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Originally Posted by Barefootsies
Be that as it may friend.
The laws as they are written and understood, more importantly, enforced... are the confines we must play within. Just as most CC companies would not process for these extremes, they should have known better.
They tested those laws. They bragged about it on national TV. They were bitch slapped for it.
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Actually, no, the laws as they are written, understood and enforced are most definitely NOT the confines we must play within.
Civil disobedience is an extremely important tool in fighting unjust laws. Without it, it is quite likely that there would still be apartheid in South Africa, that there would still be racial segregation in the US, and that India would still be ruled by the British - to give just a few high-profile examples.
Or, to give an example that might be more familiar to those in this industry: Larry Flynt. Had he and people like him not fought long and hard against anti-porn laws, the industry would look rather different today than it does now.