Culture Fail: The Marriage Of Courts And Pornography

With the divorce rate at 50%, in this country, you’ve got to wonder what contributes to the breakdown of this foundational institution. Adultery, addiction, lack of communication are all among the top contenders, but maybe we should take a closer look at something else that has become a predominant factor in the breakup of marriages. Pornography. And perhaps there are some other unsuspecting sources contributing support to the degradation of human relationships.

Let’s start with some stats. According to Psychology Today, the use of pornography significantly increase the likelihood a marriage will end in divorce. And when used by men, rather than women, that increases the odds.

60 to 70 percent of men and 30 to 40 percent of women younger than age 40 use porn yearly, and 45 percent of men and 15 percent of women use it weekly (Regnerus, 2016).

… 1. Viewing pornography at all earlier on will predict a greater likelihood of experiencing romantic breakup later on.

… 2. Increases in the frequency of pornography use earlier on will correspond to increases in the likelihood of experiencing romantic breakup later on.  

… 3. The association between pornography use and experiencing a romantic breakup will be stronger for men than for women.

So, if it’s so prevalent among the populace, why isn’t it more sternly scrutinized in courts?

Pornography has invaded every aspect of society. Even the judiciary. In just last year, there a few critical occasions where judges were busted for partaking in porn or supporting it in society.

The ABA Journal:

A Pennsylvania judge is accused in an ethics complaint of watching pornography on his office computer and using his law clerks to do outside work for him.

The Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board filed formal charges on Wednesday against Magisterial District Judge Michael Muth of Monroe County, according to a press release that included a copy of the complaint. Philly.com and Lehigh Valley Live covered the allegations, which covered a period beginning in 2006, when he was first elected.

CBS affiliate, WTVR 6:

A powerful and prominent appeals court judge is being accused of sexual misconduct by six clerks or more junior staffers who worked with him, The Washington Post reportedFriday.

Judge Alex Kozinski, who for many years served as chief judge on the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, is being accused of having subjected a number of the court’s female staffers to a range of inappropriate sexual actions, including as recently as 2012, the Post reports.

Heidi Bond, one of the women accusing Kozinski, told the Post that in 2006 and 2007, he made her look at porn on several occasions, asking for her opinions about what she saw and if it sexually aroused her. According to Bond, the porn was not part of any court cases.

And maybe this caps off the mindset of a judiciary that shapes our culture. CBS affiliate Cleveland 19 reports on supreme court findings for porn in a public library. Its a first amendment issue. Really.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Children’s, sci-fi, fiction and nonfiction are all sections you’ll find at the library.

But what you won’t find on these shelves, you can find on their computers–porn.

That’s right, pornography is accessible at the library, and it’s completely legal.

in recent weeks, we’ve covered at least a couple incidents in Stark County where an individual was spotted viewing pornography online over a public library computer.

In some cases, it was right by the children’s section.

The Supreme Court has ruled that pornography is protected under freedom of speech.

Libraries would be in violation if sites were blocked.

Honestly, there is no other branch of government that shapes culture like the judiciary. If it has infected their ranks, then how do you keep it out of the culture at large?

Isn’t this how Rome fell?

Look, clearly not all judges are porn/sex addicts. However, incase you missed the point I am trying to make, it’s clear that something as morally sleazy as pornography has so saturated the culture that even those who sit in judgement over those in the population who violate the legal and moral codes are jaded by it. It has, more or less, become accepted that its “normal” or acceptable behavior, and therefore less harmless, which couldn’t be farther from the truth.

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