Pornography and the law.

[Angeteen]

I know I'm nothing more than a backwateres hick, and while living out in the mountains might not help things much, I can't help but to wonder at what I recently heard.

In the city about a half hour's drive from my home, I've heard that there are these two people who got in trouble for using the internet for accessing "obscene material." Also, as an extention, these two actually sold obscene merchandise, ran a website supporting it, and so on.

The results: they had all their money removed to the bank (I think it was about $10,000) one lost $8,000, they both lost their house, each has been sentenced too five years in jail a piece, and to top it all off, they have to pay a fine when they get out.

I don't know why, but doesn't this seem just a bit too much? I mean, why would the goverment actually try to pry into people's lives about looking at adult material when it's effecting no one else but the person who wishes to view it? True, they were running a website, and selling sex related merchandise, but all the same, if anyone actually went to their website or bought anything from them, it would only be because they wanted to.

What is with the crack-down on adult material? If it's only attracting those who actually wishes to view/posses this stuff, then why worry about it? I mean, if it actually involved someone who was unwilling to be a part of it, that would be one thing, but since it's not, I can only see this as nothing more than a big money racket so the U.S. can line it's pocket's with more money.

[Darkfox]

Do you know exactly what type of pornography it was?

[Mad Mallard]

Or who they were selling it to, like minors?

[Anus Individual 20]

Or was it pornography of minors?

[InsaneImpmon]

I think I heard about this. Apparantly there's limit to how obscene the porn can be and still be legal. The people had video of raping stuff even though the woman (the "victim") were in their defense

[Blackjack Gabbiani]

It's weird...as long as they can prove that what they sell is on the level (like the staged victim standing up for it), there shouldn't be a problem.

I mean sure, some of it *should* be illegal, but if it's not hurting anyone (well, against their will), then I fail to see the problem.

[SaberGatomon]

Man, that's rough! Though I've heard nothing about this, I really think that they've been hosed! I do believe that an appeal will get them out of this! But it is to be expected, after all look what they did to Larry Flynt! I'm sure you know who I'm talking about, editor and publisher of "Hustler" magazine? He was thrown into a mental institution, shot by some moralist, and generally given a hard time by the government! What the government needs to figure out is that you can't legislate morality! It's a personal choise of the person. To restrict this is a violation of our civil rights and agianst the Constitution of the United States of America!

Now I'm not saying that this will become a big blow up in the Supreme Court, but if our rights to free speech aren't defended, we'll end up like China or Cuba! Where you 've got a right to breathe and they'll take that away if you don't like it!





SaberGatomon said it, and I'll say it again!