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Slims · 06-16-2003, 07:02 PM

Aren't child pornography laws in place to prevent the secual exploitation of children?

Shouldn't whether or not someone was being exploited be a significant factor in determining whether a picture is porn or not?

I remember reading a story where a man was arrested for child pornography for drawing pictures of young children having sex. Who does that exploit? I think what he did was sick, but I don't think drawing pictures should be illegal.

I think that laws do need to be in place to protect minor, but at the same time, we could be a little less victorian about sexuality and the human body.

06-16-2003, 07:02 PM	#27 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	Aren't child pornography laws in place to prevent the secual exploitation of children? Shouldn't whether or not someone was being exploited be a significant factor in determining whether a picture is porn or not? I remember reading a story where a man was arrested for child pornography for drawing pictures of young children having sex. Who does that exploit? I think what he did was sick, but I don't think drawing pictures should be illegal. I think that laws do need to be in place to protect minor, but at the same time, we could be a little less victorian about sexuality and the human body. __________________ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence