The Barnmeister scores another point for Ignorance.
I’m not going to waste much breath on Barnaby Joyce, but he’s concerned pornography available in petrol stations and corner stores is encouraging paedophilia. I know. I know. Another ripper from the Barnaby School of No Evidence.
Senator Julian McGauran also said shops are selling illegal, explicit magazines by disguising them in opaque packaging. McGauran said RC “or worse” is being put in the black jackets. I can think of only one type of pornograhy that is ‘worse’ than RC, and I highly doubt petrol stations are selling it.
The Classification Board says it classifies what they receive and don’t go looking for it. The A-G’s office says enforcement is a job for the police (might I add Fair Trading if in QLD). That’s a bit of a cop out though, because the ACB employs a community liason officer that could ‘educate’ some of these places about what they can and can’t stock. Maybe they cut that position?
4 comments
Jarrod says:
Oct 21, 2008
got any proof to back up the statement regarding paedophilia Joyce? those are a bit like the comments he left in a discussion regarding an R18+ for video games, where we compared MA15+ games to snuff films. he is quite high up in the ranks for the liberal party, that seems a bit disturbing.
Dario Western says:
Nov 10, 2008
Honestly, the intellect and logic of this fellow bewilders me. What the hell has pornography featuring mature consenting adults in it got to do with sexually abusing young children? Zilch!
Stevian says:
Nov 10, 2008
So it’s only the pornography available at petrol
stations and corner stores that causes pedophilia. The same pornography available at a newsagent or adult book store doesn’t? They really shouldn’t allow these people out without their keepers
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