Comment what a topic..... (Score 1) 584
Well, I have just spent some 3.5 hours (slow day at work) actually reading this whole damn thread. And in truth, there is not much more to say than has already been said at some point. But here's my thoughts anyway.
For the most part we all agree that child porn is disgusting, sick, and in all other ways unpalatable. Only a few of us would not agree that our freedom is more important than a couple of 'maybes'. And so I present this issue:
Pedophiles have existed for as long as the history of civilization(define it however you please) and at various times and places has been accepted(or not) to greater and lesser degrees. The point being that there is nothing that is going to 'cause' people to become pedophiles, and pedophiles will always exist regardless of what is or is not illegal. To further constrict our definitions of 'freedom' to convince the populous that our government is fighting the good fight, when the list of freedoms we have is diminishing at a disturbingly accelerating rate, is sheer stupidity. Virtual Child pornography does have the possibility of hurting some people for whatever reasons their brains may concoct, but then, so can my kitchen knives.
I think the best thing we can do is attempt to raise our children correctly so that they can protect THEMSELVES from the social evils of this world, and take that burden off the shoulders of our government so that the government can get on with making our great nation prosper, and not flounder around uselessly trying to win our favor by defending us from ourselves.
For the most part we all agree that child porn is disgusting, sick, and in all other ways unpalatable. Only a few of us would not agree that our freedom is more important than a couple of 'maybes'. And so I present this issue:
Pedophiles have existed for as long as the history of civilization(define it however you please) and at various times and places has been accepted(or not) to greater and lesser degrees. The point being that there is nothing that is going to 'cause' people to become pedophiles, and pedophiles will always exist regardless of what is or is not illegal. To further constrict our definitions of 'freedom' to convince the populous that our government is fighting the good fight, when the list of freedoms we have is diminishing at a disturbingly accelerating rate, is sheer stupidity. Virtual Child pornography does have the possibility of hurting some people for whatever reasons their brains may concoct, but then, so can my kitchen knives.
I think the best thing we can do is attempt to raise our children correctly so that they can protect THEMSELVES from the social evils of this world, and take that burden off the shoulders of our government so that the government can get on with making our great nation prosper, and not flounder around uselessly trying to win our favor by defending us from ourselves.
