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lightningandsnow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 12:25 PM
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Pornography outlawed in Ukraine
Edited on Wed Jul-08-09 12:31 PM by lightningandsnow
(Unless "medicinal". Ha.)

Possession of pornography is now a criminal offense in Ukraine, Lenta.ru reports, after Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko signed a law to that effect today. Human rights activists and members of the Ukrainian artistic community had asked the president to veto the law.

The draft of the law was prepared by the Ukrainian government. It was passed by the Ukrainian parliament, the Supreme Rada, on June 11.

Now pornography can be kept only “for medical purposes,” according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice. The ministry also warns that possession of a large number of identical images will be considered evidence of trading in pornography, which is also criminalized.

Punishment for possession of pornography will include fines and imprisonment for up to three years.

http://mosnews.com/society/2009/06/30/ukrporno/

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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 12:27 PM
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1. I hope they take into account pre-existing conditions.
Edited on Wed Jul-08-09 12:27 PM by BurtWorm
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 12:28 PM
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2. The Russian Mafia is not going to be happy about this.
Edited on Wed Jul-08-09 12:32 PM by tridim
Then again, maybe it's the mafia just shoring up their business model by eliminating private competition.
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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 12:32 PM
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3. Are you kidding? The mafia's going to be ecstatic
A whole new black market!!

Will the powers that be ever learn that the most effcient way to create crime is to prohibit a vice?
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 12:33 PM
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5. You say that like TPTB don't also profit from such crime.
Black market money = payoffs = slush funds.
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MindPilot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 12:41 PM
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7. Yeah, you're right -- they learned that a long time ago. n/t
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 12:38 PM
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6. Yea, I had edited my post to reflect just that.
Sounds like they're just eliminating the competition so they can keep one of their major cash cows in the family.
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 03:24 PM
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15. It's the way of capitalism: protect the biggest criminal.
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 12:32 PM
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4. What the hell is wrong with people?
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The2ndWheel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 12:42 PM
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8. What? They outlawed air?
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 12:55 PM
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9. They must have solved all their other problems then. n/t
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proteus_lives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 12:59 PM
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10. Wow, that's stupid.
Trying to keep people away from porn is like trying to keep them from food, sex, booze or smokes. It's just not going to work. The Mafia in that country is going to become much more powerful.
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 01:03 PM
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11. How many of their leaders will be found with pornography and sent to prison?
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 01:04 PM
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12. "for medical purposes"
:wtf: What is that supposed to mean??
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 03:25 PM
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16. Sperm donors?
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Akoto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 01:06 PM
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13. Outlawing a "vice" only creates a black market.
Edited on Wed Jul-08-09 01:06 PM by Akoto
Humans like their booze, and they like their sex. Prior attempts to restrict both have met with pretty disastrous results.
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HarvardMed Donating Member (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 01:09 PM
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14. They may have a point
Porn exploits and degrades both men and women
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mitchtv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 04:05 PM
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23. so does RW propaganda
Edited on Wed Jul-08-09 04:05 PM by mitchtv
and religion
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ShadowLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 03:50 PM
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17. And porn industry profits go up in Ukrainian!
I'm sure this'll turn out just like that map of the US and how much of the GDP in each state is spent on porn, with the most socially conservative states spending the most on it, and the most socially liberal states spending the least on it.
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Kaleva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 03:51 PM
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18. Ukraine is now x'd off my list of places to move to
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conspirator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 03:53 PM
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19. Does that mean I won't be able to watch webcam sex shows with ukranian models anymore?nt
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 03:53 PM
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20. Jerkoffs.
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TrogL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 03:56 PM
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21. But the best stuff is coming FROM the Ukraine right now
:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
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Poll_Blind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-08-09 03:58 PM
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22. Trying to drum up their tourism industry instead?
"Come to the Ukrane!"

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