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UK Proposal To Restrict Internet Pornography Sparks Row
An anonymous reader writes "The BBC reports on the row over proposals by the UK Government to criminalize possession of 'extreme' porn. The bill, published last week, would include the prohibition of fictional depictions of violence and images of acts between consenting adults. The law would also apply to screenshots taken from a legal film, if the screenshot was made for erotic purposes. The goal is to prevent disturbed individuals from accessing content online that would trigger violent behavior. From the article: 'Labour MP Martin Salter, who has worked closely ... in pushing the legislation, rejected the BDSM community's claims their civil liberties were being undermined. He said: "No-one is stopping people doing weird stuff to each other but they would be strongly advised not to put it on the internet. At the end of the day it is all too easy for this stuff to trigger an unbalanced mind."' The bill follows from plans initially announced last August."
"Prehaps it would be smarter to spend resources finding and providing care for unbalanced people"
I'd rather have them ban some porn than spend resources "finding unbalanced people". I think that is a much more slippery slope.
ok thats fine but keep it in YOUR bedroom, not on the internet, and no offense if you have to pretend to rape your wife to keep her hot I dunno. You may want to think on that one for a little bit. btw your analogy on mental health really shows only one thing which is your ignorance on the matter.
No such thing as a female rapist. By definition, a woman can not rape a man.
You could say the same thing about any other form of entertainment.
No you couldn't.
People need some form of entertainment. Or, perhaps more accurately, a society benefits if its people are entertained. Whereas no person or society needs pornography except for the aforementioned unbalanced people.
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