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KRL · 11-17-2003, 11:00 PM

Since when are sex toys illegal in Texas? WTF? I can't believe a police department actually assigned undercover officers to go to a women's home, where she was hosting a tupperware like party for sex toys, and actually busted her. If anything is obscene with this story, its the waste of taxpayers money and law enforcement resources on pursuing a dildo saleswomen. My God this whole country is going to the dogs.

Woman Defends Sex-Toys Sales

A Burleson, Texas woman arrested after selling two sex toys to undercover police officers is preparing to challenge what she characterizes as a narrow and unfair application of a state obscenity law.

"I have not sold an obscene device; this is a device used to enhance a couple's relationship," said Joanne Webb, 42. Webb, a former fifth-grade teacher, is an executive board member for the Burleson Chamber of Commerce. "We are trying to bring romance back into the relationship."

Webb, who had never been arrested before, distributes Passion Parties products. They are sold to women in gatherings similar to Tupperware parties. The parties are for women only, and no one younger than 18 is allowed, Webb said.

On Thursday, the mother of three surrendered to authorities at the Cleburne Jail, posted $1,500 bail and was released.

Burleson police Capt. Doug Sandifer said his department dispatched undercover officers to buy the sex toys after receiving a tip about sales of illegal sexual devices. He said his department sent two undercover officers last month to Webb's husband's office, which has a Passion Parties logo on the window.

The officers, a man and a woman, purchased two sex toys for $63.11, Sandifer said. The toys are considered obscene under Penal Code Section 43:23, he said. Their sale is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine, he said.

"They walked in and engaged her in conversation and told her what they wanted, and she sold it to them," he said.

Johnson County Attorney Bill Moore, who authorized prosecuting Webb, could not be reached to comment Friday evening.

Webb said she had never before sold the toys from her husband's office.

"I don't keep any products at the office, and that's what I told this couple when they came in," she said. "I told them we could have a party, but she wanted to buy them then and there."

Webb said that she knew Burleson had ordinances prohibiting sexually oriented businesses but that the law she is accused of violating is the state penal code.

Webb's attorney, BeAnn Sisemore of Fort Worth, said she intends to challenge the law, which she called unconstitutional. The statute quoted by authorities addresses wholesale rather than retail sales of such products, she said. Furthermore, neither she nor her client considers the toys obscene, she said.

"Is it obscene to educate women how to communicate with men in their relationships?" Sisemore asked.

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Joe Citizen · 11-17-2003, 11:02 PM

Land of the free?

Tease · 11-17-2003, 11:03 PM

fucking retards

stocktrader23 · 11-17-2003, 11:07 PM

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Originally posted by Joe Citizen
Land of the free?

Like WTF man?

Theo · 11-17-2003, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by KRL

The officers, a man and a woman, purchased two sex toys for $63.11, Sandifer said. The toys are considered obscene under Penal Code Section 43:23, he said. Their sale is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine, he said.

a year in jail and a $4,000 fine

something tells me she won't avoid the consequences.

Floridiot · 11-17-2003, 11:23 PM

Mr Pheer · 11-17-2003, 11:39 PM

Cant have a dildo in texas, they consider an object shaped like an erect penis to be obscene

PenisFace · 11-17-2003, 11:43 PM

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Originally posted by MrPheer
Cant have a dildo in texas, they consider an object shaped like an erect penis to be obscene

And more death-penalties carried out than every other state combined isnt obscene?

Thats like the contradiction of the century right there.

mule · 11-17-2003, 11:44 PM

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Originally posted by MrPheer
Cant have a dildo in texas, they consider an object shaped like an erect penis to be obscene

Must suck to be a Texan cucumber farmer

Mr Pheer · 11-17-2003, 11:46 PM

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Originally posted by PenisFace

And more death-penalties carried out than every other state combined isnt obscene?

Thats like the contradiction of the century right there.

I admire thier rate of executions. Other states should follow the example.

