Normally, I’m not one to support laws that further regulate the distribution or viewing of pornography beyond what existing laws already provide for. On top of the First Amendment and civil liberties implications, opposing the enactment of new porn-restricting laws is a form of enlightened self-interest, considering what I do for a living. I don’t favor new laws directed at curbing mobile porn consumption, I don’t think teenagers should go to prison for ’sexting,’ and I don’t believe Android porn apps will be the undoing of humankind.
Having said that, there are things that ought to be “common sense” appear to elude some of my fellow citizens, and an as such, occasionally a new law aimed at porn will be something I support, or even call for.
I never thought I’d feel the need to write this, but a law similar to the one recently proposed in Massachusetts that would forbid texting while behind the wheel needs to be passed to make it clear, once and for all, that you cannot watch porn while driving… particularly while driving a massive tractor-trailer.
OK, so the trucker at question was using allegedly a laptop to view porn, and not a Palm Pre, but you get my point: driving is serious business, and it demands your complete and undivided attention. And no, glancing up from your Blackberry’s screen occasionally while watching Bree Olsen suck cock as you hurtle down the interstate does NOT make the grade.
The next time you are tempted to watch porn while driving, please find that reserve of patience and prudence that exists deep inside you…. and figure out a way to wait until you are stationary before whipping it out of your pants for a tug.