Review of Smut

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Smut (2008)
Season 10, Episode 10
4/10
Sh-t would be a better title for this one!
10 October 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Okay, so porn is an addiction and watching too much of it is an excuse for violently raping women? I've never heard of a lawyer presenting a defense like "he was hooked on heroin so he couldn't help himself from robbing the convenience store!" How about "he watched too many John Wayne movies so of course, he walked into a gambling casino with a machine gun and shot every native American in sight?!" That this line of defense would even be presented, much less allowed by a judge not only defines ridiculous but it also insults and further dehumanizes rape victims.

The eighty year old judge, and yes the actor was eighty when this episode was filmed, was caught on camera wrestling with a dolphin in what could be taken as a provocative way. For that reason, he had to recuse himself from the case and declare a mistrial, after a guilty verdict against the violent serial rapist was pretty much guaranteed. Yes, this is perfectly logical and typical, too. We see it on the news, every day.

The four stars are for high quality acting by the guests and a story that kept my interest. Road Runner cartoons are interesting too and they're just as credible as this episode.
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