Thought police?

[henryp]

Agree Zilla.
Why then doesn't society ban all violent computer games because the next American high school mass shooter may be just honing their skills in Counterstrike?

Sure, they are just mentally ill.
How can we differentiate between the mental ones and those just having some fun?
Isn't it safer to ban them all "just in case"?

I don't think most people play call of duty because they wish they could be shooting real people. 
I do think people watch kiddie porn because they'd like to fuck a real kid.

And the problem with not making someone with this mental illness a victim, is that it risks making children a victim.  So it makes sense that the line is drawn nowhere near actual fucking a real kid.  Requiring people with this mental illness to demonstrate a high level of control is really important, because a slip up hurts a kid.

I'd say the gun argument should probably be similar.  If you commit a violent crime, you shouldn't have a gun.  Once you demonstrate that lack of control, it's time to start thinking about protecting everybody else.