Protest outside parliament against sexist porn law

[Arginald Valleywater]

A lot of press coverage and very little negative....is Porn now seen as a legitimate industry?

[andy at handiwork]

Clearly not by those who regulate or ultimately would lwish to ban it like DCMS, BBFCensorship, ATVOD, Home Office, Police, CPS, Cameron, most political parties, Outrage etc

But it was indeed satisfying that there was so much positive coverage, and only a bit of snark. I was disappointed by how Ch4 News covered it, of the reports I've seen.

[a m playlist]

I wonder, when Ofcom, BBFC, ATVOD, etc, come up with their rules and regulations, are they mindful of the five principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, as outlined here?


MCA resource - Five principles of the MCA

At the heart of the MCA in terms of concepts and values are the five ?statutory principles?. Consider the five principles as the benchmark ? use them to underpin all acts done and decisions taken in relation to those who lack capacity. In doing so, you will better empower and protect individuals who lack capacity. It is useful to consider the principles chronologically: principles 1 to 3 will support the process before or at the point of determining whether someone lacks capacity. Once you?ve decided that capacity is lacking, use principles 4 and 5 to support the decision-making process.

The five key underpinning principles (Section 1, MCA)

Principle 1: A presumption of capacity

Every adult has the right to make his or her own decisions and must be assumed to have capacity to do so unless it is proved otherwise. This means that you cannot assume that someone cannot make a decision for themselves just because they have a particular medical condition or disability.

Principle 2: Individuals being supported to make their own decisions

A person must be given all practicable help before anyone treats them as not being able to make their own decisions. This means you should make every effort to encourage and support people to make the decision for themselves. If lack of capacity is established, it is still important that you involve the person as far as possible in making decisions.

Principle 3: Unwise decisions

People have the right to make what others might regard as an unwise or eccentric decision. Everyone has their own values, beliefs and preferences which may not be the same as those of other people. You cannot treat them as lacking capacity for that reason.

Principle 4: Best interests

If a person has been assessed as lacking capacity then any action taken, or any decision made for, or on behalf of that person, must be made in his or her best interests.

Principle 5: Less restrictive option

Someone making a decision or acting on behalf of a person who lacks capacity must consider whether it is possible to decide or act in a way that would interfere less with the person?s rights and freedoms of action, or whether there is a need to decide or act at all. In essence, any intervention should be proportional to the particular circumstances of the case.

[andy at handiwork]

I doubt if they give it any thought.

[one eyed jack]

A lot of press coverage and very little negative....is Porn now seen as a legitimate industry?

Interesting question Arginald.

I wonder if there will be some level of acceptance or at least tolerance now that the frontline of porn has some faces and voices that speak up for it in the press with the likes of Jerry, Charlotte Rose, Myles Jackman and as of Friday those numbers are growing to include others, most notably, women like Petra Joy, Itziko Urrutia

[planeterotica]

A bit in the Huff Post about it.

[andy at handiwork]

Shame he couldn't show his face, to be sat on, at the demo but its better late than never. Opposition to the regs gets a bit more mainstream.



Sadly the Early Day Motion calling for the new regs to be annulled, from LibDem MP Julian Huppert, was not adopted

[one eyed jack]

Porn protest at Parliament

[andy at handiwork]

Nice edit Terry. Some lovely shots in there, you must have had a pretty good cameraman with you !wink!

[one eyed jack]

Yes I should introduce you to him sometime.

He's not bad