(September 9, 2012 at 11:27 am)Red Celt Wrote: but I've long held the view that possession of the images themselves shouldn't be a criminal offence
I can agree with you to an extent on this one. For instance, if you have naked pictures of yourself as a teen, that's not criminal in my opinion. Naked children at bath time in a family album? Not criminal. But any sexual act with a child on picture is, or if someone unrelated have the bath time pictures on his computer and wanks to them. It's too black and white, and things never are. One needs to be firm when it comes to law that are design to protect children, but laws should benefit the society as a whole and if they don't redefine and rewrite.
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
