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September 20, 2005

The New War on Porn

The FBI is looking for eight to ten fine upstanding operatives to fight the war on porn, (yes, the consenting adult kind) which is, according to the job posting, now "one of their top priorities."

"I guess this means we've won the war on terror," said one
exasperated FBI agent, speaking on the condition of anonymity because
poking fun at headquarters is not regarded as career-enhancing. "We
must not need any more resources for espionage."


As I was unsure exactly what about adult consenting porn is illegal, I did some further research.

"Based on a review of past successful cases in a variety of
jurisdictions," the memo said, the best odds of conviction come with
pornography that "includes bestiality, urination, defecation, as well
as sadistic and masochistic behavior."


Now, I can see bestiality being something prosecutable, as it generally harms the animal invovled. In fact just making references to it can really hurt your 2006 Senatorial bid, from what I understand. But urination, defecation, and S&M? Some may see these things as icky or painful, or maybe they are just fed up with these things and want more midgets, fistings or foot lovin'. But as long as the parties are consenting and the viewers know what their getting into, I don't see how this can be illegal. And I certainly can't see why it should be a priority for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

And oddly enough, some of George Bush's best friends and contributors make money from pornography.

Explicit sexual entertainment is a profit center for companies including
General Motors Corp. and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. (the two major
owners of DirecTV), Time Warner Inc. and the Sheraton, Hilton, Marriott
and Hyatt hotel chains.


But I'm guessing they'll go after the little guys that are barely scraping by on royalties from their Big Girls with Strap-ons Go to Frat Parties mobisodes and leave Big Porn to their own naughty sadistic devices.