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fresnelly 01-31-2008 02:57 PM
Adult Store Selling Sex Toys. Somebody call 911! (NSFW!)
 
This scandalous news story was linked on Fark today and I just had to share the shocking details and hopefully raise awareness of such unbelievable behavior.

http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp...&nav=menu119_2

Here's the transcript:

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Adult Store Caught Selling Illegal Sex Toys
Adult Store Caught Selling Sex Toys

By Kandiss Crone

Adult Video and Books on McDowell Road in Jackson is apparently selling illegal sex toys again.

Jackson police raided the store at least two times last year after an undercover sting. Three people were arrested and several boxes of sex toys were seized.

A "3 on Your Side" undercover investigation shows that the business is back at it again and is not even discreet about selling the devices.

WLBT received the tip, so we decided to go undercover to see if it was true.

Kandiss Crone entered the store and said "Hi...I'm going to a bachelorette party, I'm looking for a sex toy."

After looking over the stock Kandiss said "Can i have that purple one?"

As soon as the sale was completed our team walked back into the store to confront the owner.

Kandiss: "Hi charles, I'm Kandiss Crone from WLB. I understand this business was raided for selling sex toys illegally. I just purchased this sex toy and it is still illegal to sell them in the state of mississippi. Even though you were raided last year and you're still selling them, what is your response to that?"

Charles Hobby: "Where did you buy it at?"

Kandiss: "I bought it here. I just walked in about five minutes ago and I bought this. Don't you know it's illegal to sell these?

Hobby: "That's not one of the required items listed as being prohibited."

But in fact, it is. Section 97 of the Mississippi State Law prohibits the sale of such 3-dimensional devices like the one we were sold.

Hobby: "That's not a sex toy"

Kandiss: "What would you call this then? it's a personal vibrator.

Hobby: "It can be put on your arm, your neck, your leg if it's hurting or anything, it's just a vibrator."

JPD Assistant Chief Lee Vance issued the following statement:

"The adult store is not a priority for our vice and narcotics officers. We will do the best we can. Citizens would rather see us using our resources to get drugs and prostitutes off our streets and work to decrease violent crime.

I walked in to find dozens of sex toys on the front walls of the store.

Selling the devices is a misdemeanor charge. If the person is convicted, they could be fined up to five-thousand dollars and could face six months in jail.

Plan9 01-31-2008 03:01 PM
HAHAHA...

What? No "Great American Challenge?"

allaboutmusic 01-31-2008 03:11 PM
Selling such items is unbelievably childish. The proprietors of the store should clearly start acting like grown-ups catering to grown-up visitors.

Jinn 01-31-2008 03:13 PM
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Selling the devices is a misdemeanor charge. If the person is convicted, they could be fined up to five-thousand dollars and could face six months in jail.
Oy vey. Big purple dildos will get me in jail for six months? Fuckin hell, man!

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Selling such items is unbelievably childish. The proprietors of the store should clearly start acting like grown-ups catering to grown-up visitors.
Are you being serious? This could be sarcastic, but its crafted in such a way that it's difficult to tell..

ironman 01-31-2008 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by JinnKai
Are you being serious? This could be sarcastic, but its crafted in such a way that it's difficult to tell..
I thing your sarcasm detector is off...

allaboutmusic 01-31-2008 03:55 PM
Thank you ironman. ;) I was going to use "adult" instead of "grown-up" but it loses some subtlety.

Martian 01-31-2008 03:58 PM
As a serious question, if the adult stores in Mississippi aren't allowed to sell sex toys, what do they sell? It seems kind of funny to allow an adult (sex) store and not allow them to deal in sex toys. And with the advent of the internet, surely they don't get by on porn alone?

The_Jazz 01-31-2008 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Martian
As a serious question, if the adult stores in Mississippi aren't allowed to sell sex toys, what do they sell? It seems kind of funny to allow an adult (sex) store and not allow them to deal in sex toys. And with the advent of the internet, surely they don't get by on porn alone?
Well, it's Mississippi. Being from a long line of Mississippi dirt farmers, I would assume that an "adult" store would sell adults. I'm surprised that they had purple ones in stock. Usually they're more brownish.

