I don't get the bans on virtual child porn. The whole theory of illegal possession is that it creates an industry that exploits children. But if you ban virtual porn as well, you're only encouraging the pedophile to target real children. They already can't go to a psychiatrist because of mandatory reporting laws. So we're basically relying on the good will of underground pedophiles to get their rocks off in ways that don't exploit children.

Pedophiles don't choose to be pedophiles and being one doesn't mean you actually abuse children--only that there's a sexual attraction. Stupid quotes like this:

"The ways a person entertains themself is not morally negligible. This is probably an additional factor in the current case because as well as worrying about the effects these activities might have on children, we also naturally make moral judgments about the character of the person in question."

proves some people want to use the law to target people merely because of who they are and not for their activities, which isn't justice.

It was a guy who already had sex with minors, and the treatment for pedophiles usually includes not indulging any thoughts close to sexualizing a minor. So it's not as bad as it looks from the headline. I am an idiot.

staplermofo:It was a guy who already had sex with minors, and the treatment for pedophiles usually includes not indulging any thoughts close to sexualizing a minor. So it's not as bad as it looks from the headline. I am an idiot.

IdBeCrazyIf:If only there was a medium that allowed perverts to expend some of their desires but didn't actually hurt people in the making of that medium

But that's just crockery, we have to think of the virtual kids

Now, now. We all know that access to (adult) pornography results in a decline of rapes, but that just doesn't count when it comes to pedos. I mean, if we allow ourselves to understand that giving these people a safe outlet for their desires then we can't run around like lunatics screaming our damned heads off in abject terror.

staplermofo:It was a guy who already had sex with minors, and the treatment for pedophiles usually includes not indulging any thoughts close to sexualizing a minor. So it's not as bad as it looks from the headline. I am an idiot.

And just how the hell do they think they can enforce a ban on how he feels?

Ed Grubermann:IdBeCrazyIf: If only there was a medium that allowed perverts to expend some of their desires but didn't actually hurt people in the making of that medium

But that's just crockery, we have to think of the virtual kids

Now, now. We all know that access to (adult) pornography results in a decline of rapes, but that just doesn't count when it comes to pedos. I mean, if we allow ourselves to understand that giving these people a safe outlet for their desires

[will result in fewer incidents of child molestation] then we can't run around like lunatics screaming our damned heads off in abject terror.

We should make education a crime as well. When people learn about science, math, pe, and other subjects, the knowledge they learn CAN lead them to evil acts. Smart sciency people can create weapons and monsters that could kill people. People who have perfected math can become the next business people who can outsmart the government and pay the most ridiculous minimum tax amount in history. People who develop their bodies with pe can become your local thugs who beat up anyone and take their belongings. Everything can lead us to evil, oh no, let's just ban being alive!