On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:19:11 -0500, Warp wrote:

> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> > For the record, as sick as it sounds, the world is not black'n'white.
>> > Those sick, pervert bastards will finds childs to see from somewhere
>> > - and I'd feel more secure, if they were home alone, by the computer
>> > instead of sneaking at playgrounds etc. No, I don't mean childporn
>> > should be leagalized, but even less I want pedophiles near living
>> > children.
> 
>> Agreed, but at the same time, the production of child pornography
>> involves sexual abuse as well.
> 
>   Except that nowadays CGI can be used to produce almost anything that
> doesn't involve real people. Even that is illegal in most countries,
> though.

True, but at the same time, it's still fairly easy to spot CG vs. real.  
I've yet to see human CG effects that I looked at and went "is that real, 
or is it CG?".

>   Some people have argued that, even though a disgustingly sick form
> of CGI, it could prevent some sick people from committing actual crimes
> by giving them an outlet. However, even simulated childporn is illegal
> to produce and to own in most countries, with severe penalties. This may
> be too discouraging for many of these people, who don't dare to take the
> risk. Then, when they have no outlet for their sickness, and it stresses
> them long enough...

I can't argue that.

>   (Of course the best thing they should do is to seek help for their
> problem, but the current society makes sure that they won't. If their
> problem leaks out, the witch-hunt will never stop for the rest of their
> lives. That probably discourages most.)

I also can't argue with that.  There are definitely people who need help, 
and many who would probably seek help if there wasn't such a stigma 
associated with their disorder.

Jim

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