tiay. October 10. 1985
The Pendulum
Page 5
ew obscenity law goes into effect in N.C.
I
ICathy Meadows
ff Writer
1 person walks into The Pan-
1 Haggard Avenue, wanting
y a copy of Playboy, Pen-
e or Playgirl, he or she may
a hard time finding the
zine.
; magazines are still on sale
: store—but they’re wrapped
Uophane, kept behind the
counter and the frwit covers
imed to the wall.
ESC measures are being taken
he Pantry in response to a
ibscenity law that went into
1 in North Carolina on Oct.
e law, considered one of the
m’s tougher anti-
)graphy statutes, makes
ly or sale of any por-
f)hic materials a felony,
ub Nowell, assistant pro-
' of journalism who teaches
■nmunications law course at
says ‘ ‘that the towns of Elon
^,GibsonviUe and Burlington
have wide disagreements
er a magazine like Playboy
is not obscene. Those who
do think it is obscene can legally
ban it.”
The new North Carolina law is
considered tougher because it
makes it much easier for pro
secutors to get a conviction in
criminal obscenity trials. The
law;
—Allows judges and juries to
apply community standanh rather
than statewide standards in defin
ing obscenity.
—Eliminates a preliminary
court hearing to determine
whether a a specific film, movie,
or magazine is obscene.
—Deletes a requirement that
obscene material lacks “educa
tional value” to be illegal.
—Classifies obscenity offences
as felonies rather than
misdemeanors.
—Stiffens sentences for those
convicted of obscenity violations.
According to Tim McDowell,
director of public relations at
Elon and a member of the North
Carolina General Assembly, the
purpose of the law is to crack
down on pornography and
violence involving minors.
Under the old law. a police of
ficer could walk into an aduh
bood store, buy a pomograpiik:
book or magazine, and take it to
court for the judge to declare
obscene. If so, the owner would
be forced to hah the sale of
publication. The problem with
such a procedure is that tfaeic
were too many circulations to go
through. This act was known as
a prior advisory hearing. The
new law does away with ibis and,
instead, spells out what is
classified as obscene.
McDowell said, “I think it's a
good bill. The General Assembly
is not in business to tell people
what to view in their homes
unless it involves harm to oilier
people. The law is aimed at what
can and can’t be done to other
people and minors.”
However, as a result of this
law. Piedmont businesses that
market sexually explicit material
filed a civil suit in U.S. Middle
District Court in Greensboro.
They are claiming that the law is
unconstitutional. The businesses
involved were five video stores.
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three book stores, two movie
liicaacrs, and two newsstands.
Two similar suits have been fl
ed in Charlotlc.
At one newsstand in
Greensboro last week, approx
imately 1,000 magazines were
eliminated fiom the slock for fear
that they may be classified as
'‘obscene” under this law, which
could resuh in a five-year prison
sentence for the owners.
In a Greensboro adult
bookstore, customers seeking
sexually explicit puMicalioiis on
the shelves were greeted with
back issues of Omni, National
Geographic, Psychology Today.
Saturday Evetang Post, McCall's
md numerous other domesticaied
material.
Pubticatiaas such as Playboy
and Petuhomse have not yet been
banned n Ekn College. But store
owners, such as the Pantry, are
playii^ it safe. Now. such
magazines must be-kept behind
the counter out at puite view.
Customers must be at least 18 lo
purchase such an item, and if
there is any question concerning
their age, they will be asked to
present ID.
Ahtiough the law is aimed at
prolectii^ today’s society, il will
pul a damper on some businesses.
Thus, many merchaals, as well as
patrons, are up in arms over the
situatioa. As one newsstand
owner in Greensboro said, “If
you lost SO percent of your in
come would you be mad?”
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