Hentai Collector Sentenced to Jail Over "Obscene" Material
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A lot of people here have probably seen hentai in some form. We can probably agree that it falls into a subculture of pornography, as it depicts lewd sexual acts with the intent of causing arousal. However, the same people who are turned on by hyper-idealized, fictional sex between drawings PROBABLY don't derive the same enjoy from traditional pornography. Hentai is so far removed from reality, and the people who are turned on by drawings of idealized children still probably find the idea of having sex with real children disgusting. I know some people attached to lolicon art, but they realize that children aren't that sexually mature. It's just a bizarre fetish that's disconnected from why child pornography is scorned upon: The power dynamic of an adult and a child, which frequently leads to physical and mental abuse of the child. Lolicon has no victims, and represents a whole different slew of ideals. If anything, the only hentai that is really concerning is the prevalence of violent rape hentai from Japan, which IS promoting an unhealthy dynamic between sexual partners. I wouldn't have convicted this man unless the justice system could prove without a doubt that he had a desire to force a sexual relationship on a minor, but he succumbed to societal pressures rather than defend his constitutional rights.ohellynot said:
Beware what you fap to.
But honestly... It's kinda... Hmmm... Words won't follow what I'm trying to talk about.
But honestly... It's kinda... Hmmm... Words won't follow what I'm trying to talk about.
Erm....I could find something as bad or worse then whatever shit was in those books, and all I need is the will to do it (Which thankfully I haven't got) and google.
Seriously, if your going to destory a mans life, destroy it over something a little more significant then 6-7 porn books which you can find on the internet if your really have to. All I'm going to say to this guy is good luck in jail, if you get out alive and sane, you'll be damned lucky.
Seriously, if your going to destory a mans life, destroy it over something a little more significant then 6-7 porn books which you can find on the internet if your really have to. All I'm going to say to this guy is good luck in jail, if you get out alive and sane, you'll be damned lucky.
I find it odd that so many people defend this man, even though they've never seen the evidence.
I haven't seen the evidence, therefore, I choose not to judge him.
Ultimately, he made a choice to plead guilty based on his lawyer's advice.
In other words: The evidence (hentai) was so damning that it was better to accept a plea bargain rather than let be known what he possessed.
I haven't seen the evidence, therefore, I choose not to judge him.
Ultimately, he made a choice to plead guilty based on his lawyer's advice.
In other words: The evidence (hentai) was so damning that it was better to accept a plea bargain rather than let be known what he possessed.
No i'm sorry prosecuter's and jury but this man did not create the comic in general i mean why does he have to pay for something he didn't do it's stupid it's not real people it's japanese "male" comics. He didn't deserve that... i guess we should be grateful to use this comic as an excuse for a "regime change" in Japan.
Actually now that i think about it how did they even find out about the hentai. it seems to me lthe US goverment is breaking some of it's own laws.
And curiosity has gotten the better of me. I will now criticize the guy's taste.
1. ...dear lord, this is terrible. There's, like, one worthwhile chapter in a ten-chapter long comic of exploitative crap. It's not the loli that's objectionable!
2. Doesn't seem that bad. Almost a lolicon version of Chobits (though I couldn't read much).
3. I refuse to look for this.
4. Actually not that bad. Run of the mill for a hentai doujin, but I kinda wish it were translated, since in looks pretty funny some of the time.
5. Huh, so this is what the OP image is from. I also can't find it. Yeesh, maybe we should stop criticizing about his not using digital distribution...
6. Ha! The title is censored (the middle word is "manko," slang for female genetalia). The irony just kills me...on the other hand, the fact that I can't find it fills me with life.
7. For something with such a distinctive name, you'd think this would be easier to find.
Overall...yeah. This guy has to be a collector. Stuff isn't worthwhile as wanking material, but considering how insanely difficult these are to find in digital form, how extensive his collection is supposed to be), and how most of them are from a single author (Maka Fushigi), I can actually believe the guy when he says he wouldn't have sought these out had he realized they were illegal.
1. ...dear lord, this is terrible. There's, like, one worthwhile chapter in a ten-chapter long comic of exploitative crap. It's not the loli that's objectionable!
2. Doesn't seem that bad. Almost a lolicon version of Chobits (though I couldn't read much).
3. I refuse to look for this.
4. Actually not that bad. Run of the mill for a hentai doujin, but I kinda wish it were translated, since in looks pretty funny some of the time.
5. Huh, so this is what the OP image is from. I also can't find it. Yeesh, maybe we should stop criticizing about his not using digital distribution...
6. Ha! The title is censored (the middle word is "manko," slang for female genetalia). The irony just kills me...on the other hand, the fact that I can't find it fills me with life.
7. For something with such a distinctive name, you'd think this would be easier to find.
Overall...yeah. This guy has to be a collector. Stuff isn't worthwhile as wanking material, but considering how insanely difficult these are to find in digital form, how extensive his collection is supposed to be), and how most of them are from a single author (Maka Fushigi), I can actually believe the guy when he says he wouldn't have sought these out had he realized they were illegal.
And you can technically blame the rules Japan had to adhere to after World War II for that.Yokai said:
"According to Toshio Maeda, the inventor of the modern genre, he did it to skirt Japan's strict censorship laws. Showing intercourse was illegal, and illustrators were always looking for ways to get around the law. Maeda claims that he was just looking for something he could use represent a penis, and came up with the idea of a young girl being attacked by a grotesque monster with tentacles. The genre became popular because it was as close to showing intercourse as anime could get. "
Pardon me if I don't see the distinction.The Austin said:
Both situations involve printed images of a young person, unquestionably below the "legal age" in question. Both are involved in sexual activity that is considered "illegal" in this context.
I cannot see how one is classified as "a work of art" and immune from scrutiny and the other isn't. Is it:
1) The age?
2) The price?
3) The skill involved in creating the image?
4) The country of origin?
5) The medium on which the picture is delivered?
In any case, I doubt if classifying it as art would have saved this guy. When people believe they are on a moral high ground and have too much free time, they will use all their energy, money and time to stroke their ego.
I wonder if the parcel inspector is happy with what he has done to a young man whose only crime was ignorance of postal regulations. If the parcel was, say, unmarked medicinal tablets, would the inspector have raised drug trafficking charges?
