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| Tue 15 Jun 10, 4:27 AM doulos UK(SW), 7 yrs  |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NP2I8t3B2U
Who says Rupert Murdoch is good for nothing I don't agree with Judge Napolitano's positon entirely. I think images of actual abuse obviously possessed for reasons of enjoyment amounts to a form of participation in those acts. Still it is interesting to see such a radical position being put forward in such a mainstream arena. "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." H. L. Mencken | |||
| 15 Jun 10, 8:12 AM Tanos  UK(M), 14 yrs   |
Personally, I think possession of child pornography should be reframed as criminal invasion of privacy, to focus things back on the victim and their violated rights. That then makes it clear why cartoons of young looking Japanese women etc should be legal to possess. For BDSM images, it would make it clear that possession of records of consensual sessions couldn't be outlawed. Regards, Tanos Edited 15 Jun 10, 8:14 AM by Tanos | |||
| 15 Jun 10, 9:54 AM Degenerate UK(M), 5 yrs  |
genuis Sign up to CAAN's statement www.caan.org.uk | |||
| 15 Jun 10, 10:37 AM bohnanza UK(FK), 12 yrs  |
I fail to see what an american obscenity prosecution, whose defence seems to be centred around the First Amendment of the US Constitution, has any relevance to the UK BDSM scene. Perhaps someone could enlighten me? Why don't cash machines have a Gamble button? | |||
| 15 Jun 10, 11:36 AM MasterOfMe UK(WD), 6 yrs |
Without having followed the link (so I don't know the details of what is being discussed): Because cultures influence each other and while it's not a legal precedent it could be a cultural one. | |||
| 15 Jun 10, 11:48 AM emark UK, 9 yrs |
Are only UK topics allowed on this forum? | |||
| 15 Jun 10, 1:15 PM doulos UK(SW), 7 yrs |
American jurisprudence has its roots in English common law, as was the intention behind establishing the European Convention on Human Rights. So it is useful to see how these concepts are being applied in different countries. "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." H. L. Mencken | |||
| 15 Jun 10, 5:29 PM Attitude_Adjuster UK(N), 6 yrs |
makes sense....
but I'm not sure how the possessor is supposed to know the degree of consent involved? Isn't it the same as the 'looking young' trap...
And all men kill the thing they love, By all let this be heard, Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word, The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword! | |||
| 16 Jun 10, 1:32 AM doulos UK(SW), 7 yrs |
It does make a lot of sense. "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." H. L. Mencken | |||
| 16 Jun 10, 7:59 AM Ian_2007 UK(N), 4 yrs |
I'm not sure many people outside the Tea Party Movement would regard the op-ed parts of Fox News as "mainstream" any more  There was an interesting cultural resonance on Rude Britannia last night. Probably I'm the last person here to learn this, but the 1857 Obscene Publications Act was originally only intended to stop the "wrong people" (proles, basically) getting access to indecent material. Sounds not a million miles from some of the knots ICers sometimes tie themselves in when attempting to frame hypothetical legislation. |
