At the same time, a new pornographic store, Eclectics, has just opened on the Kirksville square. Regardless of your place on the political spectrum, we can all agree that this little shop of horrors needs to go.
Obscenity is inherently subjective.
Even the Supreme Court has long held that community standards should play a powerful role in determining whether or not certain pornographic material is appropriate in a certain time and place. The Kirksville community has worked long and hard to create a pleasant downtown area that everyone can enjoy, from Used Books and Unicorns to The Washington Street Java Company to the annual antique show. From the neutral perspective of the political middle, pornography needs to be placed under reasonable restrictions. One such limitation is that pornography should be kept out of the hands of children. I recently visited Electics to gather information for this piece.