Googling Community Standards

[silverscreenselect]

The defense in a Florida obscenity case has come up with a new strategy, subpoenaing Google records to show local interest in pornography.

http://tinyurl.com/3fmujj

Current obscenity law requires judges and juries to apply community standards to determine wether material is obscene. Presumably, "sophisticated" areas of the country like New York and San Francisco are more tolerant of explicit material than more rural areas. Testimony often includes evidence of the number of adult enterprises already in the area.

However, the defense in this case claims that because most people peruse and obtain their porn in private, that showing what people are actively looking at online is a more accurate gauge of community standards than the number of strip clubs or adult bookstores in a city. So, they have requested Google records about the number of searches for various key terms, both pornographic and non.

The results are mixed. More people look up "orgy" than "apple pie," but even more in the Pensacola FL area look up "NASCAR" and "surfing."

[ulysses5019]

The defense in a Florida obscenity case has come up with a new strategy, subpoenaing Google records to show local interest in pornography.

http://tinyurl.com/3fmujj

Current obscenity law requires judges and juries to apply community standards to determine wether material is obscene. Presumably, "sophisticated" areas of the country like New York and San Francisco are more tolerant of explicit material than more rural areas. Testimony often includes evidence of the number of adult enterprises already in the area.

However, the defense in this case claims that because most people peruse and obtain their porn in private, that showing what people are actively looking at online is a more accurate gauge of community standards than the number of strip clubs or adult bookstores in a city. So, they have requested Google records about the number of searches for various key terms, both pornographic and non.

The results are mixed. More people look up "orgy" than "apple pie," but even more in the Pensacola FL area look up "NASCAR" and "surfing."

How about those looking up shoes?

[silvercamaro]

How about those looking up shoes?

That's really perverted.

[TheCalvinator24]

The defense in a Florida obscenity case has come up with a new strategy, subpoenaing Google records to show local interest in pornography.

http://tinyurl.com/3fmujj

Current obscenity law requires judges and juries to apply community standards to determine wether material is obscene. Presumably, "sophisticated" areas of the country like New York and San Francisco are more tolerant of explicit material than more rural areas. Testimony often includes evidence of the number of adult enterprises already in the area.

However, the defense in this case claims that because most people peruse and obtain their porn in private, that showing what people are actively looking at online is a more accurate gauge of community standards than the number of strip clubs or adult bookstores in a city. So, they have requested Google records about the number of searches for various key terms, both pornographic and non.

The results are mixed. More people look up "orgy" than "apple pie," but even more in the Pensacola FL area look up "NASCAR" and "surfing."

How about those looking up shoes?

I think that might fall under the heading of "fetishes."

[Evil Squirrel]

The defense in a Florida obscenity case has come up with a new strategy, subpoenaing Google records to show local interest in pornography.

http://tinyurl.com/3fmujj

Current obscenity law requires judges and juries to apply community standards to determine wether material is obscene. Presumably, "sophisticated" areas of the country like New York and San Francisco are more tolerant of explicit material than more rural areas. Testimony often includes evidence of the number of adult enterprises already in the area.

However, the defense in this case claims that because most people peruse and obtain their porn in private, that showing what people are actively looking at online is a more accurate gauge of community standards than the number of strip clubs or adult bookstores in a city. So, they have requested Google records about the number of searches for various key terms, both pornographic and non.

The results are mixed. More people look up "orgy" than "apple pie," but even more in the Pensacola FL area look up "NASCAR" and "surfing."

I hope squirrel porn meets community standards!

[wintergreen48]

How about those looking up shoes?

Or looking up skirts?

[ulysses5019]

How about those looking up shoes?

Or looking up skirts?

Or perhaps a surplice?

[ulysses5019]

The defense in a Florida obscenity case has come up with a new strategy, subpoenaing Google records to show local interest in pornography.

http://tinyurl.com/3fmujj

Current obscenity law requires judges and juries to apply community standards to determine wether material is obscene. Presumably, "sophisticated" areas of the country like New York and San Francisco are more tolerant of explicit material than more rural areas. Testimony often includes evidence of the number of adult enterprises already in the area.

However, the defense in this case claims that because most people peruse and obtain their porn in private, that showing what people are actively looking at online is a more accurate gauge of community standards than the number of strip clubs or adult bookstores in a city. So, they have requested Google records about the number of searches for various key terms, both pornographic and non.

The results are mixed. More people look up "orgy" than "apple pie," but even more in the Pensacola FL area look up "NASCAR" and "surfing."

I hope squirrel porn meets community standards!

It does if you're wearing to some pointy shoes.