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how could anyone be harmed by you viewing those images? I think the argument is that pedophiles view existing media and it encourages them to do things to real
by mehwoot 10y ago
how could anyone be harmed by you viewing those images?
I think the argument is that pedophiles view existing media and it encourages them to do things to real people.
The same reason why excessively violent movies are not considered acceptable for children- it's not out of concern for the people in the movies, it's the effect it will have on the person viewing it.
- barnacles67 10y agoBy that logic rape porn should be illegal too. And many movies and video games of realistic violence / gore. And that may be part of the argument, but I think the official position of the justice department is that each time a child porn image is viewed, additional harm is inflicted upon the victim in the image.
- mehwoot 10y agoWell I think many people would want those things to be illegal too. Censorship laws are not necessarily logically consistent, nor are they black and white. Changing these laws will always be contentious.