It's not the illegalness I'm challenging, it's the problematicness. Maybe it is illegal to even think about those bit patterns. But I'm not aware of cases where

It's not the illegalness I'm challenging, it's the problematicness. Maybe it is illegal to even think about those bit patterns. But I'm not aware of cases where people get _actually_ thrown in jail or fined for possessing or transmitting them. In all of the cases I know about there is intent involved.