Seems to me that this is the whole correlation and causation thing (a 'questionable cause' logical fallacy). There are probably great benefits that come from ha

Seems to me that this is the whole correlation and causation thing (a 'questionable cause' logical fallacy). There are probably great benefits that come from having access to the Internet. The question that needs to be answered here is whether or not having access to porn is a requirement. This has not been shown by /Slate/ in their article. The article goes on to say that, because access to the Internet does not reduce the prevalence of homicide but does lower the prevalence of rape, having access to the Internet reduces rape. Here are some other reasons rape might be down (just off the top of my head): * As a society, we're getting better at catching rapists before they rape again (and before they rape the first time) * Sex crimes are less acceptable than they were some years ago * There is more help available for those who are prone to this type of crime