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> Do you not keep up to date? I live in New Zealand, a western democratic country and if I possess or share "objectionable material" of a political nature, I c
by waihtis 5y ago
> Do you not keep up to date? I live in New Zealand, a western democratic country and if I possess or share "objectionable material" of a political nature, I could land in jail for up to 14 years.
What exactly? I could not find anything by Googling on material which would land you in jail for 14 years.
- CRConrad 5y agoCh*d p*n, at a guess?
- waihtis 5y agoWell that's a given - but I really hope this dude isn't advocating for looser CP laws..
- CRConrad 5y agoNo, AFAICT just pointing out that "You can be jailed for up to X years just for having stuff on your computer!" goes for Western[1] countries, too. Factually correct, of course (the best kind of correct), but employed here in the service of some pretty hefty whataboutism. ___ [1]: "Western"?!? NZ is about as far East as you can get, innit? Oh well, you know, "generally regarded as non-dictatorships".
- LAC-Tech 5y agoThe relevant legislation is on the surface about CP, but if you read the fine print it includes anything that: d) Promotes criminal acts or acts of terrorism; or e) Represents any particular class of the public as inherently inferior as a result of a characteristic of members of that class being a characteristic that is a prohibited ground of discrimination specified in the Human Rights Act 1993. https://www.dia.govt.nz/Digital-Child-Exploitation-Objectionable-and-Restricted-Material https://www.dia.govt.nz/Digital-Child-Exploitation-Objection... So yes, non-CP content is punishable by 14 years in prison if it's against the "regime". What Russia is doing is hardly unprecedented. --- The broader point I was trying to make here is that more democratic does not mean more pro-western.