Posted on 04/23/2006 5:47:00 AM PDT by Crackingham
Lucy’s Love Shop employee Wanda Gillespie said she was flabbergasted that South Carolina’s Legislature is considering outlawing sex toys. But banning the sale of sex toys is actually quite common in some Southern states.
The South Carolina bill, proposed by Republican Rep. Ralph Davenport, would make it a felony to sell devices used primarily for sexual stimulation and allow law enforcement to seize sex toys from raided businesses.
"That would be the most terrible thing in the world," said Ms. Gillespie, an employee the Anderson shop. "That is just flabbergasting to me. We are supposed to be in a free country, and we’re supposed to be adults who can decide what want to do and don’t want to do in the privacy of our own homes."
Ms. Gillespie, 49, said she has worked in the store for nearly 20 years and has seen people from every walk of life, including "every Sunday churchgoers."
"I know of multiple marriages that sex toys have sold because some people need that. The people who are riding us (the adult novelty industry) so hard are probably at home buying it (sex toys and novelties) on the Internet. It’s ridiculous." The measure would add sex toys to the state’s obscenity laws, which already prohibit the dissemination and advertisement of obscene materials.
People convicted under obscenity laws face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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The Amish have a mechanical version, but it takes a strapping lad to operate it.
First time offenders shall be confined to a room with nothing but a life sized picture of Dick Morris for 48 hours with sleep derivation. On the 2nd offense offenders will get 10 days in the electric chair.
derivation = deprivation
What if the electric chair hums and vibrates, wouldn't that be considered a sex toy?
"Bill would make sale of sex toys illegal in South Carolina"
I thought Clinton was out of office.
So your position is that the private ownership of sex toys by others is somehow forcing perversion on you?
God forbid they outlaw cigars!
If we're going to believe in a principle, we need to be consistent.
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Ryan, does this mean you support State prohibitions on guns? Paulsen claims CA's 'assault weapon ban' is perfectly Constitutional.
No, that would be a case where the state is imposing an unconstitutional restriction on something that is Constitutionally protected -- RKBA.
Glad you're consistent about guns. -- Too bad we have no right to possess dildos, though. -- Seems this would be in conformity with bearing arms.
Well, there is that "right to happiness" phrase in the Declaration, but I guess it wouldn't include dildos. There must be reasonable limits on one's happiness. That's what good government is all about, right? And if you can't draw the line at dildos, then you're hopeless.
sssshhhh You may give some pretty twisted people ideas!
Bill? Bill who? Surely not Bill Clinton...
Pursuit of happiness. You're not actually guaranteed a right to get there. :P
My question relates to your "appears to" comment. Are you really contending that a ban would be within their rights even if no ill effect can be shown to actually exist?
First they came for the porno addicts ...
well, he was better than who the 'republicans' up there nominated to go up against him. The guy was more liberal than Easily.
I've always liked Sanford tho, hopefully he would veto this bill if it passed.. dunno tho...
Just out of curiousity from where are you retiring?
This is the first news that makes me wonder.
One would think as a conservative you understand by the intended rights of the sovereign states as written by the Framers, the state of SC has the power to do this.
Yeah - a lapdog happily licking the jackboots of his government masters.
Georgia currently prohibits the sale, or advertisement for sale, of " any device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs." Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated
There is currently a bill in the Georgia Senate to repeal/amend this "sex toy" law. SB 631
The sex toys you currently find for sell in Georgia are sold as novelty items.
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