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'Extreme' Web Sites Under Fire From UK Police

Posted by timothy on from the and-such-small-portions dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A conference on electronic crime, taking place in London this week, has thrown up some interesting news. Britain's top hi-tech police officer has demanded a crackdown on Web sites devoted to 'abhorrent' subjects such as cannibalism and necrophilia. What happened to freedom of expression online?"

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  1. But... but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    When cannibalism is outlawed, only outlaws will be cannibals!

    1. Re:But... but... by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

      When cannibalism is outlawed, only outlaws will be cannibals!

      In Soviet Russia, only cannibals eat you, I mean only you eat cannibals, I mean cannibals eat Soviets.......damn, I am fricken confused here. Trolling with cliches used to be so easy.

      --
      Table-ized A.I.
  2. ... and in a related story... by cookiej · · Score: 5, Funny

    I especially liked the cannibalism article that linked off this one -- and ended with:

    "Meiwes made a video of the event, which was shown to the court during a closed session. He could be released early for good behaviour."

    I assume good behaviour would be that he kept his napkin in his lap next time.

  3. uh... by borgdows · · Score: 5, Funny

    I want to judge by myself...

    Can you post the URL of the 'abhorrent' sites please? :p

  4. Just get to it... by Lord_Frederick · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The Internet is no place for people looking for 'perverse gratification', claims the police officer leading the UK's fight against e-crime."

    Apparently they think that anyone who is attracted to corpses should not waste their time online and go straight to the real thing!
  5. Oh well by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    First they came for the Cannibals
    and I did not speak out
    because I was not a Cannibal.
    Then they came for the Necrophiliacs
    and I did not speak out
    because I was not a Necrophiliacs.
    Then they came for the anarchists
    and I did not speak out
    because I was not a trade anarchists.
    Then they came for me
    and there was no one left
    to speak out for me.

  6. Leave them alone by Brad+Mace · · Score: 5, Funny

    The more time they spend working on some website no one's ever going to look at, the less time they have for actually *doing* weird creepy stuff. I say 'leave their websites alone.'

  7. You got it wrong by imsabbel · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then they came to get me,but
    Fist the anarchists killed me,
    then the Necophiliacs fucked me,
    then the Cannibals eat me,
    and there was no one left for them to get...

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    HI O WISE PRINCE. WHT TOOK U SO DAM LONG?
  8. This is completely understandable... by somethingwicked · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope everyone takes this VERY seriously.

    Sit down some day and actually TALK to a victim of cannibalism or necrophilia.

    The things they tell you will change you forever

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    ---"What did I say that sounded like 'Tell me about your day?'"---

  9. Re:cannibalism and necrophilia? by Mark+Round · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's what's known as "eating your cake and having it too"....

  10. Re:Duh by proj_2501 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The law in the UK works the same way as it does in the UK as regards the burden of proof."

    Of course it does, Cap'n Obvious!

  11. Re:You Cooked My Date!!! by Tackhead · · Score: 4, Funny
    > You Cooked My Date!!!
    >
    >Least we don't have to worry about these two groups banding together to make this legal.

    Never underestimate the power of a FOX executive in search of a new reality TV show.