Anon had an interesting discussion with ESL students about the story of the dude who sent hundreds of used dildos to the whitehouse and we debated what is obscene as the law states it is a crime to send obscene and offensive material through the mail.
What is obscene and offensive?
This is subjective.
Does this mean if a woman (I don't even want to think abouut a dude) who wants to buy a dildo online, is the company breaking the law if they mail it to her?
We concluded that obscenity and offence are in the eye of the beholder. Therefore, the dildo sendo company is not breaking the law as the purchaser is fully aware of the nature of the purchase. However, the whitehouse received these hundreds of dildos without requesting them and thus it can be inferred that offence was both intended and occurred as a result of these actions.