Nexus !jNexusRe/. joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 39 minutes after the original post[^][v]#62,116
Because of the wording of the laws.
Murder implies premeditation, knowingly venturing out with the intention of killing someone.
Child abuse just implies at the time of the action, a child was abused.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 15 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#62,125
@62,106 (dreamworks4mayor '11 !xPoNIEsltA)
I'm saying that it doesn't make sense to have one legal and one illegal. Either it encourages repeat behavior, and should be illegal for both, or it doesn't and both should be legal.
Just pointing out that many people are hypocrites, and more ant-pedo than rational. It's the same for media- Skins is accused of being child pornography in the U.S. because the teens are very sexual, while no one questions extremily violent movies that involve many murders.
@62,116 (Nexus !jNexusRe/.)
This is not a legal discussion.
Does watching videos of people dying encoourage more killing either by the watcher, producer, or anyone?
Does watching videos of CP encoourage more child molestation either by the watcher, producer, or anyone?
> What benefit is there to making a child porn film?
People do it so they can masturbate to it, obviously. What are you asking here? Societal gain? None, except maybe some would argue it gives pedophiles an outlet (while others say it encourages IRL abuse). > Are there actually people that do this and sell it? Serious questions, actually.
Legal film producers can't stop piracy, I doubt CP producers can manager to get people to pay.
Nexus !jNexusRe/. replied with this 14 years ago, 45 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#62,149
@62,125 (A) > Why is watching CP "child abuse", but watching snuff films not "murder"?
Yes, it is a legal discussion. Unless you were looking for a circle jerk for pedophiles.
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#62,152
@62,125 (A)
Snuff films aren't legal to make. The difference is that child molestors are an ever present threat, and like others have said, it encourages more pedophilia. On top of that, murders aren't filmed with a person being abused and living, instead they die. The people in cp videos are typically going to act on their urges again.
Leland !BBbudGf3kM joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 8 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#62,157
Though I want to post my "pedo on left/right/ground" pics ITT, I have seriously asked myself the same question. Why is it legal for me to watch 3 guys 1 hammer? That is the worst shit I've ever seen, and I've been spammed with CP.
Leland !BBbudGf3kM replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#62,165
@previous (F)
I can't find it anymore. It was on ohlookaforum.com but it appears to have been taken down. I'm sure some sick bastard can RS it with you. I don't want to think about it TBH.
Leland !BBbudGf3kM replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#62,177
@previous (F)
Even scarier if you find the video. It appears to be taken down from conventional sites. I'm sure it's still out there, I just don't want to see it again.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 11 seconds later, 3 hours after the original post[^][v]#62,243
@62,149 (Nexus !jNexusRe/.)
No, this is not. There are obviously legal aspects to this, but that is not the topic, that can be for another thread. The topic is why someone would find one unethical, and the other acceptable.
Should watching CP be legal in your opinion?
How about snuff?
> Snuff films aren't legal to make.
Nor are CP. > The difference is that child molestors are an ever present threat
So are murderers. > and like others have said, it encourages more pedophilia.
A snuff film could encourage killing. IIRC there was a kid who was inspired by the ficticious show Dexter to kill someone he knew, not to mention the people who claim other media influenced their decision. A real snuff film could inspire many people to follow suit. > On top of that, murders aren't filmed with a person being abused and living, instead they die.
What does it matter if the victim is dead? Don't they still deserve justice? If a child died in a CP film, would that make watching it alright? > The people in cp videos are typically going to act on their urges again.
And murderers aren't? Violent people will only escalate, and many serial killers have roamed the streets.
!.Y4iB6KrDo replied with this 14 years ago, 21 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^][v]#62,351
@62,348 (jump !VIfloDyEYo) > this has been posted like once a month
Huh?
do you mean > this has been posted one month ago
or > this gets posted like once a month
?
Anonymous P joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 10 hours after the original post[^][v]#62,360
This is an interesting matter. There is no discussion about CP being wrong and disgusting, but the same goes for murder in my opinion. Especially gore.
Watching a death doesn't make you a murderer, however. If anything, for me at least, it makes me less compelled to actually kill someone.
The same goes for porn. I get my "extreme" fix online, so I'm less compelled to go out and look for it.
The same might go for CP. I don't know but it sounds logical
jump !VIfloDyEYo replied with this 14 years ago, 31 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#62,361
@previous (P)
Studies show that porn does not increase the chances of people to rape.
