There are so many shades of gray here, there isn't enough time before the heat death of the universe to explain them all. Images of actual rape and actual murder actually as they're actually happening actually are illegal. The one exception, at least for rape (who's gonna charge the guy who was just unwittingly starred in a snuff file, anyway), is for the victim; he or she can and should do everything possible to record the act in order to use it as evidence after the fact.

Once you start talking about stealing, it can break down two ways; robbery, or burglary. Let's talk about robbery, because it involves physical interaction between the perpetrator and the victim; now you're filming an assault. That's also illegal.

Of course, with the recording of these acts, the law actually considers intent. That's why you don't get nailed for security camera footage, or for recording an event for evidence or to report it in the news.

There's a bit more nuance to it than I've described in this post, but I'm sure you can start developing the rest on your own.

That's reporting that it happened, not making it happen for the purpose of recording it. That's where the difference comes in. Find a way to graphically depict the sexual abuse of a child without filming or photographing the act in progress and I'll support your argument; until then, perhaps you need to learn to see shades of gray, there are more than 2.

If it's in your character and that character is generally known by those who know you, then your character is being upheld, not defamed, when porn of you is released. I never said it was alright for it to be released, just that it's not defamation of character. Furthermore, it is extremely irresponsible to expect any level of privacy when doing *anything* in front of a camera.

And who brought number of partners into this? 1, 2, 3, 20, the entire state of Rhode Island, it doesn't really matter; porn of you doing it being released without your permission is only defamation of your character if it's not generally known that it is in your character to do those kinds of things.

Your 3rd remark doesn't even make sense in the context of this discussion.

When you make up your own arguments to argue against, though, it's pretty hard to lose, isn't it?

Most similar cases I'm aware of (just a handful, though there are many more out there) have been pretty cut and dry. The few instances where it's gone the other way were situations where the plaintiff's own friends were called as character witnesses and straight up called out the plaintiff as exactly the kind of person they'd expect to see in porn; in that case, posting porn would be supporting, rather than defaming, one's character, but those cases are, by far, the minority.

That is to say, unless you're such a slut or manwhore that your own friends will attest to that fact under oath, you have a pretty solid case for defamation of character when someone posts porn of you without your consent.

I can agree with this viewpoint. Criminal charges should be an option here; however, it should be at the option of the injured party, not automatic, as the proposed law would make it.

Lewd acts with a minor are illegal in most places in the world. As a result, photographs and videos of such acts are also illegal; it's got nothing to do with the recording medium and everything to do with the acts being recorded. I have a whole different set of issues with simple possession being a major crime, since there are any number of ways you can innocently come into possession of such materials without knowing it, and simply possessing the material does not mean you're creating a market for it (thereby encouraging its production and contributing to child sexual abuse); creating it or seeking it out, however, should be a crime.

Then, as there is likely no release paperwork for the images, the vengeful partner can be sued for defamation of character, amongst other things. The law's got you covered either way.

And the current law provides more than adequate means to pursue your ex when he or she posts those photos or videos. We don't need a new law for this. Period.

Exactly, and the current laws allow you to go after your ex for defamation of character if they post your porn without your permission. That's more than sufficient.

And if I post revenge porn of an ex and he or she should choose not to pursue it, that should be the end of it. They can sue for defamation of character under current laws and they'd have a bullet-proof case, assuming they could prove it was me who posted it. Perhaps my ex knew I was going to post it and he or she is fine with it? Under the proposed new law, that doesn't matter; by posting it after the end of the relationship, I've committed a crime.

Nope, not okay.

Only in Chinatown.

A traveling cat salesman starts each day by boxing and shrink-wrapping the cats he hopes to sell that day and ends each day by unboxing his unsold inventory and disposing of any that did not survive.

Use that as a starting point.

this is a major event... but I do have to point out how hilarious it would be if the tsunami decided to peter out a half mile from the shore, like Mother Nature's own little April Fools' joke.

My wife was born and raised in Randle, she lived on a hill just like the one in question. The fact that there were trees on the hill tells me it didn't see continual slides, even if those around it did. You make a good point about roots disrupting the stability of the rock, though, and that leads me to ask what, exactly, everyone thinks happens to the rock in these underground caverns when it is not only put in contact with water, but put under pressure. What happens when that water drains and that pressure, which lifted that rock slightly, allowing it to shift from its stable position, is removed?

Your post didn't negate my point, but then, I'm not sure it was meant to.

Hey, you know what? I'm not the one that makes slides and sinkholes happen, physics handles that part. Let's revisit this discussion in a year and see who's right, my email address is right there.