Fleshbot: straight, crime and punishment

Sure, it's okay to tie people up and beat...

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:35:20 EDT

Sure, it's okay to tie people up and beat them with hard rubbery things (and have them pay you for it!), but try to have sex with an undercover cop at your S&M club and suddenly it's like a crime or something. Is nothing sacred anymore? (nypost.com)

The founder of the company that makes the...

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:15:06 EDT

The founder of the company that makes the fake penis enlargement pill Enzyte has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud (!). That's what you get for making people feel bad about their small penises ... and defrauding the public of about $400 million. Now will people stop buying that crap? (ap.google.com)

If you're a police officer working undercover...

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:01:00 EDT

If you're a police officer working undercover on a prostitution sting, it's probably best if you don't have sex with a suspect multiple times before busting her. It just confuses everyone and makes your next massage really awkward. (beaumontenterprise.com; thumb via femdom-orgasm.com, via)

A judge has ordered the maker of Enzyte...

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:54:49 EDT

A judge has ordered the maker of Enzyte to pay a $500 million fine for defrauding people with their fake penis pills, which would pretty much put the company out of business. Maybe then they'll finally stop running those idiotic commercials on TV. (xbiz.com)

Nine women and twelve men have been arrested...

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:40:49 EDT

Nine women and twelve men have been arrested in Greece for participating in an unsanctioned blowjob competition on a beach in Greece. That's why these things should always happen in Madison Square Garden like every other important sporting event. (livenews.com.au)

We've got to admit that operating a mobile...

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:51:50 EDT

We've got to admit that operating a mobile brothel out of a rented limousine bus is a pretty brilliant idea. (Even if it is a little derivative.) Parking the bus a block from the Miami Beach Police Department? Not quite as brilliant. (local10.com - thanks, Rick)

A man in Singapore who was unable to control...

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:42:04 EDT

A man in Singapore who was unable to control his armpit fetish was sentenced to 14 years in prison for attacking women to get his sniff on; he was also caned 18 times just to make sure he got the message. Moral: if you want to get up in someone's armpit, it probably doesn't hurt to ask first. (smh.com.au; thumbnail via Ask Jolene)

What happens in Thailand really stays in...

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:55:53 EDT

What happens in Thailand really stays in Thailand—because if you try to film it for a porn movie, you are definitely going to jail (and you might be considered a "gang member" too.) See, the best thing about filming in the Valley is that your odds of ending up in a Southeast Asian prison are remarkably low. (pattayadailynews.com, via avn.com)

Two genius gas station holdup men pulled...

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:40:50 EDT

Two genius gas station holdup men pulled off the perfect crime by disguising their faces with thong underwear. (Although maybe they should have put tighty whities on their arms to cover up those distinctive tattoos.) These kids today just show way too much skin, don't they? (yahoo.com; also spotted @ sex-and-blogs.com)

A group of male strippers from Australia...

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:05:50 EDT

A group of male strippers from Australia have had to cancel their US tour because all their clothes were stolen, which apparently wasn't just part of the act. (news.com.au)

Hiring a nude maid to clean your house while...

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:01:27 EDT

Hiring a nude maid to clean your house while the wife is on vacation sounds like the perfect plan, until she makes off with $40,000 worth of your wife's jewels. That must have been a fun explanation. (myfoxtampabay.com; thumb of the very trustworthy Shay Laren)

For the first time ever, Japanese police...

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:01:04 EDT

For the first time ever, Japanese police shut down a "panty flashing cafe"—yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. That's what they get for not opening a regular strip club, like everyone else does. (mdn.mainichi.jp, via candycrash.com)

"Extreme" Porn Banned In The UK

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:50:14 EDT

We've had plenty of occasions here over the years to complain about own government's various attempts to curb our pornographic liberties. But all things considered, we've got it pretty good—especially compared to the UK, where a new law passed by the British Parliament and going into effect next week will place a ban on certain kinds of "extreme" pornography (whatever the hell that means). Oh, and it's not just a crime to make it, it's a crime to own it—which means the government can now bust you for what consenting adults created and what you as a consenting adult keep under your mattress.

