I am on Assistant County Attorney Erin Lamb's side here. For many reasons (a big one being she posts on this board and I like contributors), but also because this is an activity that needs to be regulated. The paper doesn't go into very much detail about the specific facts of the case and I would like to hear everyone's thoughts.
Jane Starnes first posted this in the appellate forum:
"Here we go raising the price of dildos again. Since this appears to be the law in Texas I must concur." J. Curtiss Brown (Regalado v. State, 872 SW2d 7),
It was quoted again by J. Bea Ann Smith in Webber v. State, 21 SW3d 726.
Seems to apply here.
Posts: 956 | Location: Cherokee County, Rusk, Tx | Registered: July 11, 2001
OK, be sure to note that it's not my original quote, however, like the judge, I must concur. It seems incredible that I get 2-3 spams a day for Viagra sales in my e-mail inbox, yet a woman is being prosecuted for selling devices to enhance a woman's pleasure. It's a stupid law, and if you believe what you read in the paper about this particular defendant's prosecution, it seems this is an uptight community prosecuting a woman who is disliked in her community for being hot. Certain people in our society are threatened by women being in charge of their own sexuality. Now, I am in no way in favor of sleazy videostores and sex shops in my neighborhood. But I see nothing wrong with women hosting Tupperware-like parties in the privacy of their own homes selling these items to other women.
Posts: 515 | Location: austin, tx, usa | Registered: July 02, 2001