EZRhino · 11-17-2003, 11:58 PM

Thats fucked up.

blackmonsters · 11-18-2003, 12:10 AM

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Originally posted by MrPheer

I admire thier rate of executions. Other states should follow the example.

They start executing pornographers next week so I hope you feel the same way when they fry your ass. hehehehe!

Mr Pheer · 11-18-2003, 12:12 AM

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Originally posted by blackmonsters

They start executing pornographers next week so I hope you feel the same way when they fry your ass. hehehehe!

I'm in Las Vegas, couldnt care less if Texas executed pornographers or not. Would kill off some competiton maybe.

blackmonsters · 11-18-2003, 12:16 AM

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Originally posted by MrPheer

I'm in Las Vegas, couldnt care less if Texas executed pornographers or not. Would kill off some competiton maybe.

Oh ok... You want all other states to follow Texas except your state.

Mr Pheer · 11-18-2003, 12:31 AM

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Originally posted by blackmonsters

Oh ok... You want all other states to follow Texas except your state.

I dont produce porn, therefor I'm not a pornographer. I'm a webmaster.

arial · 11-18-2003, 12:34 AM

That's some fucked up shit, lived here my entire life and never knew stuff like that was illegal.

Sarah_Jayne · 11-18-2003, 03:44 AM

things are a bit screwed up when a gun is okay but a vibrator isn't.

Dirty F · 11-18-2003, 03:50 AM

Pathetic.

Mr.Fiction · 11-18-2003, 03:54 AM

If sex toys are illegal, what is the penalty for carrying a real penis around with you?

They should charge the cops for that!

titmowse · 11-18-2003, 03:55 AM

Texas Penal Code:

§ 43.23. Obscenity

(a) A person commits an offense if, knowing its content and character, he wholesale promotes or possesses with intent to wholesale promote any obscene material or obscene device.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony.

(c) A person commits an offense if, knowing its content and character, he:

(1) promotes or possesses with intent to promote any obscene material or obscene device; or

(2) produces, presents, or directs an obscene performance or participates in a portion thereof that is obscene or that contributes to its obscenity.

(d) An offense under Subsection (c) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(e) A person who promotes or wholesale promotes obscene material or an obscene device or possesses the same with intent to promote or wholesale promote it in the course of his business is presumed to do so with knowledge of its content and character.

(f) A person who possesses six or more obscene devices or identical or similar obscene articles is presumed to possess them with intent to promote the same.

(g) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the person who possesses or promotes material or a device proscribed by this section does so for a bona fide medical, psychiatric, judicial, legislative, or law enforcement purpose.

Roma_Abramovich · 11-18-2003, 04:08 AM

heh... Texas, Texas... Cowboys and Bush Junior. :D

titmowse · 11-18-2003, 04:11 AM

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Originally posted by Roma_Abramovich
heh... Texas, Texas... Cowboys and Bush Junior. :D

and me. we're not ALL bad.

KraZ · 11-18-2003, 04:21 AM

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Originally posted by Mr.Fiction
If sex toys are illegal, what is the penalty for carrying a real penis around with you?

They should charge the cops for that!

Man you're so right

I'll have to surrender my penis to the authorities because it is a penis-shaped object - sounds like Beavis and Butthead - RIP

Why · 11-18-2003, 04:53 AM

yea, thats some fucked up shit. hope she beats it.

good thing im not selling sex toys. but why havent they busted all the sex shops that are just over the border from BradShaws beloved oklahoma?

titmowse · 11-18-2003, 04:56 AM

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Originally posted by Why
yea, thats some fucked up shit. hope she beats it.

good thing im not selling sex toys. but why havent they busted all the sex shops that are just over the border from BradShaws beloved oklahoma?

my guess is they busted her because she held a party in a private home. they can't collect outrageous fees/taxes on a private party as they would a brick-and-mortar shop. but i don't know burleson so well.

