A Resolution to Restrict Pornography Businesses in Augusta County, Virginia
Adopted by the Augusta County Republican Committee October 9, 2007
Presented to the Board of Supervisors October 10, 2007
Whereas, the United States ranks 4th in the world for pornography usage, spending $13.33 billion a year as a whole; and
Whereas, the average age of a child's first exposure to pornography is 11 years old; and
Whereas, the pornography industry receives more revenue than the following top tech companies combined; Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, Apple, Netflix, and EarthLink; and,
Whereas, in a research study conducted by the American Academy of matrimonial lawyers in 2002, 56% of divorce cases reported having at least one party having an obsessive interest in internet porn; and,
Whereas, in a study of convicted child molesters, 77% of those who molested boys and 87% of those who molested girls admitted to the habitual use of pornography in the commission of their crimes; and,
Whereas, Augusta County has 89 registered sex offenders; therefore, be it
Resolved that we, the citizens of Augusta County, Virginia, support strict zoning ordinances to limit where "adult" businesses can locate. Such zoning ordinances may limit the distance an adult store can be from schools, playgrounds, churches, and historic buildings.
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