Baywatch has been deemed obscene in
India!  The Sony Satellite Channel, AXN, which carries Baywatch, has been banned for showing indecent content.  India, like the
United States, has a provision in their constitution that protects freedom of speech and expression.  However, India’s constitution is different from the
United States because the section in the constitution protecting this fundamental freedom also has a provision which allows Parliament to enact legislation that may infringe on this right.  It is not clear whether Parliament has enacted legislation or whether the Indian government is acting under a form of pre-censorship.  Lawyers representing Sony acknowledged the Indian government has the ability to pull material considered obscene, but in this case the government is claiming an entire channel is obscene. 

Is India turning into
North Korea!  According to the BBC,
North Korea only allows government approved channels and all radios must be registered.  There are reports of North Koreans fleeing the country thanks to Baywatch being offered in
South Korea.  One person who fled told reporters
America is their favorite country and that they would like to live in houses like Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff.  I pose a question to the loyal readers of this blog…What if the United States had a provision in the Constitution like the Indian one…Would Baywatch have been banned in the States?