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If you think people are so rational how do you explain a group of highly trained people operating a nuclear sub doing this stuff.
Testosterone?
Honestly, this is not an issue of irrationality or loss of self control. It was a choice to engage in distasteful juvenile behavior. They thought they wouldn't get caught, and probably thought no one was going to be hurt.
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I don't think it would be puritanical to ban such things
With respect to banning porn, I don't know if it would be "puritanical," but it would surely be nearly impossible to accomplish. They are already banned from viewing porn on the submarine on their government computer networks. Doesn't mean it's impossible, but it would be somewhat challenging, and the IT departments already do screenings to make sure that stuff isn't being viewed on the networks. Of course, they can bring along their own personal computers, or ipads, or magazines, or whatever, and Sailors have been doing this for as long as Sailors and porn existed. Can't really get rid of that, and I'm not convinced you should.
By the way, on the integrated ships I've sailed on, the female Sailors have had some of the nastiest porn and sex toys stashed away on deployments.
Slowguy
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