SaneAmongInsane said:
BloatedGuppy said:
Esotera said:
This ruling is relatively sensible, as otherwise people who accidentally click http://website-hosting-cp.com could be prosecuted for their actions, despite not actively wanting to download it.
There needs to be legislation about viewing CP hundreds of times with relative frequency, but I think this is the right decision as it doesn't create bad legal precedents.
Yeah it's the "accidentally viewing it for several hours every day" element of this ruling that seems a little questionable. Obviously there needs to be protection for dullards who blithely click into mysterious links, but I kind of assumed something like that was already in place. This seems...more encompassing.
Not that I'm a lawyer, or fully understand the legal implications involved.
Seems like an easy way someone could set another person up. All you need is access to their computer with out them knowing.
I think the law is best left as is. Theres to many ways that could be abused if it's changed.
It already is abused horribly. The only reason no one seems to give a damn is because its bein abused by police and prosecutors to put people away when their only crime was lookin at somethin on the internet. Hell, its abused to put sex offender tags on 17 year olds who text naked pictures of themselves to their partners.
Child pornography laws are so horribly fucked that any progress like this is good progress. Hopefully one day people will get their heads out of their collective asses and realize viewin CP is a victimless crime. If a person rapes a child, go after that person with the full extent of the law. If a person molests a child, same thing. The people who give money to people who molest and rape children? Throw the fuckin book at em. However if a person simply views an image file on the internet and doesn't give a dime to anyone for it, leave them the fuck alone.