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Originally Posted by topnotch, standup guy
Because the laws are so fucking vague. Because there's no defined line, hence those laws are impossible to intelligently comply with. Because all the government has to do to secure a conviction is find a few uneducated hillbillies, who speak in tongues (plus maybe a couple of others who are easily intimidated), and pack them into a courtroom in any damn town they please. How's that for starters?
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believe or not, we have a legal system that has functioned quite well and without change practically since its inception. ... so whats your point? it doesn't work? or you just want to take the stance that it doesn't work when you are the target? jury trials have served this country quite well for centuries.
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Says you. Some of us here in this country still have confidence in our legal system, to say nothing of our democracy. Trust me, McCain and his "Party of God" will have their asses handed to them in the general election and our constitutional rights will prevail. 
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i believe in the legal system as well. i also believe people are going to use it more effectively against YOU in the future... for a simple reason... you and everyone in this industry just sits around waiting for the tallest blade of grass to get mowed down... then does nothing but piss and moans about how you can't believe the grass gets mowed at all.
you want to keep making it a religious issue because you have no choice but to externalize the problem and point somewhere off in the distance to say "there... the problem is way over there" because thats the only way you can be consistent in your views and the only stance that allows you to avoid the conversation entirely about the law that exists and compliance with it and the inherent risks involved in pushing the line or accept any responsibility for the risks you (or others) choose to take.
like most pornographers, you're issue with with authority, not with legal clarity. thats what makes you an easy target. the whole "fuck you, i'll do what i want" attitude is exactly what a prosecutor needs to convince a jury that you're an asshole and cancer on society.