Ukraine Bans Porn
Posted by Hugh G Rection | Posted in Eternal Erection | Posted on 02-07-2009
All pornography has been outlawed in the Ukraine despite the protests of free-speech proponents and human-right activists. The law calls for strict punishment of people possessing, selling and disseminating pornography, as defined by police and courts.
The Ukraine has long had a reputations as a source for child pornography, and the passage of law has been seen as some as a move to protect childrens rights. However as is often the case with such laws, it fails to define pornography or include any child-specific language. Critics have urged President Victor Yushchenko to return the vague and overly broad law back to legislators for amendments, with many people fearing the vague definition of pornography in the law will spur abuse, allowing law enforcement to punish and possibly blackmail consenting adults for possession of nude images, with artists and galleries that specialize in nude art also concerned.
Many Ukrainians now worry they may have to throw away films images and works of art that could be conceivably be classified as pornography. According to the new law, those found guilty of possessing, selling or disseminating porn cold be faced with hefty fines and/or up to 3 years in prison.
I personally find this blanket ban, with a broad and widely left open to interpretation, definition of porn, a shambles. What are your views on this state ban of pornography, I’d be interested to hear. You can read the full article here.
“The problem with pornography is this…no one knows what it is.”
This is nonsense. I’m glad I don’t live there, although I’m close…
That’ll bode well for the euro championships!
“but I know it when I see it” Lew! happily too…:D
but really, it is understandable because Ukraine does Not have a Respectable or burgeoning lucrative sensible Adult Film Industry with any safeguards whatsoever…so I think: yes to Ukraine’s ban on porn! the bad guys deserve it and I’m assuming we’re not just talking the occasional established company slipping up on models being under 18 and minors, right? Think anything of class or quality is going to come out of Ukraine?! no way…if they can’t make it right….screw ‘em…let ‘em have their ban!