areeder wrote:
> http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Coalition_of_conservative_groups_believe_hotel_0822.html
>
> Coalition of conservative groups believe hotel . may be
> prosecutable
> 08/22/2006 @ 8:44 pm
> Filed by Ron Brynaert
>
> A coalition of conservative groups that "strongly believe" hotel .
> is prosecutable have issued an "urgent appeal" to the Department of
> Justice to "immediately investigate" two leading in-room adult movie
> distributors, RAW STORY has found.
I'd like to sue someone for putting a bible in my hotel room.
>
> ".ographic movies now seem nearly as pervasive in America's hotel
> rooms as tiny shampoo bottles, and the lodging industry shows little
> concern as conservative activists rev up a protest campaign aimed at
> triggering a federal crackdown," David Cary reports for the Associated
> Press.
>
> "A coalition of 13 conservative groups - including the Family Research
> Council and Concerned Women for America - took out full-page ads in
> some editions of USA Today earlier this month urging the Justice
> Department and FBI to investigate whether some of the pay-per-view
> movies widely available in hotels violate federal and state obscenity
> laws," Cary writes.
>
> The advertisment featured a remote control above two outstretched,
> handcuffed hands.
>
> "If what begins with a click can end as a registered . offense, it's
> time we rethink hardcore .," the ad said (PDF link).
>
> "DOJ and FBI should immediately investigate whether 'adult' videos
> being sold in hotels by OnCommand and LodgeNet violate
> long-established Federal and State laws regarding distribution of
> obscene material," the ad continues.
>
> "Adult hardcore .ography can tragically lead to . crimes against
> women and children," the ad explains. "Yet . videos are available in
> millions of U.S. hotel rooms which we strongly believe are
> prosecutable."
>
> "We call on the Department of Justice to immediately investigate the
> companies that distribute it," the ad demands.
>
> The Campaign for Corporate Responsibility includes the following
> conservative groups: Citizens for Community Values, Concerned Women
> for America, Family Research Council, American Decency Association,
> Morality in Media, American Family Association, Exodus International,
> American Values, AFA of Michigan, CCV of Indiana, Center for Moral
> Clarity, Center for Reclaiming America, and Coalitions for America.
>
> At its Website, the coalition provides a list of offensive adult
> videos offered by OnCommand and Lodge Net, including such titles as
> MILK and COOKIES after School, Hustler's ALL GIRL Slumber Party, and
> Bi Bi American Pie.
>
> "The lists speak for themselves," Citizens for Community Values
> President Phil Burress said in a press release. "This is not mere
> nudity. We're talking about every conceivable form of degrading,
> distorted .."
>
> "We're talking about the types of material, which are addictive in
> nature, which men are lured into viewing in the privacy of their hotel
> rooms, and which have been responsible for .ual crimes and for the
> breakdown of countless marriages, families and careers," Burress
> continued. "And we're talking about a company and its leader who care
> more about the dollar than about those men, women, children and
> families."
>
> The A.P. estimates that "adult movies are available in roughly 40
> percent of the nation's hotels, representing more than 1.5 million
> rooms."
>
> "Industry analysts suggest that these adult offerings generate 60 to
> 80 percent of total in-room entertainment revenue - several hundred
> million dollars a year," Crary reports for the A.P.
>
> Although the advertisement didn't single out any hotel chains "by name
> because of legal concerns," a spokesman for Hilton slammed the
> coalition for targeting adult entertainment.
>
> "Really ultraconservative groups try to target the hotels in their
> zest to eliminate .," Hilton's Kathy Shepard told the A.P. "In
> their zest to have their personal morals prevail, they're eliminating
> choice for others."
>
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