Porn "superstores"

[David S]

Libertarian philosophy is that people have a right to do what they want so long as they don't interfere with the rights of others. The question is; does a porn shop interfere with the rights of others? I think you can make a good case that a porn shop in the wrong place does. A porn shop next to an elementary school playground would be such a case as potentially it would put children at risk to sexual predators.

I would say keep them out of residential areas and away from schools. Require discreet advertising and window displays  ( no 50 foot tall naked women in neon lights) and limit access to people over 18. Also I agree with Jonh Dibble's comment that too many can be a problem.

[David S]

Libertarian philosophy is that people have a right to do what they want so long as they don't interfere with the rights of others. The question is; does a porn shop interfere with the rights of others? I think you can make a good case that a porn shop in the wrong place does. A porn shop next to an elementary school playground would be such a case as potentially it would put children at risk to sexual predators.

I would say keep them out of residential areas and away from schools. Require discreet advertising and window displays  ( no 50 foot tall naked women in neon lights) and limit access to people over 18. Also I agree with Jonh Dibble's comment that too many can be a problem.

I can quote Opebo with confidence here.

"You Prude, all the rest of the world has them IN elementary schools. You must be a part of the religious takeover!"

I would ask for his advice if I was looking for a list of the world's best whorehouses. But I'm not looking for that. 

[David S]

People should be free to make their own decisions about their own lives, so I would agree that drugs and prostitution should be legal. But I would strongly advise that people not get involved with either. Both can destroy your life. A number of pornstars had terrible guilt about it in their later years. Linda Lovelace was the star of Deepthroat, one of the first porn films of the modern era. As she grew older she became very remorseful about her early life. Imagine explaining it to your kids. It was something that plagued her until her death. There are others who feel the same way, even men.

Something I've learned after half a century of life:
If you get your hands dirty you can wash them clean, but if you get your soul dirty you can never wash it clean. Whatever you do is with you for life. You may learn to live with it but you can never be free of it.