Violence is the ultimate obscenity.
In a democracy, rights to privacy and of the minority need to be protected. We could even include in this domain unwanted commercials that are forced upon us. That the only purpose for which power can be rightly exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. Just some thoughts. Yesterday in EMNL No. 46, we critiqued the FCC's new Policy Statement on Indecency.