Do You Have Anything to Declare? Yes. My Breasts. | The Stir
Posted: October 31st, 2010 | Author: maymay | Filed under: Briefs | Tags: 65, australia, international, kotbriefs, law, pornography, sexuality | Comments Off on Do You Have Anything to Declare? Yes. My Breasts. | The StirRemember the ill-fated Australian law demanding travelers Down Under declare "pornography"? Its enforcement proved so confusing that not only has the customs card been rephrased to read "illegal pornography," officials have been telling travelers who ask for clarification to declare: "anything explicit."
So, fearing they'd break the law otherwise, that's exactly what one newlywed couple did, showing their nude beach honeymoon pics in front of everyone in the customs line. Australian Sex Party leader Fiona Patten said that the law encourages "an incredible breach of people's privacy. […] If the objective is to stop child pornography then this is not going to achieve this." Like DRM, this law only punishes the law-abiding.
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