Hentai Collector Sentenced to Jail Over "Obscene" Material

[HoodedPunhist]

It's good thing they decided to take that man in. Who knows, next he would have trained dolphins with lasers and polar bears with chainsaws and would have started taking over the world!

Joking aside, I really don't know what else to say. Really? Dude gets arrested over artwork? Wouldn't it be better to take that dude in who designed Noah Cyrus lingerie-line (you still have the horrible image of that in your head, don't you?) or do they just choose whenever they want to ruin individuals life? Best superpower ever (in real life at least)!

 

[Piecewise]

So collecting artwork is illegal now?
Good thing I don't live in the US.
I'd rather move to Japan!

.......Did you just call animated child porn artwork?

Prove that it is not.

Prove that it is.

I believe I already linked to a 5 foot statue of an anime man ejaculating a literal lasso of semen; a statue that sold for 15 million dollars.

 

[Mcface]

Sounds like a harmless pervert to me - someone who has all kinds of weird porn on his hard drive, not some child stalking pedophile.

15 years and a quarter million fine for a victimless crime is ridiculous either way.

It starts off with this type of stuff, but could easily escalate to him wanting to act upon his fantasy, as it does with most pedophiles.

So when the police arrest you for fraud and embezzlement tomorrow, you will have no contest to that charge, because you may one day commit those crimes?

If I bought a "how to commit fraud and embezzlement" book, then yeah, they would be in right to question me. Just as they should have this guy. Should he be locked up for 15 because hes a sicko with poor judgment? No. He should however, have been warned/watched. Because any psychologist will tell you it normally starts with this kind of thing, real or animated, and evolves to the actual crime.

 

[USSR]

This is why we use the internet for our porn.

..not order it from japan <.<

 

[geldonyetich]

ya just know that my previous statement held absolutely NO fault... thanks ;p

In ignoring the contrary evidence presented, you're more conservative than you know.

 

[Arashi500]

FUCK GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP

That is all.

 

[oppp7]

Snip that requires prunning shears.

I was joking, I wouldn't go to Canada.
And I do know from Filibuster comics that Canada has a lot of misconceptions about it. But Filibuster may have been wrong on those things, so who knows.

 

[Always_Remain]

In the time it took someone to find the obscene material in the mail system and then punish him and whatnot, probably over a thousand images of "underage"(they don't really have an age unless you count over analyze the situation) hentai girls and bestiality images were viewed. More were probably download. And a lot was probably created and uploaded.

So why aren't those images getting the same amount of attention?

Hah, loser got what he deserved. IN FACT, I'd have given him more time. Let him rot.

That's like saying something YOU like makes you a loser and you should be punished for liking it. How would you feel about this?

So collecting artwork is illegal now?
Good thing I don't live in the US.
I'd rather move to Japan!

.......Did you just call animated child porn artwork?

Prove that it is not.

Prove that it is.

I believe I already linked to a 5 foot statue of an anime man ejaculating a literal lasso of semen; a statue that sold for 15 million dollars.

Just because something sells, doesn't mean it's art.

That implies art is one standardized, real thing. Art is not real. It is an abstract term that humans give to things they believe to be beautiful.

 

[Mcface]

So collecting artwork is illegal now?
Good thing I don't live in the US.
I'd rather move to Japan!

.......Did you just call animated child porn artwork?

Prove that it is not.

Prove that it is.

I believe I already linked to a 5 foot statue of an anime man ejaculating a literal lasso of semen; a statue that sold for 15 million dollars.

Just because something sells, doesn't mean it's art.

 

[Cliff_m85]

Sounds like a harmless pervert to me - someone who has all kinds of weird porn on his hard drive, not some child stalking pedophile.

15 years and a quarter million fine for a victimless crime is ridiculous either way.

It starts off with this type of stuff, but could easily escalate to him wanting to act upon his fantasy, as it does with most pedophiles.

in any situation..


