# Sex Toy Ban in Alabama: How Vigorously (heh) Enforced? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 11, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toy-ban-in-alabama-how-vigorously-heh-enforced/692853 "2014-07-11T14:30:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toy-ban-in-alabama-how-vigorously-heh-enforced/692853/21 "2014-07-12T15:52:20Z")
> [@needtoknow](#): > > It was too stupid to waste time on, but the chief complaints seemed to revolve around beer. Beer comes in aluminum cans, and drunks are the second best source of beer cans (after bars, which are often filled with drunks). So in the same line of thought that condoms causes sex to happen, beer cans cause alcohol consumption, presumeably by keeping the cans in circulation. It’s severely stupid around here. Literally no one wanted to see the beer cans, or anyone who would be bringing them in for crushing and storage (before trucking them out). At the current site, they settled for 8ft solid fencing and restricted hours and days of operation. You’re going to have to provide some link to this story because I have no idea what you are talking about. A search brings up nothing relevant. When did this happen? ---
**Author:** ![needtoknow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f9ae1b/32.png) [@needtoknow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needtoknow)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toy-ban-in-alabama-how-vigorously-heh-enforced/692853/22 "2014-07-12T16:59:12Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > You’re going to have to provide some link to this story because I have no idea what you are talking about. A search brings up nothing relevant. When did this happen? You have no idea what i am talking about? What part of what i posted is unintelligible to you? Not everything that happens gets posted online. If everything i say needs verification from someone else online, i should shut up now and delete this “account”. Actually, ok, if someone could tell me how to do that, i will immediately. I was told point blank to my face that no wreck happened the night i said i drove past one. So after the wreckage was cleared and the cops left (the state police kept watch over the site for a couple of days), i took photos of the barrier wall: [http://designerthinking.com/i-20\_wreck.html](http://designerthinking.com/i-20_wreck.html) . A month later i deleted that entire domain and two others. I no longer respond well to being called a liar or to humans egging me on for proof. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toy-ban-in-alabama-how-vigorously-heh-enforced/692853/23 "2014-07-12T17:05:36Z")
> [@needtoknow](#): > > You have no idea what i am talking about? What part of what i posted is unintelligible to you? > > Not everything that happens gets posted online. If everything i say needs verification from someone else online, i should shut up now and delete this “account”. Actually, ok, if someone could tell me how to do that, i will immediately. > > I was told point blank to my face that no wreck happened the night i said i drove past one. So after the wreckage was cleared and the cops left (the state police kept watch over the site for a couple of days), i took photos of the barrier wall: [http://designerthinking.com/i-20\_wreck.html](http://designerthinking.com/i-20_wreck.html) . A month later i deleted that entire domain and two others. I no longer respond well to being called a liar or to humans egging me on for proof. OK. Thanks for dropping by. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toy-ban-in-alabama-how-vigorously-heh-enforced/692853/24 "2014-07-12T17:33:32Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > So over in Alabama, how stiff are the penalties Depends, how stiff is the offense? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toy-ban-in-alabama-how-vigorously-heh-enforced/692853/25 "2014-07-12T17:40:04Z")
> [@Accidental\_Martyr](#): > > Let the Alabama bashing begin! Seriously, like I said, it’s not really an issue. States with anti-sodomy laws were not enforcing them, but just having them on the books made those states deserving of ridicule. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toy-ban-in-alabama-how-vigorously-heh-enforced/692853/26 "2014-07-12T18:28:26Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > I really really do not want to live in Alabama. I suspect that most Alabamians would not want me either:) _shrug_ I lived there for 4+ years (and am contemplating moving back, depending on whether I get a certain job or not). I lived there, made friends, good friends at that, and even got married to an Alabamian native. And I’m a British Asian woman, who is scarily liberal by most Alabama standards. 😉 Yes, there are some parts I wouldn’t want to live in, but when my self-described redneck step-father in law and my Indian _Muslim_ family get on like a house on fire, I’m willing to revise preconceived notions. Just a thought. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2014, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toy-ban-in-alabama-how-vigorously-heh-enforced/692853/27 "2014-07-12T23:17:08Z")
**Moderator Note** > [@needtoknow](#): > > Not everything that happens gets posted online. If everything i say needs verification from someone else online, i should shut up now and delete this “account”. Actually, ok, if someone could tell me how to do that, i will immediately. We generally don’t delete posts or accounts. If you want to stop posting here, just stop posting here. > [@needtoknow](#): > > I no longer respond well to being called a liar or to humans egging me on for proof. I think you are misunderstanding part of the culture of this message board. Around here, it is very common to ask for cites or to ask for more information. Doing so does not imply that you are lying. It only means that the other person is requesting more information. As far as I can tell, no one here is calling you a liar. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toy-ban-in-alabama-how-vigorously-heh-enforced/692853/28 "2014-07-15T04:36:07Z")
Looking at that first article there, it seems to me that you could even fall afoul of this law by selling zucchinis – if you sell them with a nudge and a wink. Well, maybe not. But what are they saying there exactly – that I can sell you an Anais Nin book, but I can’t sell the book to you if I tell you it’ll get you all hot and bothered? ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toy-ban-in-alabama-how-vigorously-heh-enforced/692853/29 "2014-07-15T05:34:09Z")
> [@brujaja](#): > > Looking at that first article there, it seems to me that you could even fall afoul of this law by selling zucchinis – if you sell them with a nudge and a wink. > > Well, maybe not. But what are they saying there exactly – that I can sell you an Anais Nin book, but I can’t sell the book to you if I tell you it’ll get you all hot and bothered? As I’ve already stated in this thread, the law isn’t enforced. I can buy all the dildos, vibrators and porn I want at adult shops here in Alabama. There are at least two that I know of that I’ve been to within a five minute drive from where I’m sitting. These stores advertise on local radio stations. I don’t know how much clearer I can say this. ---
**Author:** ![Francis\_Vaughan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/francis_vaughan/32/3093_2.png) [@Francis\_Vaughan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francis_Vaughan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toy-ban-in-alabama-how-vigorously-heh-enforced/692853/30 "2014-07-15T06:22:31Z")
I feel one cannot continue without mentioning the wonderful Molly Ivins and [The Dildo Diaries](http://www.dildodiaries.net/). Excerpts from the producers here: Probably most safe, but just in case: [noparse][Molly Ivins in Dildo Diaries - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaUl6x1YXpg%5B/noparse%5D) ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toy-ban-in-alabama-how-vigorously-heh-enforced/692853/31 "2014-07-15T06:33:51Z")
**Accidental Martyr,** I didn’t mean to imply that I didn’t believe you. Perhaps I should have stated my question more clearly – what I am wondering about is the intent of the specific language in that first part where it is stated: _"Material not otherwise obscene may be obscene under this section if the distribution of the material, the offer to do so, or the possession with the intent to do so is a commercial exploitation of erotica solely for the sake of prurient appeal. "_ It sounds to me like it’s trying to say that material which is not ordinarily considered by law to be obscene, will fall into the class this law is intended to cover \*\*if it is presented as “dirty.” \*\* (I am oversimplifying.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-toy-ban-in-alabama-how-vigorously-heh-enforced/692853.md?page=1)