Craven Morehead 01-31-2008 05:17 PM
Inflatable sheep are probably legal, though.

Plan9 01-31-2008 06:45 PM
Good news:

The store can furnish their own comfy plush handcuffs if they're ever arrested.

BBtB 01-31-2008 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
Well, it's Mississippi. Being from a long line of Mississippi dirt farmers, I would assume that an "adult" store would sell adults. I'm surprised that they had purple ones in stock. Usually they're more brownish.
:thumbsup:

ratbastid 01-31-2008 08:02 PM
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JPD Assistant Chief Lee Vance issued the following statement:

"The adult store is not a priority for our vice and narcotics officers. We will do the best we can. Citizens would rather see us using our resources to get drugs and prostitutes off our streets and work to decrease violent crime.
QFT.

troit 01-31-2008 08:29 PM
You would think there are more constructive stories for these news outlets to focus their attention to....

bobby 01-31-2008 10:23 PM
Jail Time...NSFW....XXX !!!!
 
...for Me And "my Old Lady"...xoxoxoo:eek:

....pic on exhibition.........:oogle:

allaboutmusic 01-31-2008 11:20 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Jazz
Well, it's Mississippi. Being from a long line of Mississippi dirt farmers, I would assume that an "adult" store would sell adults. I'm surprised that they had purple ones in stock. Usually they're more brownish.
Do they call the adoption centre the children's store?

Redlemon 02-01-2008 08:10 AM
My favorite part is
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But in fact, it is. tg Section 97 of the Mississippi State Law prohibits the sale of such 3-dimensional devices like the one we were sold.
3-D? Horrors!

This goes right along with declaring through the legislature that the value of pi to be 3.

allaboutmusic 02-01-2008 12:35 PM
What if they sold a flat-pack dildo? Or inflatable perhaps as Craven Morehead suggested?

Plan9 02-01-2008 12:40 PM
SWEET! There IS a market for cardboard dongs.

*gets on to www.BuildACorp.com to make his millions*

Bill O'Rights 02-01-2008 01:36 PM
Betcha Kandiss kept the toy...err...personal vibrator, after the story. I'll just betcha.

Redlemon 02-03-2008 06:42 AM
Since I care, here's the regulation:

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Title 97 CRIMES
Chapter 029 CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC MORALS AND DECENCY
SEC. 97-29-105. Distribution or wholesale distribution of unlawful sexual devices; prosecutor's bond.

A person commits the offense of distributing unlawful sexual devices when he knowingly sells, advertises, publishes or exhibits to any person any three-dimensional device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs, or offers to do so, or possesses such devices with the intent to do so. A person commits the offense of wholesale distributing unlawful sexual devices when he distributes for the purpose of resale any three-dimensional device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs, or offers to do so, or possesses such devices with the intent to do so.

Any person, other than a city attorney, county prosecuting attorney or district attorney, who shall sign an affidavit charging an offense prescribed by this section shall file a bond in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) at the time such affidavit is lodged. Such bond shall be conditioned that the affidavit was not filed frivolously, maliciously or out of ill will.
I find it curious that they didn't mention "97-29-101, Distribution or wholesale distribution of obscene materials or performances", which sounds like it would cover everything else in the store. But, I suppose it is more fun to hold a dildo on public television.

Baraka_Guru 02-03-2008 10:23 AM
What? It's illegal to sell sex toys in Mississippi?! :eek:


*Is writing from a country that allows gay marriage and an ongoing debate about the decriminalization of marijuana, not to mention sex toy parties across the nation (except maybe for Alberta).*

Plan9 02-03-2008 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
*Is writing from a country that allows gay marriage and an ongoing debate about the decriminalization of marijuana, not to mention sex toy parties across the nation (except maybe for Alberta).*
Jeez. Stop advertising for Canada, you. It sounds too good to be true.

ring 02-03-2008 11:17 AM
A snicker and a wink may be illegal soon...

;) call out the wink nazis!

loquitur 02-06-2008 11:28 AM
I wonder, if you live in Mississippi, whether you can buy a dildo by mail order from out of state.


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