> That said, possession, distribution and (I believe!) consumption of objectionable ... cops and the courts exercise discretion here. There likely is discretio

> That said, possession, distribution and (I believe!) consumption of objectionable ... cops and the courts exercise discretion here. There likely is discretion involved and the law probably needs some updating. The DIA website on this [1] makes it clear their concern is really around collection and "trade" of objectionable material. Not random people accidently viewing it (or even curious rubberneckers going for a look). It was much easier in a time when the law was largely written, and obtaining objectionable material meant having an actual physical copy. You most likely knew you were getting an objectionable DVD or book because you had to go to a back alley to buy it off a guy. The law couldn't anticipate people opening Facebook to find an autoplaying video of a massacre, hence why you're right wrt discretion that's probably in use now. [1] https://www.dia.govt.nz/Censorship-and-the-Internet https://www.dia.govt.nz/Censorship-and-the-Internet