Should obscenity be banned?

What's is obscenity?

Definition:

Obscenity:The Character or quality of being obscene

Obscene: Disgusting, repulsive, depraved

Wider definition

Can food be obscene?
If one person finds some thing obscene and another doesn't, is it obscene?
If its obscene in one state outlawing it, shouldn't it be obscene in all states?

Types

Seems the most common one is material depicting children in a sexual nature. Hard to get consistency on others.

Genus

Obscenity is a form of behaviour.

The case for banning obscenity

What's wrong with Obscenity?

Summary

"This could include images of extreme sexual activity such as bestiality, necrophilia, rape or torture."
But these are illegal acts in them-self, so this is already punishable.

Types of punishable offences

Possessing and intending to sell it
Mailing it
Transporting it
Broadcasting it
Being in business to sell or transfer it
Transferring it to minors

The case against banning obscenity

Censorship is futile

Consistency

US States without obscenity laws (http://criminal.lawyers.com/Criminal-Law-Basics/Obscenity-Crimes.html)

Alaska
Maine
New Mexico
Vermont
West Virginia

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Concepts

Reference

Obscenity