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Consider it as if you were a child victim. Imagine coming across these pictures of your abuse, or your family coming across these pictures. Or your coworkers. O

by allenz 8y ago

Consider it as if you were a child victim. Imagine coming across these pictures of your abuse, or your family coming across these pictures. Or your coworkers. Or strangers. The pictures reenact the crime, invoking shame, dread, and helplessness. Here are some stories: https://redd.it/8af7io https://redd.it/8af7io, http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/a-victim-of-child-pornography-doesnt-get-to-forget/2156937 http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/a-victim-of-chi.... As a moral principle, it should not be legal to share these exploitative pictures. In terms of information, every copy of a picture increases the probability that it comes back to haunt the victim. Finally, many viewers of child pornography find the pictures horrible or even traumatic. Many people are unfazed, but some experience nightmares or severe anxiety, especially investigators and moderators: https://www.wired.com/2014/10/content-moderation/ https://www.wired.com/2014/10/content-moderation/.

cfadvan 8y ago
To the first part, it’s hard to imagine someone “stumbling across” child pornography by accident. The first post you linked is more realistic, in that she’s talking about knowing the images still exist, are still in collections and in that sense she’s still victimized. Unlocking some phones isn’t going to change that, nothing will. She’s not seeing it herself, she just knows that since it was distributed, it’s impossible to take it all back. I agree that it shouldn’t be legal to possess or share child pornography, but I don’t think it’s a justification for mass invasion of privacy either. When someone is detected with child porn they should be in legal jeapordy, but we don’t need to kill crypto to make that happen.
- allenz 8y ago
  Many victims try to find out how their pictures are being shared, as in my second link, because they feel that knowing is better than not knowing. And considering how awful it must feel to know, I think that really says something. Privacy rights are also important, and I agree with you that police should respect those rights when investigating child pornography, just as with any other crime.

by allenz 8y ago

cfadvan 8y ago

To the first part, it’s hard to imagine someone “stumbling across” child pornography by accident. The first post you linked is more realistic, in that she’s talking about knowing the images still exist, are still in collections and in that sense she’s still victimized. Unlocking some phones isn’t going to change that, nothing will. She’s not seeing it herself, she just knows that since it was distributed, it’s impossible to take it all back. I agree that it shouldn’t be legal to possess or share child pornography, but I don’t think it’s a justification for mass invasion of privacy either. When someone is detected with child porn they should be in legal jeapordy, but we don’t need to kill crypto to make that happen.

allenz 8y ago
Many victims try to find out how their pictures are being shared, as in my second link, because they feel that knowing is better than not knowing. And considering how awful it must feel to know, I think that really says something. Privacy rights are also important, and I agree with you that police should respect those rights when investigating child pornography, just as with any other crime.