Quote:@RevJ- Yes. Which are you more inclined towards?
A)Child pornography is illegal because it victimises children. Legally faked child pornography produces no victims therefore should be victims.
B)Child pornography is illegal society doesn't feel it morally acceptable. Legally faked child pornography is intended to mimic child pornograpy, therefore should be illegal, because it's socially unacceptable.
For instance.. here in VA it's illegal to smoke marijuanna (I know my personal ethics and choices of topic are attracting me a lot of friends here ). Spice has the same effect as marijuanna, so it was banned. There for the intent of the marijuanna ban wasn't to ban marijuanna , but to prevent the effects of marijuanna use as reflected by a society standard.Marijuanna and spice have the same effect, therefore the same societal standard applies.
Then I would say that you have pointed out a rather obvious flaw in such thinking. If they want to ban the effects of marijuanna, then they failed when they claimed that spice was the same effect. I tried spice. It ISNT like marijuana. This is just more people, like yourself, who want to make everything illegal as possible. I know you say you know it is legal, and you say you would not make it otherwise, but you argue SO MUCH to make as much illegal as possible. It is lines of thought such as this that give support to a dictator. in the name of the "greater good" you make as many things illegal as possible. Eventually natural things (like sex) become heavily regulated and profitable to create criminals for cheap slave labor. "How dare they like sex outside of marriage! People like Tack will support me in taking these people and imprisoning them to create a slave work force."
As I have said before Tack, and this time I will make it aimed directly at you:
How can you tell me that you are not supporting thought crimes?
I can go in depth with intent, as Absurdism points out the great errors that intent can create.
What is your intent Tack? Make even thinking about child porn illegal? Do you ever fantasize about your young love? When you were 13 and your girlfriend was 12, or maybe 14? Do you think of her? Or have you let it completely go as forgotten, because thinking of such, now that you are an adult, would be breaking the intent of the law..that is, sex with a minor. Your very memories break the intent of the law...except in this situation there isnt anything being recorded, except in your memory. Think I am going to far? You went to far when you claimed intent was enough to jail someone. Nothing can go back and correct the idea that you were sexually aware at those young ages, and you still think back about love lost. Do not claim that you dont do such a thing. You were there. Your feelings cannot be denied. There is no erasing it.
By the way, what I stated above in no way means you look at little girls and get aroused or that I do. I am merely mentioning past experiences of young love, and nothing more. I am merely pointing out that your mind plays "what if" fantasies, or replays what you actually did. Here you are, a grown adult, going back to your past experiences, as if you were 12 again, reliving those young love experiences. Me? I was playing "doctor" at 7 years old. I have lots of great memories with the girls of my youth.
Tack, if you want to go indepth with intent, I can guarentee that you will not like what I pull out. I will show that human condition and being in the state you are (a believer), you will more than likely become extremely uncomfortable with it.
P.S. - I couldnt understand option A. Could you word it better?
