third. Marked declines also occurred in the numbers of murders and nonsexual violent physical assaults. Murders dropped by some 40 percent; nonsexual physical assaults decreased by about 60 percent. Findings were similar to those in Denmark, Sweden, and West Germany. Findings were also consistent with what is known about property crime rates in Japan. Nevertheless, the myth persists that an abundance of sexually explicit material invariably leads to an abundance of sexual activity and eventually rape. A variety of societal factors may relate to the decrease in sex offenses. Nevertheless, the data make clear that a massive increase in available pornography in Japan has been correlated with a marked decrease in sex offenses, particularly among juveniles as perpetrators or victims. Tables and 101 references"

That really is unfortunate, I'll have to 'read' something else while sitting on the toilet should this guy actually have any real clout? I suppose Glodok will always have ample supplies on DVD should I find myself with nothing to do on a weekend, so never fear. At least I'll know I'm supporting the local police and god knows who else during the transaction.

BTW Has anyone heard of any studies related to the psychological effects on a society where pornography was truly eradicated ?

Nobody cares about porn!! There are hundreds of more pressing and realistic applications of communication technology: intelligent traffic control, monitoring the destinations of public funds, helping to fix the broken school system, and disrupting terrorist communication are but a few realistic concerns that face all Indonesians. It is hard to think of something more futile waste of effort than this.