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> enforcing that law isn't the responsibility of the victim or her family IANAL, so I might be mistaken, but isn't the law in some places "if you see it, it is

> enforcing that law isn't the responsibility of the victim or her family IANAL, so I might be mistaken, but isn't the law in some places "if you see it, it is illegal for you not to report it"? (EDIT: specifically when it comes to CSAM, that is)

sandworm101 5y ago
Indeed, but you have to see it. You are not obligated to go looking for it. If you don't look for it you don't see it. Even if you do find it again, no prosecutor would ever dare think of bringing charges on a victim for not reporting her discovery of such images days/weeks/years down the line. But things can go very very wrong whenever kids talk to cops. The story they tell their parents might not be totally accurate. (ie it wasn't some boy. She in fact uploading the image herself.) Tell a false story to a cop and horrible situations can happen very quickly. Scenario B above avoids this by limiting police involvement.
- sharken 5y ago
  As a layman i have no experience in the matter, but the advice about not involving the police seems like good advice. It's not hard to imagine as you state, that the police is an unknown risk that it's best to avoid in these cases.
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- MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
kevincox 5y ago
There is a huge difference between seeing it and hunting it.
syshum 5y ago
IANAL, but from the US stand point there are a few specific occupations that make a person a "mandatory reporter"[1] but for the general public I am not aware of any statute that requires a normal citizen to report any crime at all. Edit: Except 3 states that appear to have laws for all persons.... If you are a police officer, a medical professional, social worker, etc then you likely are a mandatory reporter[1] but other then those occupations... In some states IT workers are included in that as well but not all. [1]https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/manda.pdf https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/manda.pdf

sandworm101 5y ago

Indeed, but you have to see it. You are not obligated to go looking for it. If you don't look for it you don't see it. Even if you do find it again, no prosecutor would ever dare think of bringing charges on a victim for not reporting her discovery of such images days/weeks/years down the line. But things can go very very wrong whenever kids talk to cops. The story they tell their parents might not be totally accurate. (ie it wasn't some boy. She in fact uploading the image herself.) Tell a false story to a cop and horrible situations can happen very quickly. Scenario B above avoids this by limiting police involvement.

sharken 5y ago
As a layman i have no experience in the matter, but the advice about not involving the police seems like good advice. It's not hard to imagine as you state, that the police is an unknown risk that it's best to avoid in these cases.
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MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago

kevincox 5y ago

There is a huge difference between seeing it and hunting it.

syshum 5y ago

IANAL, but from the US stand point there are a few specific occupations that make a person a "mandatory reporter"[1] but for the general public I am not aware of any statute that requires a normal citizen to report any crime at all. Edit: Except 3 states that appear to have laws for all persons.... If you are a police officer, a medical professional, social worker, etc then you likely are a mandatory reporter[1] but other then those occupations... In some states IT workers are included in that as well but not all. [1]https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/manda.pdf https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/manda.pdf