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Sunday, October 5, 2008 12:00 AM

Porn producer invokes the Bush/Yoo defense -- unsuccessfully

Citizens who produce fictitious films depicting "humiliation" and "degradation" will be sent to prison. Government officials who do that in reality will be immunized.

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  • Sunday, October 5, 2008 01:34 PM

    Retzilian

    However, I'm still making a scrinchy face with regard to Heru-ur's take on porn after our lively discussion on his feelings about unplanned pregnancies/sex/abortion.

    Then you missed the whole show on the other thread. (no surprise there)

    In the case Glenn posted about today, we see no killing, force, coercion, fraud, or threats as far as we know by what has been presented here. If all parties involved are adults and consent to these acts then there can be no crime. I will repeat. There can be no crime. (no real crime; obviously the government can criminalize most any natural act; and they often do)

    Vice is when you hurt yourself and you may hurt yourself all you want in a free land. It should be a crime to hurt others; no matter how helpless they are. (or; especially when they are helpless)

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