Cash · 11-18-2003, 05:10 AM

I hear they fry people in Huntsville, Texas ...

LiveDose · 11-18-2003, 05:24 AM

truly pathetic.

Gemini · 11-18-2003, 05:24 AM

Laws like this and even dumber ones are on the books all over the country. They don't bother to change them in some cases just due to the expenses involved and after all... no one will enforce them right? Until they get some dark ages mayor or police chief and then look out.

grumpy · 11-18-2003, 05:39 AM

Thats the big good USA for you.

Ironhorse · 11-18-2003, 05:40 AM

People are such fucking morons

crockett · 11-18-2003, 07:09 AM

If Bush gets another term it will be much worse.. he's a dam commie dictator..

BruceM · 11-18-2003, 07:14 AM

Whoever's responsible for that arrest should get "Goatse'ed"

12clicks · 11-18-2003, 07:20 AM

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Originally posted by KRL

Webb said that she knew Burleson had ordinances prohibiting sexually oriented businesses

oh well.

goBigtime · 11-18-2003, 07:24 AM

Don't mess with Texas - they haven't had an orgasm in years.

myjah · 11-18-2003, 07:24 AM

no way - in Texas?? land of the gigantic breasts?? this is crazy

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KRL Entrepreneur Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 31,429	Woman Arrested In Texas For Selling Sex Toys Since when are sex toys illegal in Texas? WTF? I can't believe a police department actually assigned undercover officers to go to a women's home, where she was hosting a tupperware like party for sex toys, and actually busted her. If anything is obscene with this story, its the waste of taxpayers money and law enforcement resources on pursuing a dildo saleswomen. My God this whole country is going to the dogs. Woman Defends Sex-Toys Sales A Burleson, Texas woman arrested after selling two sex toys to undercover police officers is preparing to challenge what she characterizes as a narrow and unfair application of a state obscenity law. "I have not sold an obscene device; this is a device used to enhance a couple's relationship," said Joanne Webb, 42. Webb, a former fifth-grade teacher, is an executive board member for the Burleson Chamber of Commerce. "We are trying to bring romance back into the relationship." Webb, who had never been arrested before, distributes Passion Parties products. They are sold to women in gatherings similar to Tupperware parties. The parties are for women only, and no one younger than 18 is allowed, Webb said. On Thursday, the mother of three surrendered to authorities at the Cleburne Jail, posted $1,500 bail and was released. Burleson police Capt. Doug Sandifer said his department dispatched undercover officers to buy the sex toys after receiving a tip about sales of illegal sexual devices. He said his department sent two undercover officers last month to Webb's husband's office, which has a Passion Parties logo on the window. The officers, a man and a woman, purchased two sex toys for $63.11, Sandifer said. The toys are considered obscene under Penal Code Section 43:23, he said. Their sale is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine, he said. "They walked in and engaged her in conversation and told her what they wanted, and she sold it to them," he said. Johnson County Attorney Bill Moore, who authorized prosecuting Webb, could not be reached to comment Friday evening. Webb said she had never before sold the toys from her husband's office. "I don't keep any products at the office, and that's what I told this couple when they came in," she said. "I told them we could have a party, but she wanted to buy them then and there." Webb said that she knew Burleson had ordinances prohibiting sexually oriented businesses but that the law she is accused of violating is the state penal code. Webb's attorney, BeAnn Sisemore of Fort Worth, said she intends to challenge the law, which she called unconstitutional. The statute quoted by authorities addresses wholesale rather than retail sales of such products, she said. Furthermore, neither she nor her client considers the toys obscene, she said. "Is it obscene to educate women how to communicate with men in their relationships?" Sisemore asked. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________ If you would like to develop your domains, you can lease inexpensive foreign labor from the leaders in the field at iWebmasters.com TO LOWER YOUR COSTS AND INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTION! * * * * * * * * * * * * Domains Adult News KRL's Newsletter Biz Tips Just Listed Domains

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