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| Degenerate |
on Sun 18 May 08, 11:15 AM to Degenerate's blog.
PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS AS WIDELY AS YOU WISH. For copies of this on email for printing please email the address at the bottom. Thanks.
18 may 2008
Extreme Law Bans BDSM Images.
On May 8th 2008, the government passed legislation criminalising the personal possession of 'extreme' and 'disgusting' pornography. Provisions 64 to 67 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 come into effect in January 2009. Convictions will carry up to 3 years jail sentence and inclusion on the Sex Offender Register, even if the pictures are of your partner. Just because the police think the picture is extreme.
But what does extreme mean?
Despite concessions from the government concerning some images of legal activities in which the owner can be proved to feature, this law will still make criminal fantasy images involving consensual acts between adults – whether or not the act was staged: for example 'realistic' pictures that look like acts which threaten life such as strangulation or serious harm to breasts, anus or genitals. Could this also mean sex without a condom, fisting, sex while smoking? Lobby group www.backlash-uk.org.uk , an umbrella group of organisations, has been opposing this law since its inception. Now we also need to act on our own behalf.
Despite lack of evidence, the Government claim banning violent porn will reduce sex crime.
We don't agree. On 7th May protests were held in London at the British Library and Houses Of Parliament to make this point and raise awareness of the propaganda. Despite study after study that shows the positive effect of porn on our society, West Midlands Police DS Keith Wharton said, “Those pushing the boundaries are time and time again leading to criminal offences against children and animals and although empirical data is poor those probation officers who I work with who are part of the sexual rehabilitation programme see pornography, especially of an extreme nature, as 'throwing fuel on the fire'... A ten year sentence is not excessive.”
We need advice.
Many of us need advice about whether books and images we own are illegal, or not, if we don't want to be criminalised. Some grassroots members of the BDSM community are getting ready to try to gather advice and information around the country from some of the organisations which have advised the Government during consultation. We need to show how ridiculous this law is and try to interrupt its commencement by making our confusion and concerns more obvious.
Let's go and get it!
It's time to take action to prevent our civil liberties and ourselves from falling foul of this legislation. If we go together to get advice about images we own there's safety in numbers and we can share the information we get with each other and the wider public The Ministry of Justice says it will give us more guidance about what is illegal closer to the date but we need to ready ourselves now.
What can you do?
The first collective advice-seeking mission will be in mid June in the West Midlands. We are creating a template for actions around the country and rolling them out on a monthly basis in different regions until this law is stopped, or we get assurances that consensual images will not lead to prison sentences. There are lots of ways to get involved so please join in however you can:
* Come with us to get advice about BDSM images, * Copy and send images for others to get advice about, * Tell people you know or take information to local adult events this month to get more people involved, * Talk to the press on the day, * Donate resources (eg paper, stamps) or time to get this off the ground behind the scenes (CAAN is new & unfunded) * Or maybe you can think of another way to assist.
To get involved or notified when the next action is finalised, please email: Consenting Adult Action Network at c-a-a-n@live.co.uk
Edited Mon 19 May 08, 3:31 PM by Degenerate
| 18 May 08, 5:34 PM razyplaits UK(PE), 4 yrs  |
put a link on my site if you want bdsmhelp.co.uk | |
| 18 May 08, 7:26 PM Degenerate UK(M), 5 yrs   |
thank you yes please. Are you able to do this or do I need to do something? De Sign porn petition (re CJIB & 'extreme images'! http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/extreme-images/ Edited 19 May 08, 3:31 PM by Degenerate | |
| 18 May 08, 8:22 PM razyplaits UK(PE), 4 yrs |
it will be done tomrrow my dom is going to do his techie bit! | |
| 18 May 08, 9:23 PM razyplaits UK(PE), 4 yrs |
doh! bdsmhelp.com!!!!!!!! anyway its done | |
| 18 May 08, 9:24 PM Mister_D UK, 4 yrs |
YES RAZY AS YOU HAVE BEEN A GOOD GIRL
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| 19 May 08, 10:27 AM Mister_D UK, 4 yrs |
Having read the government reply on http://www.backlash-uk.org.uk/ruddell.html I think we can rest easy in our beds I urge people to read the reply as well Essentially the NEW LAW will apply to images already illegal to publish! Which you should not have anyway. I liken this to the Illegal gathering law and has anyone been arrested for having a barbeque with 5 or more mates recently?
Check Our Web Site WWW.BDSMHELP.COM | |
| 19 May 08, 11:08 AM Degenerate UK(M), 5 yrs |
Thanks for doing this
Sign porn petition (re CJIB & 'extreme images'! http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/extreme-images/ | |
| 19 May 08, 11:10 AM Degenerate UK(M), 5 yrs |
Hi. It's looking like that's their spin to make things seem ok and that we're going to be find honest. I urge you to read the threads here in the activist forum and Backlash pages for confirmation of the ways this is looking like it will pan out in reality. thanks for posting the info on your site, I hope you feel OK to keep it there. as previously said feel free to spread this information far and wide. De
Sign porn petition (re CJIB & 'extreme images'! http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/extreme-images/ | |
| 31 May 08, 9:39 PM MistressGI UK(BH), 6 yrs £ |
I think I have put a link on My settings.
I hope this helps. Lifes a Bitch....Isn't it fun | |
| 1 Jun 08, 8:35 AM Degenerate UK(M), 5 yrs |
Thank you that's fabulous!
De Sign porn petition (re CJIB & 'extreme images'! http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/extreme-images/ |
