The Government is heading for yet another foul-up in its attempts to solve potential problems by knee-jerk fixes. They are going to have to clearly define what constitutes "unacceptable" violent and abusive pornography. Will these laws also apply to television? Current programmes often contain scenes of violence towards and abuse of women (and men), often with sexual overtones. Where exactly will they stop? What is abhorrent to one person may be perfectly acceptable to another. Surely the dividing line here should be "consenting adults" - ie, anything which involves adults only and to which all parties freely consent - should be acceptable. Clearly, any acts involving minors or animals fall outside this proviso and would thus be legislated against. Bob Finbow, Haverhill, Suffolk

"Violent sexual pornography on the internet is to be banned by the Government." Oh good! Perhaps next they'll get around to banning those annoying rain showers on bank holidays. Once again, our Government has chosen to pass laws prohibiting something over which they have little or no control. John Blackley, Austin, Texas

What people decide to view and do in their own bedrooms should always remain their choice, as long as it stays in the bedroom. James Hassell, Sutton Coldfield

Yes, it should be an offence. The stuff corrupts minds, especially young ones, I fear. Toby Brace, London

Ban pornography? Who will decide what is "violent"? This Government is going too far. We do not need nannyism anymore. We are adults and we will view what we please! William Shearer, London

Why this great urge to censor things which, on the whole, will be used by individuals in their own homes and won't pose a threat to anybody? While there seems to be less censorship in the cinema and on the television, which is to be applauded, there seems to be a wish to clamp down on internet usage. This will have no effect other than to increase the use of remote storage devices (external hard drives and the like), while tying up police and security resources that could be better used elsewhere. David Leslie, Crieff, Scotland

Assuming that the models in the photos know what they are getting themselves into then I see no harm. Some people like and enjoy bondage just the same as some people like and enjoy sleeping with people of the same sex. Name and address withheld

Yes, I agree that it should be crimanal offence to possess the violent pornography. One is affected by anything one sees, hears or reads and therefore anything that changes one's thoughts in a negative way should be curbed or abolished. Name and address withheld

While I think it would be a good idea to ban all porn it will be an absolute minefield to prosecute those downloading it from the internet. Where do you draw the line at "violent porn"? It is so easy to open up a page by accident, so any law would be totally unjust. How about the adult channels on TV? No half measures please. Ban them all at source or forget it. Robert Johnson, Arreton

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