Simi Valley Considers Requiring Condoms in Adult Films

With the abundance of research, history, publicity and fear about the HIV virus, I am absolutely disheartened by the stupidity of the porn industry and its actors, that they do not play a larger role in educating society of such deadly diseases and how to avoid transmission. By glorifying the idea that it is okay to engage in unprotected sex, especially amongst random partners, the industry is only telling the general public that it is acceptable to participate in such risky behavior. I certainly do not understand the risk that these people take with their lives.

This seems very peculiar to be odd and particular, particularly not thoroughly thought-out and self-indulgent. If the concern is for the safety of actors and actresses in the industry, and too for the children of Simi Valley, if the industry is not welcome ("an industry that brings with it some economic benefits and there may be communities that would welcome that. It's not ours, however" - although it does not clarify that Mr. Sedell is an official spokesman), if the authorities can rule on what's permissible and what isn't, why then allow the industry in at all? Was economic desirability judged to be a more potent argument than that of the health and well-being of the children and of actors and actresses? Did the democratic vote in Council and outside overrule the health and well-being argument? If it did, surely a corollary to the argument that carried the vote is 'let there then be no attempt to micro-manage the industry, especially considering the costs in time, manpower and money in policing and in prosecuting'. 'Concerned' citizens need to try much harder to ensure a total ban of the industry from the Valley. Without such a ban, a measure like this taken against the industry is faintly absurd because it is a half measure blocking only half the route toward that other side where the ruling is ineffectual because it does not apply - 'in soundstages and backlots'. However soundstages and backlots have been defined to permit them the exemption, it is surely arguably the case that because condoms need not be used here no-one, not the actors and actresses, and certainly not the viewer of the film/s, incuding children, is ultimately protected.