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Originally posted by KRL
No jury in America would conclude Playboy is obscene. They could prosecute all they want but the jury holds the power and no way would that fly.
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without debating IF they could get a jury to convict . .
(I think they could, in some parts of the country, where the bible
holds more sway over the populace than the 1st Amendment)
. . a conviction is irrelevant in this case because they already succeeded.
The book store owner removed Playboy from his shelves,
rather than risk prosecution and an expensive legal battle
that these assholes knew he could not afford.
These religious crusaders, hiding behind the badge of the Justice Dept,
know they can intimidate small biz owners with just the threat of fines/jail-time.
Even if you eventually "win" the case, after months/years of stress
and harrasment, you still end up bankrupt from defending yourself.
The only way to really win is to not vote religious extremists into power.