A juror serving in the Tampa obscenity trial of a porn producer Max Hardcore has asked the judge if shorter portions of pornographic movies could be shown in court as evidence.

Believe it or not the wussy juror was a man, and he asked the judge in a note to please not show the entire movies.

Max Hardcore is on trial for “selling obscene material” and the judge has allowed the lawyers to show as much of the supposed “obscene” movies to the jury as they feel is necessary. Hardcore’s defense team has thus far preferred to show the movies in their entirety.

Producer, director and porn star Paul F. Little and his company, MaxWorld Entertainment Inc., are charged with five counts of using a computer server to sell obscene matter and five counts of delivering obscene matter through the U.S. mail. Little’s Max Hardcore Web site was housed on servers in downtown Tampa for about three years.

This is a very similar prosecution to the one being waged against John Stagliano and Evil Angel. The Feds have no chance of getting a conviction, so their goal is to bankrupt the companies with legal expenses from having to defend themselves.

For the record, I think Max Hardcore is an asshole. His movies are mean spirited and really not any fun to watch at all.

Having said that, as repugnant as Max is he still has a right to make his movies. His prosecution is purely political and he’ll once again be found innocent.

For those who don’t follow the day to day happenings in Porn Valley, you likely aren’t aware of this story. Evil Angel is a porn company which I have applauded on numerous occasions on this site. I have recommended many of the great Evil Angel websites like Anal Acrobats, Buttman, and others.

I stand by those recommendations and I stand by company owner and industry veteran John “Buttman” Stagliano. The U.S. Justice Department is now indicting Stagliano, Evil Angel Productions and John Stagliano Inc. with seven counts of operating “an obscenity distribution business and related offenses.” The charges stem from the mail and Internet distribution of two movies, plus a web trailer.

The movies named in the indictment are “Milk Nymphos” directed by Jay Sin, “Storm Squirters 2″ directed by Joey Silvera and a trailer from Belladonna’s “Fetish Fanatic 5.”

It goes without saying that it’s outrageous in the extreme for the government to say what is and what isn’t obscene. The Justice Department tries these little stunts every couple of years and have yet to get a conviction on anyone, but their plan is to cause Evil Angel to go bankrupt from the enormous legal expenses associated with their defense.

If you would like to donate to John Stagliano’s legal defense fund you can do so at DefendOurPorn.org. This is about more than just Stagliano or Evil Angel, this is about our right to look at adult material. Next they could decide certain books are obscene, or maybe music.

If your feeling even more generous you can donate a few dollars to The Free Speech Coalition which lobbies the government on behalf of the adult industry and helps to keep porn legal.

Also, to help raise funds for DefendOurPorn.org, Evil Angel is planning a special collectors’ edition compilation DVD of the company’s best scenes from each of its directors, handpicked by company owner John Stagliano.