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I find it a crying shame that the Supreme Court doesn't see the value in keeping a law that bans the sale of animal cruelty videos.

I always try to see both sides of an argument when something controversial like this comes up in the news. It's difficult though as an animal lover and owner to see our justices overturning a ruling and rejecting a law that seemed to be working.

The justices also threw out the criminal conviction of Robert Stevens of Pittsville, Va., who was sentenced to three years in prison for videos he made about pit bull fights.

The law was created in 1999 to reduce the sales of "crush videos" to fetish seekers. The videos showed women crushing small animals to death with their feet or high-heels. Of course, I don't get the fetish so why would I believe in the rights of these people to make and sell the videos?

State representatives have suggested that they will create another law to target crush videos specifically.

The justices sited free speech as the reason for the 8-1 ruling.

Please read the full story here and talk to your Florida state representative about further action here.