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Okay, I don't post many news topics here, so I thought I'd post one that was kind of local around here, but I've already seen it on several sites around the net. What do you guys think? I think it's a load of goat turds; people nitpick about this kind of crap all the time around here.
Virginia Beach, VA
VIRGINIA BEACH -- Police on Saturday confiscated two poster advertisements from Abercrombie & Fitch at Lynnhaven Mall.
Police say they violated the city's obscenity law because some of the models were partially nude. One shows a group of shirtless male models and one has his jeans low enough to show a part of his buttocks.
Police say they received several complaints about the ads and had met with local store officials, in which police informed them they were in violation of the code.
A police spokesperson said the store was told last week to take the ads down.
Brendon Payne, the store manager, was issued a criminal citation on obscenity charges but was not arrested. He faces up to 12 months in jail and a fine of up to $2,500 if convicted.
Customers had a mixed reaction to the decision.
"I don't think it's obscene. That's why the hire models, so they can show off thier bodies," said Abercrombie shopper Ahmed Amin.
Father of three Chris Karbala disagreed.
"I think they're inappropriate," said Karbala. "I think the kids already have enough innuendos in advertising that they don't need anything more to feed on."
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STATEMENT:
"The marketing images in question show less skin than you see any summer day at the beach. And certainly less than the plumber working on your kitchen sink. This is an incredible over reaction by city officials that would be comical except for its potentially serious legal implications. We will pursue our legal rights aggressively and fully expect to prevail." -- Tom Lennox, Vice President of Corporate Communications.
This isn't the first time Abercrombie & Fitch has been in the center of controversy.
In 2003, the clothing chain pulled its Christmas catalog, which featured nude models, after receiving boycott threats from a parents' group.
In 2002, Abercrombie & Fitch pulled a line of thongs from its shelves that were aimed at girls age 10 and under.
VA BEACH OBSCENITY LAW:
Sec. 22-31. Display of obscene materials at business establishments open to juveniles. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly display for commercial purposes in a manner whereby juveniles may examine or peruse:
(1) Any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture film or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity, sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse and which is harmful to juveniles, or
(2) Any book, pamphlet, magazine or printed matter, however reproduced, or sound recording which contains any matter enumerated in paragraph (1) above, or explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse and which, taken as a whole, is harmful to juveniles.
The poster in question (taken from another blog following the same story):
Link: http://www.wvec.com/news/topstories/stories/wvec_local_020208_abercrombie_&_fitch.848466e5.html?npc
Virginia Beach, VA
VIRGINIA BEACH -- Police on Saturday confiscated two poster advertisements from Abercrombie & Fitch at Lynnhaven Mall.
Police say they violated the city's obscenity law because some of the models were partially nude. One shows a group of shirtless male models and one has his jeans low enough to show a part of his buttocks.
Police say they received several complaints about the ads and had met with local store officials, in which police informed them they were in violation of the code.
A police spokesperson said the store was told last week to take the ads down.
Brendon Payne, the store manager, was issued a criminal citation on obscenity charges but was not arrested. He faces up to 12 months in jail and a fine of up to $2,500 if convicted.
Customers had a mixed reaction to the decision.
"I don't think it's obscene. That's why the hire models, so they can show off thier bodies," said Abercrombie shopper Ahmed Amin.
Father of three Chris Karbala disagreed.
"I think they're inappropriate," said Karbala. "I think the kids already have enough innuendos in advertising that they don't need anything more to feed on."
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STATEMENT:
"The marketing images in question show less skin than you see any summer day at the beach. And certainly less than the plumber working on your kitchen sink. This is an incredible over reaction by city officials that would be comical except for its potentially serious legal implications. We will pursue our legal rights aggressively and fully expect to prevail." -- Tom Lennox, Vice President of Corporate Communications.
This isn't the first time Abercrombie & Fitch has been in the center of controversy.
In 2003, the clothing chain pulled its Christmas catalog, which featured nude models, after receiving boycott threats from a parents' group.
In 2002, Abercrombie & Fitch pulled a line of thongs from its shelves that were aimed at girls age 10 and under.
VA BEACH OBSCENITY LAW:
Sec. 22-31. Display of obscene materials at business establishments open to juveniles. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly display for commercial purposes in a manner whereby juveniles may examine or peruse:
(1) Any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture film or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity, sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse and which is harmful to juveniles, or
(2) Any book, pamphlet, magazine or printed matter, however reproduced, or sound recording which contains any matter enumerated in paragraph (1) above, or explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, sexual conduct or sadomasochistic abuse and which, taken as a whole, is harmful to juveniles.
The poster in question (taken from another blog following the same story):
Link: http://www.wvec.com/news/topstories/stories/wvec_local_020208_abercrombie_&_fitch.848466e5.html?npc