Why is this happening? Apparently it's related to the murder of a schoolteacher five years ago and the fact that her killer had been "compulsively accessing websites ... which contained images of women being abused and violated". It's a tragic story, but hardly conclusive proof that certain kinds of porn automatically turn everyone into murderous psychopaths.

Unfortunately, the UK doesn't have a First Amendment to counter legislation like this. So what will happen to ordinary non-psychopathic folks who enjoy consensual extreme BDSM porn—or even necro fantasies—and who could now be considered criminals despite the fact that they're not hurting anyone? "Hard luck," says the murder victim's mother who spearheaded the legislation, adding that she "can't see why people need to see it" in the first place. You might not understand why some people are into certain kind of porn either, but realize it's a slippery slope: today's extreme porn may be tomorrow's dirtpipe milkshake (or today's anal squirting, for that matter) ... and then where would we all be?

· "When does kinky porn become illegal?" (bbc.co.uk)
·Thumbnail via hogtied.com

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Previously: Belladonna's "Fetish Fanatic 5": Defend Your Right To Anal Squirting!

It's true that porn does cause violence—especially...

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:27:44 EDT

It's true that porn does cause violence—especially if you watch it when you should be paying attention to your girlfriend who likes to stab things when she's angry. Why do you make porn hurt you like that? (bostonherald.com)

Best police blotter item ever?: "A 38-year-old...

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:25:20 EDT

Best police blotter item ever?: "A 38-year-old Cole Avenue man reported that his home was invaded on Sept. 9. The man said he was sitting home alone masturbating and watching a pornographic movie when a man came down into the basement, holding a gun, and started to videotape him. The man said that before he left, the intruder fed his dog some mushrooms and the dog died." (It's sad about that poor dog, though.) (yesbutnobutyes.com)

Breaking: Governor Of New York (Maybe) A Fan Of Hookers

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:18:33 EDT

Eliot Spitzer became of the Governor of New York by running as a hard-nosed former prosecutor who cleaned up Wall Street and organized crime and was now going to clean up his state capital. Now, involvement with organized crime may end his political career. The New York Times is reporting that Spitzer told his staff today that he was "involved" with a prostitution ring. His involvement may or may not be related to the bust of an online call girl ring that made all the headlines last week. His brief cryptic statement on the matter left most questions unanswered and speculation and rumors continue to run rampant. Maybe he'll stand up and announce that if even a married Governor of one of the largest states in the nation can frequent call girls without hurting himself or anyone else then maybe prostitution isn't such a horrible thing and maybe we as a society should re-think our attitudes toward sex work and rewrite our law books to treat this industry and its workers more fairly. (On second thought ... nah.)

· "Spitzer Is Linked to Prostitution Ring" (nytimes.com)
· Online Hooker Ring Busted - March 6, 2008 (thesmokinggun.com)

Japanese A/V model Serena Kozakura had a...

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:19:25 EST

Japanese A/V model Serena Kozakura had a conviction for property destruction overturned when the court decided she could not have kicked a hole in a man's door and then squeezed through it ... because her giant breasts would have made it physically impossible. The prosecution later asked for another chance to weigh the evidence. (yahoo.com, via nerve.com + jeanettes-celebrity-corner.com)

Putting troubled teens of different sexes...

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:45:33 EST

Putting troubled teens of different sexes in the same detention center isn't necessarily a bad idea, except when you leave the doors open so they can have late night orgies together. Trust us when we say that locking someone up is much more effective when the doors are actually locked. (news.com.au)

Committing armed robbery makes you a tough...

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:33:25 EST

Committing armed robbery makes you a tough customer. Committing armed robbery to steal only eight porn magazines makes you a little bit crazy. Committing armed robbery, stealing eight porno mags, and then riding away on a bicycle? Maybe you should rethink your career choices. (seattlepi.nwsource.com)

Thanks to some eagle-eyed porn fan readers,...

Jonnobot — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:59:40 EST

Thanks to some eagle-eyed porn fan readers, the folks at The Smoking Gun found out that one of the stars of their recent mug shot roundup is actually on-again off-again hardcore babe Allie Sin. And here you were thinking that badass porn name of hers was just part of her whole schtick or something? (thesmokinggun.com + www.myspace.com/allie_sin - thanks Mike)