I’m sure you heard all about it; ‘The Man’ is coming down on the porn industry with obscenity charges again. This time the sacrificial lamb is poor ol’ Max Hardcore whose only crime, according to authorities, is loving women too much… and peeing in their mouths.

If you don’t already know you can read the whole story at Porno News Network but I’m going to cut right to the chase because it’s Friday and I only have a million, billion hands to shake and boobies to grab at Erotica LA.

I do want to say that the real tragedy behind something like this is that while most of Max’s stuff is very, very strong when anyone is convicted of charges in spite of the First Amendment it leads to a more people getting convicted of the same thing. That’s the double edge sword of precedent. I’ve read Elegant Angel is facing similar charges for way tamer stuff.

Although I think Max is going to be OK on appeal he’s still got a long, rough summer a head of him as sentencing isn’t scheduled until September. I wish the best to Max and all the other adult entertainers that are unfairly singled out by petty prosecutors and prudish partisans. The system was designed to protect people not institutionalize them for refusing to conform.

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-R

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