The countries with laws against porn have significantly higher incidences of sexual assault and rape.
That doesn't mean that porn stops people from raping, but it certainly doesn't cause people to.
People might claim so, many people blame incidents of trying to meet children online for sex to an Internet addiction. Everyone looks to make excuses for their actions to seem more sympathetic.
The kid who killed his brother didn't get the idea from Dexter. He sympathized with the character. That is even what he said. He obviously had those urges before, which he states, but that doesn't make a good title.
That's like how columbine was blamed on doom. L O L. I played Doom 1-2 every day after class if I wasn't playing duke nukem or C&C. I have yet to murder any demons, possessed marines, pig cops, or using my superior military strategy infiltrate an enemy base with an engineer to take over their construction plant and the selling it follows by a coordinated attack against their vehicle factory.
Though, almost all the information generally thought to be true about columbine was incorrect if not outright fabrications, such as the two being bullied. The one was somewhat of a bully.
There are copy cat crimes, but even those are rare. I'm sure some people get some inspiration from things such as TV, Porn, the news, literature (the Collector has been found in the library of a few men who kept women captive).
It's sensationalized news stories and the belief that "profilers" aren't any thing other than charlatans who make many vaue generalizations true of many people.
totoforhire !!pNz4kjfeW replied with this 14 years ago, 2 hours later, 16 hours after the original post[^][v]#62,386
@62,344 (!.Y4iB6KrDo)
MC is the place to have discussions about a variety of topics. If a certain topic makes you uncomfortable, don't open the thread.
> MC is the place to have discussions about a variety of topics. If a certain topic makes you uncomfortable, don't open the thread.
Light, no need to be so defensive. :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu1H-oG-ecQ
I suppose I could've worded it differently, but still. ;) It's not so much discomfort than the tedium emanated by topics such as this one, especially since everybody's reaction patterns have already become one-hundred percent predictable
Homestar !RUNNERV7vk replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 17 hours after the original post[^][v]#62,443
@previous (Deckard Cain !xhERPesk0k)
I kinda agree.
Though maybe once it stops shocking, it will be good thing and people can start responding to it with common sense and practicality, rather than raw emotion. *shrugs*
Prospera !!yATo95sQF joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 15 minutes later, 19 hours after the original post[^][v]#62,512
Can you imagine how horrible it would be to know that, at any given time, someone is taking pleasure in your abject humilation, the worst moments of your life, savouring the festering details of your debasement? That those awful moments will never end because their record will be replayed and traded like a baseball card to the end of the Internet? No closure. Ever. Any random face on the street might have masturbated to your abuse. Sounds like victimization to me.
> Can you imagine how horrible it would be to know that, at any given time, someone is taking pleasure in your abject humilation, the worst moments of your life, savouring the festering details of your debasement? That those awful moments will never end because their record will be replayed and traded like a baseball card to the end of the Internet? No closure. Ever. Any random face on the street might have masturbated to your abuse. Sounds like victimization to me.
This comes up all the time, and each time, apparently, you and others fail to grasp this. They cannot know when people are watching. If everyone stopped watching their video, they would not know, and would continue to live in equal misery at the thought of it.
It's producing, and uploading CP that hurts. If they know a video exists, they will be unhappy, regardless of the popularity of the video. Watching CP does not cause this pain for them.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 4 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#62,895
@previous (wowaname !LSD69pSotU)
This thread has never existed before. If it's as common as you imply show me a similar thread where the OP criticizes the double standard.
Homestar !RUNNERV7vk replied with this 14 years ago, 11 seconds later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#63,439
@63,435 (A)
I can't really come out and say yes or no.
BUT
There needs to be a deterent to stop people from doing it, and punishment of those who do it seems to be the only practical way.
Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6 joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 12 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^][v]#63,661
@63,491 (wowaname !LSD69pSotU)
OP may well be new here. Either way, that was some time ago, and they wouldn't be allowed to post in it, so it was long enough ago that people could have altered their opinions, and it's ok to discuss this again freshly.
Anonymous Z-6 joined in and replied with this 3 months ago, 13 minutes later, 14 years after the original post[^][v]#1,353,444
Flawed question. Watching CP is possession of CSAM, not "Child Abuse". Besides, if people regularly bought and traded actual snuff movies, it would encourage people to murder more.