The United States vs. John Stagliano - Part Two

In April, the government indicted pornographer John Stagliano in a federal court in Washington, D.C. on multiple charges of obscenity.

In April, reason.tv's Nick Gillespie talked with Stagliano in a candid, conversation about the government's case against him and his defense strategy.

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[debbievangilsfan]

John Staglinao has worked with Debbie van Gils on Buttmans European Vacation (1991)

[SteveAntiporn]

what type of porn acts they do in those movies,the ones he was accused for

there are certain porn acts that should be illegal,got a list of that on my forum

all porn related trials should be public

[migkillertwo]

wow, they indicted John Stagliano in April 2008, and it took 2 years to drop the charges? Whatever happened to speedy and public trials?

[talltom1973]

Wow he is real honest, some men would probably lie about their HIV status.  Plus if they admit they have it, they would say it was through hetero-sexual contact

[ericclaptonismygod31]

Hope John wins the case. Good luck!

[qtronman]

{Censorship: Local and Express,

Philosophy: Who Needs It, 173.}

[qtronman]

[3]

"It is not very inspiring to fight for the freedom of the purveyors of pornography or their customers. But in the transition to statism, every infringement of human rights has begun with the suppression of a given rights least attractive practitioners. In this case, the disgusting nature of the offenders makes it a good test of ones loyalty to a principle."

[qtronman]

[2]

"The reason of my opinion is the opposite of the usual one: I do not regard sex as evil—I regard it as good, as one of the most important aspects of human life, too important to be made the subject of public anatomical display. But the issue here is not ones view of sex. The issue is freedom of speech and of the press—i.e., the right to hold any view and to express it."

[qtronman]

[1]

"I want to state, for the record, my own view of what is called hard-core pornography. I regard it as unspeakably disgusting. I have not read any of the books or seen any of the current movies belonging to that category, and I do not intend ever to read or see them. The descriptions provided in legal cases, as well as the modern touches in soft-core productions, are sufficient grounds on which to form an opinion."

[seka1986]

@mryellow123 smoking is banned in Australia so what are you talking about?