Show Gov V Clyde Clyd T Takes kes Str and A Against Jr Sr Smutty y Reading g ll M Material W jr I c In every T part art artof of 01 the state are ere showing shooing IncreasIng Increasing increase ing conCern concern over o over the presence In InI I their midst of a shocking amount of pornographic material material material-in In simple simple sim aim pIe language just plain smut mut more and more magazines are vi violating violating violating vi- vi the tenets of 01 good taste and decency with vile pictures and printed that material material that Is usually pla placed ed on sale In iii e easy a I y reach of our Impressionable young people t. t Many t-Many hove have called or m my office oiliest complaining of If the situation and asking that something i be done 1 i Utah Statutes Statute I 1 am wholeheartedly In sympathy sym sym- p party pathy t ty with with the good citizens who are complaining and I 1 definitely agree that something should bedone be done However I r do not think It ItIs ItIs itis Is a matter for a action on the st state te government leveL lel Let me tel you why and suggest what I think Is the most effective avenue of action open open to decent citizens First of all let us look at Utah law on this s subject Section 76 iG- 39 hot the Revised Utah Statutes provides pro l In to part as follows follows- Every person Is guilty of a misdemeanor who wilfully and lewdly either 3 Imports writes writes composes stereotypes prints designs copies draws paints or otherwise prepares prepares prepares pre pre- pares publishes sells offers for sale saJe displays exhibits by machine machine machine ma ma- chine or otherwise distributes any print design figure or other thing which is obscene lewd lascivious filthy Indecent disgusting or Impure or which manifestly mal tends to corrupt the morals moral of youth or or who introduces into a family school or place of education education education edu edu- cation or any other place or or buys procures receives or has l In his possession any such writing paper paper paper pa pa- per book pictures res drawing magazine magazine magazine mag mag- azine print design figare fig fig- ore are device or other things either for tor the purpose of selling exhibiting exhibiting ex ex- xhi x- x hi biting loaning or circulation or with the Intent to Introduce the same into a family school or place of education or any other place or r Section 76 39 In the same chapter provides as follows Every person who is authorIzed authorIzed authorized author author- or enjoined to arrest any person for a violation of subdivision ion 3 of the next preceding sectIon section section sect sect- ion is equally authorized and enjoined enjoined enjoined en en- joined to seize any obscene or in indecent indecent indecent in- in decent writings paper book picture print design figure or device found in possession or under under under un un- der the control of the person so arrested and to deliver the same to the magistrate before whom the person so arrested is required to be taken Corrupt Morals Morels THis appears clear and definite except that there have be been n n no no cases go to the U Utah Uta t a h Supreme Court to obtain a legal definition of what is obscene lewd lascivious lascivious lascivious las las- filthy indecent disgusting disgustIng disgusting disgust disgust- ing Impure or which manifestly manifest manifest- ly tends to corrupt the morals of youth M L r Community Assistance Assistance- e In of the lack of leg legal del del- def definition n however I l' think that much of the the material material currently offered uttered on the newsstands b fits Into one or more of he hose e The The question is who whai e can eari ri ue aledo do about It The Tle immediate responsibility espo rests ress on the local community and its I laW a W en enforcement nt nt agencies The rhe state tat ca can an ani r j w would uld only step st p n if it a local enforcement agency A was as as obviously y and d deliberately refusing to perform Its clear dear duty To my mind however howe the most effective approach h even on the local level may not b be one me of ot Taw law enforcement It H would be unfortunate I beli believe ve to set set setup up up boards it If f censorship to pass ass on hat the may y read or ol or S see u a o C Is is fraught with Ith anger and too often results In suppressing m much ch that Is Is' goon goGO ind and perhaps falling to suppress much that Is bad baJ Far ar more effective Ue a I le community com om community opinion If It the parents parent of any community will trill check oh oil what is bring being offered for sale to their hell children and make their fee feelings ln clearly Jt t the objection 1 able material material- they should get results result Merchants may shrug off Individual protest protest but bat they quickly respond to a clear expression ex ex- Mo- Mo pres ton of community sentiment senti senti- meat ment i For basl business reasons if II for no DO other they have to If II such neighborhood and community community community com com- appeal Is II not successful local law enforcement officers may be called in Inand and asked to act I doubt however r if It this' this will be necessary if it the parents do their own job effectively What the ov overwhelming majority of of a community community community com com- wants It will get get and and I Iam Iam Iam am sure that the overwhelming majority of want wholeS whole whole- S ture not not ot Porn pornographic pornographic i grap-i hie smut I |