Apparently, I'm On Thin Ice

[gonzai]

A section of transcript from a federal Court of Appeals case, Farrell v. Burke:

MR. NATHANSON: Are you saying, for example, that that condition of parole would prohibit Mr. Farrell from possessing, say, Playboy magazine?

P.O. BURKE: Yes.

MR. NATHANSON: Are you saying that that condition of parole would prohibit Mr. Farrell from possessing a photograph of Michelangelo['s] David?

P.O. BURKE: What is that?

MR. NATHANSON: Are you familiar with that sculpture?

P.O. BURKE: No.

MR. NATHANSON: If I tell you it's a large sculpture of a nude youth with his genitals exposed and visible, does that help to refresh your memory of what that is?

P.O. BURKE: If he possessed that, yes, he would be locked up for that.

I'm not on parole, but I do have a photo of David tacked to my corkboard at home. I guess I better watch my step. Although it's also rather frightening that the guy doesn't even know what David is.