[Graybeard58]

When did adult porn become illegal?

[decal]

"...speaking on the condition of anonymity because poking fun at headquarters is not regarded as career-enhancing."

Why should the FBI be any different from any other hierarchy?

[warsaw44]

Thats a good question - I almost double checked the date on this story! If they were declaring an all out war on kiddie porn ( but they are not as stated in the story ) I could understand the gusto coming from the FBI office. But this makes no sense at all.

[cryptical]

When did adult porn become illegal?

Gotta throw a bone to the amen corner (as if the R's could lose their vote).

[kingu]

They're not after 'adult porn' - they wouldn't find the required majority at the SCOTUS to pull that off. What they are seeking to put a quash on are videos of violence.. Forced rapes, beatings, bestiality, etc. Stuff that has long been considered 'obscene' by the courts (as well as the communities by which the standards are measured.)

If your local porn shop carried these products, they'd likely be shut down, but there are mail order outfits that thrive on these productions.

I'm rather libertarian when it comes to these types of things - if everyone was happy with their part in the production, then whatever. I've never been really into the nanny state mentality, but I can understand the argument that the largest consumer of these productions aren't husband and wives, but budding rapists and violent offenders who use these videos to muster the courage to do it to a real woman.

(The strict constructionist side of me thinks that this is a really good reason for a woman to be packing firepower along with whatever else goes into a purse.)

I understand what the government is seeking, I understand what the writer is trying to imply (ooh, look, they're gonna go bust people that make them blush), but if you found these tapes in someone's closet you wouldn't be having a quiet talk, you'd be looking for professional help for them.

[sono]

It appears the FBI may be over-funded after all.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

When did adult porn become illegal?

Precisely! Why is the FBI doing something about something that's not a crime?