Posted by mikezillion at February 19th, 2007

This quote caught my attention. Mehmet Ali Çevrim, head of the Kayseri Craftsmen and Artisans Association, said that he didn’t know why the only adult shop in a Turkish city was being shut down, but opined that “there must be a good reason.” This is often the logic that supports the undermining of social rights all over the world. If it isn’t your responsibility to know why it’s happening, just assume that it’s being done according to the rules, right? But really, how often is that actually the case when you find out what went on behind the scenes? The key is to ask. If it seems unreasonable, do something. And closing down the only adult store in a city when the owner is following all the local regulations sounds unreasonable.

Makes you wonder about what’s happening in Pittsburgh, as the government closes the last adult cinema in the city, the Garden Theater, via eminent domain, over the first-amendment objections of the owner, George Androtsakis.