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'My search for the boy in a child abuse video'
- api 7y agoThe solution isn't more scanning, less encryption, or banning Tor or other apps. The solution is stronger penalties for the sexual abuse of children. Production should be a life sentence, no parole. Sale should be a minimum of 20 years. I'm not sure about mere possession since it is possible to be pushed this material by a malicious actor or to have it accidentally as a result of being in some group where someone shares it, but clearly intentional distribution should carry a much stiffer sentence. It's possible to distinguish the two by number of images possessed, duration of possession, and whether there are extenuating circumstances like the presence of malware or the operation of a shared device (e.g. a kiosk or open WiFi network). It's clear that police can and do regularly find the perpetrators of this stuff, so it would really help to greatly increase penalties especially for primary producers of it. Current sentences are just too lenient for what this is: systematic rape and torture and profiteering from rape and torture. A typical large scale offender spends less time in prison than many people do for mere possession of drugs, and drugs are not even morally in the same universe as rape porn. BTW I think the sentences should be just as stiff for adult rape porn, but there's just a lot less of that around as it's much tougher to get away with.