Obscenity bust in Connecticut?

[Nickatilynx]

What is the definition of obscene?

Community Standards?

Honestly , I am amazed there is not more busts in the US.

...throw in a DA with ambitions and away you go...

[MorganGrayson]

Originally Posted by Nickatilynx

What is the definition of obscene?

Community Standards?

Honestly , I am amazed there is not more busts in the US.

...throw in a DA with ambitions and away you go...

There is no definition of "obscene" and never will be.

We have communities that have racism and homophobia as "standards." Just the phrase "community standards" makes me ill.

The frigging Constitution and courts are supposed to protect the individual *against* "community standards."

[Nickatilynx]

Originally Posted by MorganGrayson

There is no definition of "obscene" and never will be.

We have communities that have racism and homophobia as "standards." Just the phrase "community standards" makes me ill.

The frigging Constitution and courts are supposed to protect the individual *against* "community standards."

Sorry to be Devils advocate here...but do you really think the Constitution was written to allow people to endulge in BDSM and then sell the movies?

[MorganGrayson]

Originally Posted by Nickatilynx

Sorry to be Devils advocate here...but do you really think the Constitution was written to allow people to endulge in BDSM and then sell the movies?

No. The Constitution, if read through carefully, is based on "contract law" and was written to protect businessmen. What I call "the Beloved Afterthought," the "Bill of Rights," was tacked on later because somebody went "oops, we don't have one and probably should have."

The ammendments are vague for a reason. The framers had no idea of what the future would hold. "Freedom of speech" and "freedom of the press" was meant to protect people's right to speak/write for or against political issues. Later interpretations have made it what it is today.

And now we have the phrase "slippery slope," which is tossed around on a multitude of issues. To specifically answer your question, no, of course that's not what it was written for. However, it *must* protect things like BDSM or it won't be able to protect anything.

Either we all have rights, or nobody has rights. Damn shame sometimes, but there we have it.