The GOP War on Books

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(06-05-2024, 07:28 PM)michaelsean Wrote: “Under Ohio law, "harmful to juveniles" has a broad meaning, including material describing or showing nudity, sexual conduct or obscene behavior.“

I mean if that’s all it is, I can’t argue too much except if they are talking about not even carrying books meant for adults that have some sort of sexual passages.

Here is the full definition of "harmful to juveniles" in accordance with Ohio law:

Quote:ORC 2907.01
(E) "Harmful to juveniles" means that quality of any material or performance describing or representing nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochistic abuse in any form to which all of the following apply:

(1) The material or performance, when considered as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest of juveniles in sex.
(2) The material or performance is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable for juveniles.
(3) The material or performance, when considered as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, and scientific value for juveniles.

The definition is far too broad to apply equitably, especially in today's political atmosphere. Like Pally has mentioned. Who decides what is "patently offensive"? Or "lacks serious.....value for juveniles"?