Mind you, I'm just a writer. I report on industry trends, computer technology and legal issues that affect the professionals in my field. Just the same, I've seen my share of disgusting photos. While there's a lot of porn that I don't like, I have learned to accept that as long as the models are paid, contracts are signed and all the participants are adult human beings, what people do in the privacy of thier own homes is none of my concern.

That being said, I think I have an expert opinion on what is and what is not obscene. I'm not much of a fan of the Miller Test. I would much rather be judged by community standards than let the SCOTUS define obscenity for an entire nation. I don't give a shit what Antonin Scalia says. The Constitution is a living document and the rules change with every generation.

The Sydney Morning Herald has released 15 new photographs from Abu Ghraib. I looked at them and then I got good and drunk. I can't stand this anymore. What we did to those people is obscene. It's torture. It's wrong and there is no way in hell that those soldiers would have tortured those prisoners unless they were following orders. I may not know much, but when it comes to obscenity, I know it when I see it.

This is pornography:

This is obscenity: