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What the frack?
Quote: It also covers obscene images of minors including ones in a "drawing, cartoon, sculpture, or painting." (The language warns that it is not necessary "that the minor depicted actually exist.")

Very cute, since when did it become a crime to exercise concepts and ideas in drawings, cartoons, sculpture, or paintings? How does anyone know the age of a fictional character depicted in any of the aforementioned media?

I'm all for prosecuting anyone that actually victimizes anyone else in a tangible way. Especially when children are the victims. But in what way are fictional creations victimizing anyone?

This is becoming remarkably like the Orwellian thought police. While I have no interest in children as the recipients of sexual or violent actions, I refuse to see expression of thoughts or concepts as criminal action.
Posted by: Technocrat@...   Posted on: 02/07/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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What the frack?  Technocrat@... | 02/07/07
one small step for...  shraven | 02/07/07
Lascivious images? Are they kidding?  KaplanMike | 02/07/07
Worse Than China  ceh4702 | 02/07/07
Grandma Jailed for Emailed Baby Pix  KTHernandez | 02/07/07
What prevents false accusations?  kalatuckar@... | 02/07/07
The goal is laudable, the solution unworkable  TripleII | 02/07/07
Guilty until proved innocent?  clockmendergb@... | 02/07/07
Goal is NOT laudable!  Technocrat@... | 02/08/07
Not, not that goal  TripleII | 02/08/07
Ahhh, I see.  Technocrat@... | 02/11/07
Guess the Senator's never heard of PGP. (nt)  James T. Kirk | 02/07/07
Goodbye Michelangelo, Donatello, and the rest  ersatz | 02/07/07
Too much 24?  d.esposito@... | 02/07/07
Civics (not the nip car) and Government  a.techno.geek | 02/07/07
image surveillance  vger_z | 02/07/07
Inane thoughts  deowll | 02/07/07
SAFE+McCain = Orwell  jackdrew@... | 02/07/07
As if....  dojunmarn | 02/07/07
And to think I WAS a McCain supporter!  Jeff Hayes | 02/07/07
Hitler is alive and well  Ole Man | 02/07/07
Well said and all too true.  Technocrat@... | 02/08/07
What about doing a recall vote on these ID10ts?  Mr_Dave | 02/08/07
Be Careful  mb96001@... | 02/08/07
Danish Cartoons??!!!  rorshie | 02/09/07

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