How Much Regulation is Too Much Regulation?

[Independent voter]

There's like 20 warning labels on this ladder I bought the other day. Some of them warn you against falling off the ladder, another says don't stand on the very top of the ladder.

[Teaklog]

So you want to force people to do something just because you can, and not because it is in the public's interest?

Generally unenforceable laws tend not to get passed for that very reason. They won't have the intended effect because the law won't actually do anything (because its unenforceable). A good example; internet copyright, speech on the internet, pretty much all laws regarding the internet. Another example - The law requiring written and photographic consent each and every time a couple has sex. I.E. you both have to take a selfie with the written contract, and both sides have to continuously affirm that they are okay with proceeded. Each and every time, or the consent was invalid. Yes, that was actually passed. No, it did not do anything. Why pass it?

[Damajin]

Pretty sure Tinder and the like are more responsible for the STD explosion than any porn.

[JohnBrown1917]

Too much regulation is too rare, often its too little.

[Baracuda]

Do you have a point?

They probably already check for diseases and if you actually want to prevent STDs from spreading there's actual effective ways to do it, like making it illegal to have sex with someone without informing them of whatever STDs you have, carrier's ignorance of said diseases being irrelevant.

[Collegeguy]

All this will accomplish is slowly move the porn industry out of the state. I guess that's fine, California doesn't need nice things. That's a lot of small business and start-ups that need IT, accountants , and other employees other than porn stars

[Mormolyce]

Like a certain something dripping from a certain place...

Oh... they usually take it off for the moneyshot.

[May90]

Too much regulation is too rare, often its too little.

Over a hundred dictatorships all around the world beg to differ!