Posted on 08/22/2006 12:04:00 PM PDT by King of Florida
NEW YORK - Pornographic movies now seem nearly as pervasive in America's hotel rooms as tiny shampoo bottles, and the lodging industry shows little concern as conservative activists rev up a protest campaign aimed at triggering a federal crackdown.
A coalition of 13 conservative groups including the Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America took out full-page ads in some editions of USA Today earlier this month urging the Justice Department and FBI to investigate whether some of the pay-per-view movies widely available in hotels violate federal and state obscenity laws.
The coalition also is trying to draw attention to CleanHotels.com, a directory of hotels and motels nationwide that pledge to exclude adult offerings from their in-room entertainment service.
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One of the many things I love about libertarians is their keen sense of wit. I'm just so glad you didn't post a picture of Hitler and call me a Nazi. Now THAT really would have hurt!
Here's a novel idea: Parents should exercise greater control over their minor children, so that they are not left alone unsupervised in a hotel room with the TV as their babysitter.
"tremendous damage to families and in particular men."
Just got back from a trip that included a stay at a hotel near a university where groups of youngish teens coming in for a summer program were staying in almost every room. Sure, there were chaperones, but not one per guest room.
What are you, a Communist? Go peddle that "personal responsibilty" pap somewhere else, comrade.
Excuse me. We are not victims.
It goes, "Women and minorities hardest hit!"
Xena's Guy and I spent our wedding night in a room with a hot tub.
The Magnolia Inn is about five miles from the Festival, and the only "nice" hotel (which in Magnolia means "place to stay that isn't a motel") in the vicinity.
The hot tub didn't bubble, so essentially we had a huge bathtub in the middle of the bedroom floor.
I believe you have to be over 18 to rent a hotel room.
(Koranimals! LOL!)
When will that video be available commercially? ;-)
Excellent comment, and bears repeating!
There is no virtue in involuntary morality.
I did not say they did. But Hotels do ask about the number of guest and whether there are children. A room with a child in it should not be able to access porn. Unless you want to repeal the laws which prohibit distributing porn to children. In that case you are probably a libertarian who wants to repeal all drug laws and such, which we will disagree on.
I'm sorry to be a bother, but could you use a larger font? Thanks. ;-)
Strangely enough, I think that's actually a line from the film Hot Secretaries IV
No doubt the parents should excercize greater judgement and do share the responsibility. But the Hotels share some of the responsibility as the distributor of porn to make sure they are not selling it to minors. Hotels can easily take this step and a couple posters indicate that some already do. If I am going to sell alcohol, I have to do everything I can to ensure I am not supplying it to minors. The same should apply to Hotels distributing porn.
Yes, they do turn out in droves on these threads.
They all say the same thing.
Have you tried checking with your local Holiday Inn?
Well, I think this thread has deteriorated sufficiently for now. I think I'll move on to other threads.
Never mind the damage it does to communities or families.
Thank God the founding Fathers reserved to the people the rights to set their own community standards.
That way you can't rent out Child porn.
Would you mind identifying that chain so we can make reservations make sure it's on the boycott list?
If you would stop looking at dirty pictures and work on your reading skills you would understand that the constitution protects the right to keep and bear ARMS. And that runs very clearly up to todays weapons.
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