[http://photobucket.com]

False dilemma. The opposing argument could be that if he wasn't using cartoon images he would've used actual images. Or that if he wasn't able to procure animated images he would've acted out his fantasies in real life. Both you and I are wrong, since there is not enough information to judge the individual. After all, he could've just been a collector of rare materials.

True, but I have personally seen and heard many cases in which a guy will start with this kind of thing, and it will build the urge to actually act on it. Weather or not this could would have, is impossible to prove. He used bad judgment in buying this stuff, but the government has no right to bust in and seize the material, only prevent him from obtaining it.

You can't throw someone in jail for a crime they will commit in the future. Yet still, plenty can view the material without eventually acting upon it. The question being if the American public is willing to give up some freedom for security, especially false security since banning such images won't stop people from viewing the images if they so choose to.

The government has no right to prevent him from obtaining animated films or drawings. It harmed no one at all.

 

[CloggedDonkey]

thank you Iowa for once again destroying my faith in the legal system in your state. but I actually didn't know that having books depicting that stuff was illegal(and, before you ask, I do not own any porn). but I don't think he needs jail time for a bit of porn, just a small fine and a few wet naps would do nicely.

 

[Standby]

For crying out loud.

They're only drawings, just let the guy have a wank, it's literally not hurting anybody, hell it's actually helping people in lots of different ways.

Liberty, eh America?

 

[Cliff_m85]

thank you Iowa for once again destroying my faith in the legal system in your state. but I actually didn't know that having books depicting that stuff was illegal(and, before you ask, I do not own any porn). but I don't think he needs jail time for a bit of porn, just a small fine and a few wet naps would do nicely.

Not even a fine. First Amendment. I'd ride the case up to the supreme court. How long ago was it that Lenny Bruce was jailed for saying 'fuck'? Yet again another 'obscene' thing that harmed no one.

 

[Piecewise]

You can argue back and forth all you want but the truth is this is just a moral ruling. The courts can make up whatever the fuck they want about the reasoning but in the end it's just that some people didn't like his taste in art (or fapping material) so they decided to jail him as an example.

 

[Mcface]

Sounds like a harmless pervert to me - someone who has all kinds of weird porn on his hard drive, not some child stalking pedophile.

15 years and a quarter million fine for a victimless crime is ridiculous either way.

It starts off with this type of stuff, but could easily escalate to him wanting to act upon his fantasy, as it does with most pedophiles.

in any situation..


[http://photobucket.com]

False dilemma. The opposing argument could be that if he wasn't using cartoon images he would've used actual images. Or that if he wasn't able to procure animated images he would've acted out his fantasies in real life. Both you and I are wrong, since there is not enough information to judge the individual. After all, he could've just been a collector of rare materials.

True, but I have personally seen and heard many cases in which a guy will start with this kind of thing, and it will build the urge to actually act on it. Weather or not this could would have, is impossible to prove. He used bad judgment in buying this stuff, but the government has no right to bust in and seize the material, only prevent him from obtaining it.

You can't throw someone in jail for a crime they will commit in the future. Yet still, plenty can view the material without eventually acting upon it. The question being if the American public is willing to give up some freedom for security, especially false security since banning such images won't stop people from viewing the images if they so choose to.

The government has no right to prevent him from obtaining animated films or drawings. It harmed no one at all.

Actually, I believe it was stated above, the government can wall you from obtaining obscene material.

 

[soren7550]

Creepy? Yes. Does he deserved to be charged for child porn & the like? No, it's just some very disturbing drawings. Lines on a paper that may look like a child doesn't mean child porn.

 

[Cliff_m85]

Actually, I believe it was stated above, the government can wall you from obtaining obscene material.

I don't think the government has the right to deem anything obscene. Remember Lenny Bruce?

Like I said, I'd ride the case to the Supreme Court.

 

[oppp7]

So wait, is beastiality porn illegal?