Mississippi Outlaws Sex Toys

[MrsSpringsteen]

I had no idea, well good to know their priorities are correct -no offense to anyone here from MS

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6308419/

Abrams Report

"This week, another court refused to recognize Mississippians’ right to find companionship for 29.99 and so a law outlawing the sale of sex toys will stand.

"A person commits the offense of distributing unlawful sexual devices when he knowingly sells, advertises, publishes or exhibits to any person any three-dimensional device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs or offers to do so or possesses such devices with the intent to do so.”

Well, I am glad to see that the local legislators are focusing on the most pressing issues of the day. I’ve long believed that a three-dimensional, possibly battery-operated device is far more menacing than a handgun. In Mississippi, people can buy guns at a gun show with no background check and certain weapons can be carried almost anywhere. Sure, guns and toys can bring joy and a sense of comfort to the user, but apparently the legislators concluded that a genital replica is a far greater threat to society."

 

[melon]

Yee-haw.

Melon

 

[dandy]

and suddenly the crime rate goes through the roof.

this came out of a court case? i'd like to read that transcript.

 

[Irvine511]

the human body is dirty and shameful.

praise the lord for this law.

 

[martha]

I'd better cancel my move to Mississippi, then.

 

[Doozer61]

i guess that means i can't take the gray backpack on my riverboat trip

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

I'm going to Mississippi in a week and a half, I wish I could take Dan Abrams with me

It says in the article they are illegal in Texas and Georgia too

 

[AchtungBono]

Hey but at least we can still buy electric toothbrushes can't we?......

Heehee....

 

[Bono's Doll]

& don't forget certain vegetables. (did I say that out loud)

 

[U2democrat]

In Virginia oral and anal sex are illegal and so is sex if you're not married.

 

[DrTeeth]

What a bunch of frreaks! Who are they to pry into people's personal affairs? What are the legal grounds for this anyway?

 

[verte76]

Mississippi is more liberal than Alabama is these days. That gives you an idea of what I'm up against. If Mississippi is doing this God knows what the legislature is going to do here.

 

[Irvine511]

In Virginia oral and anal sex are illegal and so is sex if you're not married.

my boyfriend lives in Alexandria ...

 

[joyfulgirl]

I look forward to breaking the laws in Mississippi and Virginia someday.

 

[U2democrat]

my boyfriend lives in Alexandria ...

*gasp*



you've been breaking the law, haven't you?


I'll be sure that Gov. Kaine pardons you if you get thrown in jail It's nice to have friends in high places.

 

[AchtungBono]

& don't forget certain vegetables. (did I say that out loud)

Yeah.....thank goodness for eggplant.....

 

[Irvine511]

you've been breaking the law, haven't you?

all weekend long.

 

[DrTeeth]

In Virginia oral and anal sex are illegal and so is sex if you're not married.

And if you get caught, they throw you in jail because everybody knows that there's no anal or oral sex in prison.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

all weekend long.

hiyooo

 

[Irvine511]

BREAKING THE LAW!!! BREAKING THE LAW!!!

 

[verte76]

More power to those breaking this unjust and stupid law!

 

[Numb1075]

& don't forget certain vegetables. (did I say that out loud)

a pineapple is better than any man

 

[yolland]

no offense to anyone here from MS

In truth, I'd be amazed if there were any shops that actually sold sex toys anywhere remotely close to where I grew up. In the cities, maybe. But of course, as several people have pointed out, this still leaves the wide variety of three-dimensional items available at the grocery store.

 

[nbcrusader]

I wish there were more details to the article. Mississippi has banned "sex toys" since 1998. Six other states have similar bans. Apparently, this case has bounced around the courts with the Supreme Court refusing to hear the matter (which may be on technical or procedural grounds).

I would be interested to see Mississippi's rational for enacting the law in 1998, and the rationale for the continued fight.

 

[deep]

More power to those breaking this unjust and stupid law!

More power ?

I suggest both AC and DC powered appliances.

I suppose there are water - powered devices also.

On Boston legal they had a steam - powered device.

If using solar- power -
Please remember to use sun-block.

 

[BVS]

It says in the article they are illegal in Texas and Georgia too

I remember a few years ago, there was a sex shop owner that was feeling the heat from certain groups and kept getting fined. The way around it, was that he painted them neon colors so they weren't "natural looking replicas".

 

[nbcrusader]

Re: Re: Mississippi Outlaws Sex Toys

In truth, I'd be amazed if there were any shops that actually sold sex toys anywhere remotely close to where I grew up. In the cities, maybe. But of course, as several people have pointed out, this still leaves the wide variety of three-dimensional items available at the grocery store.

I wonder if the law bans importation of "sex toys" considering the volume of merchandice that can be acquired over the internet.

 

[A_Wanderer]

Will they start cutting off hands if people break the law

 

[Kristie]

I'm going to Mississippi in a week and a half, I wish I could take Dan Abrams with me

It says in the article they are illegal in Texas and Georgia too

I know in texas they just slap a big sticker on them that says "NOVELTY" or something similar
or "cake topper", which I just don't understand... it certainly doesn't stop anyone from selling them

 

[all_i_want]

Will they start cutting off hands if people break the law

would they cut hands, or...