Which of these should be legal?

[John Dibble]

pt's speller PAEDOPHILIA (pronounced Pee-doe-phi-lia)... pedophilia is love for FEET!

Um no...
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pedophilia

um... yes?

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=paedophilia

they're SYNONYMS?

If you'd look closer, the 'pAEd' version is the British variant - in other words in the US it is more commonly the 'pEd' form that is used.

Also, the foot fetish word is podophilia, so I can see how you got it confused since it's only one letter off.


Now, to answer the topics:
Topless women: In certain areas, like certain beaches, sure.
Full nudity: See above.
Child porn: Nope.
Minors buying porn: Yes, at 16.
Pedophilia: Being a pedophile isn't illegal, and shouldn't be(that's just the condition, not really something you can help), but practice of it should be - no molesting children allowed.
Zoophilia: Not sure, I wouldn't exactly call it animal abuse in all cases, but in cases where it is it should be illegal.
Necrophilia: If you can prove the person would consent to you doing their corpse...

[John Dibble]

In Minneapolis smoking in ALL indoor businesses is now banned, bars, restaurants, night clubs, strip clubs, everything. And in June of 2006 the same will be true down here. The difference between alcohol and tobacco is being next to someone who's drinking alcohol doesn't give you the same effects that person is. As long as there's second hand smoke, I applaud any laws that mean I no longer have to breathe that cancer causing sh**t when I go out.

Don't like it, don't go. Don't restrict private property rights for your own petty convenience.

[John Dibble]

In Minneapolis smoking in ALL indoor businesses is now banned, bars, restaurants, night clubs, strip clubs, everything. And in June of 2006 the same will be true down here. The difference between alcohol and tobacco is being next to someone who's drinking alcohol doesn't give you the same effects that person is. As long as there's second hand smoke, I applaud any laws that mean I no longer have to breathe that cancer causing sh**t when I go out.

Don't like it, don't go. Don't restrict private property rights for your own petty convenience.

It's the city council who did it, not me. Since I can't change it should I just not enjoy having clean air now?

Hey, you applaud, and therefore support, the action of the city council. You can affect their decisions, and in fact as a citizen it is your duty to keep watch on your government to ensure they aren't doing something wrong. You can write to them, heck, even visit them, and tell them your opinion. And you can still work to change it by helping to vote in people who would change it, or even running yourself to do it.

[John Dibble]

Wait, so this is when you suddenly favour government intervention (enforcement, whatever) in supposedly privately owned strip clubs, BRTD? I'm confused...

He likes it when it's to his advantage, apparently.