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CommentsRe: Granny Get Your Gun: The South Valley’s Rita Maldonado is still bagging elk at age 85
Other cities have it. [ Tue Jan 11 2011 1:17 PM ]
We didn't make it up. I'm not sure if we're arguing that it's a stupid idea, that the public is too stupid to use it properly, that it's a good idea but poorly executed, that it's unnecessary compared to other glaring needs, or just that there's a mean lady running it.
I support the right to express ideas [ Wed Nov 10 2010 10:16 PM ]
but I question the motive in this case. If we support free speech, must we also broadcast pornography? If you own a sex shop, I can see the motive. But pornography's taboo is it's power, and there's nothing less sexy than making it commonplace. Perhaps the Muslims have it right: taboos create sexiness. I'd hate to live in a nudist, free-sex society where everyone was at a loss to think of something dirty. It wouldn't make life better. Stop telling our kids Santa is a lie. That having been said, I totally support gay marriage. That's not a sexual issue, and it's not about taboos. That's respect. The city is right on the Pornotopia issue, from a public policy standpoint. We elect officials to make decisions for the good of society. They're not banning pornography. They're preventing some people with a pecuniary interest from shoving pornography in everybody's face for publicity, which is the right decision. The indignant porn people win in any scenario with the press they get. In fact, the bottom line is probably better just crying about being stifled. Win win, and it's still in everyone's face. Re: Who watches the watchmen? A look at APD’s oversight and one group of citizens starting a copwatch |
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