The Season Of The Witch (hunt) (28)

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Mon 8 Sep 08, 3:32 PM
Backdooruk
UK(BA), 9 yrs
With posters given away in this month's Pop Magazine and GQ (UK) Agent Provocateurs' 'Season Of The Witch' campaign features a blindfold woman with a knife at her neck:
http://www.agentprovocateur.com/newseason.html
http://www.agentprovocateur.com/competition.html
Will they be able to get away with it after January Next year?
- Chris
Anyone with a brain is manipulable. Only the truly unimaginative are difficult to control.
Edited Mon 8 Sep 08, 3:35 PM by Backdooruk

8 Sep 08, 3:39 PM
BadWulf
UK(TA), 3 yrs
Y!
I do believe that there will be a short silly season, a couple of equally silly test cases and then things will pretty much go back to normal.
Mis-sold / Bad legislation usually crumples relatively quickly, though R.I.P. sadly seems to be lasting longer than it should I admit.
- John

My, what sharp teeth I have.
Edited 8 Sep 08, 3:41 PM by BadWulf

8 Sep 08, 3:51 PM
EmdE06
UK, 3 yrs

I hope so, thats a great picture.
When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep. like my Grandfather. Not shouting and screaming like his passengers.

8 Sep 08, 4:01 PM
kisses_for_me
UK(IP), 2 yrs
Y!

BadWulf wrote:
I do believe that there will be a short silly season, a couple of equally silly test cases and then things will pretty much go back to normal.
Mis-sold / Bad legislation usually crumples relatively quickly, though R.I.P. sadly seems to be lasting longer than it should I admit.
Unfortunately I disagree.
Silly law enforcement is only given up when the man on the omnibus starts to really kick up a fuss and threaten to take his vote elsewhere. Its going to be an awful long time before *he* is affected by the legislation on extreme porn. Would he really notice if Westwood and Madonnas books dissappeared, would he really notice or care if lingerie shops change their adverts?
Automated speed enforcement was introduced a long time ago now, at the first public outcry, their operation was handed over to "partnerships" and the guidlines incuding visibility were introduced, only now, many many years later is the DFT finally realising that the policy is a vote loser and so very very quietly divesting itself of everything to do with it and handing it completely to local authourities.
Congestion charging is under review, yet the London emissions zone seems to still be quietly slipping into place.
RIP is only just beginning to hit the man in the street by the way it is applied by some agencies.
It's easy to tell the difference between right and wrong. What's hard is choosing the wrong that's more right.
I tend to be suspicious of all true believers. Present company included.
Elise Kraft, The Siege.

8 Sep 08, 6:00 PM
BadWulf
UK(TA), 3 yrs
Y!
Or when it gets kicked into touch by the judiciary. . .
What you offer in example is revenue raising legislation that is unpopular yet effectively worded. Proven by case after case to be pretty watertight in usage, however objectionable.
Quiet different kettle of badgers to the illegible, contradictory, unenforceable hodgepodge of statute that we are anticipating in Jan.
Chris's example here a case in point.
I do await the test cases with interest and a large bag of popcorn.
_ John

kisses_for_me wrote:
Unfortunately I disagree.
Silly law enforcement is only given up when the man on the omnibus starts to really kick up a fuss

My, what sharp teeth I have.
Edited 8 Sep 08, 6:01 PM by BadWulf

8 Sep 08, 6:04 PM
Jahc99
UK, 2 yrs

BadWulf wrote:
I do await the test cases with interest and a large bag of popcorn.
_ John
I just pity the poor buggers who cop it as the test cases, the raids, computer seizure, inevitable publicity, vigillante twattery, spending time locked up, legal costs, possible loss of job/home/spouse etc etc. And that's if you don't get convicted.....
Now go and tell an egg how to suck granny.

8 Sep 08, 6:08 PM
BadWulf
UK(TA), 3 yrs
Y!
Aye no getting away from that, though I suspect that they might try approach it with somebody that has child porn as well, to show how evil he/she truly is yadda yadda. They will almost certainly attempt to piggy back it on top of an other prosecution, though that shouldn't alter the confusion that this debacle will generate.
Still, Top poster Chris.

Jahc99 wrote:

BadWulf wrote:
I do await the test cases with interest and a large bag of popcorn.
_ John
I just pity the poor buggers who cop it as the test cases, the raids, computer seizure, inevitable publicity, vigillante twattery, spending time locked up, legal costs, possible loss of job/home/spouse etc etc. And that's if you don't get convicted.....

My, what sharp teeth I have.
Edited 8 Sep 08, 6:29 PM by BadWulf

8 Sep 08, 6:29 PM
Mad_Monk
UK(BH), 16 mths

Backdooruk wrote:
The Season Of The Witch (hunt)
With posters given away in this month's Pop Magazine and GQ (UK) Agent Provocateurs' 'Season Of The Witch' campaign features a blindfold woman with a knife at her neck:
- Chris

It is now my 'puta's wallpaper.
I shall take my chances.
Thank you, Chris.
"He took a single sip of her pain and found it exquisite"

8 Sep 08, 9:23 PM
xjames
UK(SS), 2 yrs
I don't think the image breaks the law as it is not "grossly offensive, disgusting or otherwise of an obscene character".
There will be people here who say that a jury in the shires might find it so. But it wouldn't get in front of a jury as the CPS wouldn't pursue it - because they know they'd be made to look like fools in the press.
Obligatory wanky Latin tagline: Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit

8 Sep 08, 9:28 PM
newfavourite
UK(S), 14 mths

xjames wrote:
I don't think the image breaks the law as it is not "grossly offensive, disgusting or otherwise of an obscene character".
Nor is its main aim to arouse sexually. Its main aim is to sell underwear innit?
Equality is over-rated

8 Sep 08, 10:01 PM
Baby_Girl
UK, 2 yrs

Its just given me more excuses to buy more knickers!!!
i adore AP x
baby x

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