Sherri Williams owns Pleasures, an adult boutique with two locations here in northern Alabama. (“Adult boutique” means that among other things, she sells implements intended for insertion into a woman’s vagina, as well as implements intended for receipt of a man’s penis, in both cases solely to sexually gratify the user.) It’s become rather likely she’ll be arrested soon.
(“Possession is not illegal,” the above story helpfully informs.)
Ms. Williams has fought the law like a tiger, with diligent counsel, a lobbyist, and the active support of the ACLU. Check out a narrative she wrote here.
However, the U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to hear her case. Despite her pledge to mount a new challenge on a First Amendment basis, her plausible legal options may be at an end.
To his credit, Madison County district attorney Tim Morgan said “It’s a pretty low priority. We’ve got plenty of work to do. We don’t need to be going out drumming up business. We’ve got real crimes.” Still, I expect that someone insufficiently coitused and excessively Old Testamented—and as much as I love my home, we’ve got plenty of those folks around here—is going to complain, and the DA has to enforce the law, and…
I think I’ve mentioned it before, but I had a sociology professor in college who was fond of describing the state of things (in 1991) as “the neo-Victorian era.” Whew. That guy had no idea.
Incidentally, next week Senator Butler is expected to introduce a bill that would outlaw zucchinis, cucumbers, electric toothbrushes, automobile hand brakes, detachable shower heads, washing machines, and Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
I expect him to; therefore he is expected to. Back off, jackass lawyers.
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And that blasphemous vibrate feature on cell phones!
Lordy!
You know what is truly sad, the enacted law had a passage in it that was accidental. They essentially xeroxed a law from another state, adapted it. The intention was to stop nekkid dancing in bars.
I was at a speech last year delivered by her lawyer – he was hilarious. I had to take it off my blog for fear of whatever, but it was funny. He says everyone at the ACLU referred to him as the dildo laywer from alabama. He also said he loved getting gift baskets from his client!
Oh dear God. What. Ever…
Lesley, good to hear from you, and pleased to see you blogging again.