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Senators OK $1 Billion for Online Child Porn Fight
A bill that could allocate more than $1 billion over the next eight years to combat those who trade in child pornography has been unanimously approved by a Senate panel. "The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to send an amended version of the Combating Child Exploitation Act, chiefly sponsored by Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), to the full slate of politicians for a vote. [...] An amendment adopted Thursday also adds new sections to the original bill that would rewrite existing child pornography laws. One section is designed to make it clear that live Webcam broadcasts of child abuse are illegal, which the bill's authors argue is an "open question." Another change is aimed at closing another perceived loophole, prohibiting digital alteration of an innocent image of a child so that sexually explicit activity is instead depicted."
My initial reading of the title left off the "Fight" part - anyone else?
Prediction: The real iPhone killer is going to be sex robots from Japan. Think about it.
... This is great news! Oh wait... fight I thought it said night.
Because, you know... rebuilding bridges and roads and stuff like that wouldn't be a better use of the money
Um, thanks to Dubya and Dick, you won't need bridges and roads for very much longer...no one can afford to drive on them
Peter Gibbons: What would you do if you had a billion dollars?
Senate: I'll tell you what I'd do, man: Online Child Porn Fight.
Peter Gibbons: That's it? If you had a million dollars, you'd have an online child porn fight?
Senate: Damn straight. I always wanted to do that, man. And I think if I were a billionaire I could hook that up, too; 'cause child porn fighters dig a dude with money.
Peter Gibbons: Good point.
Given the current trend in exchange rates the government seems to be ahead ;)
I don't read replies by ACs.
Why don't you have a seat over there and you'll find out.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. indymedia
I don't see why this is so hard, all you have to do is take down 4chan.
Well, if the War on Drugs or the War on Terrorism are any indication then 1/4 of the population of the US will be fucking / abusing minors in 4 years.
There is a war going on for your mind.
Shoudln't you be masturbating to The O'reilly Factor?
Why can't we go back to using jumpers to configure slot adapter cards? Why? I say!
You can't be looking closely. Wikipedia says:
Do we really need specific legislation to outlaw webcam broadcasts of baby rape? Seriously? How often does that happen
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children,
In the Seventies, homosexuals were recruiting kids, but that seems to have stopped. In the Nineties, ritual satanic abuse of toddlers was very widespread, but thank goodness, that seems to have stopped too. In this decade, millions are watching babies being raped on webcam. If we just make more laws, I'm sure we can make this completely horrifying decay of morals stop too!
"Oppression and harassment is a small price to pay to live in the land of the free." -- Montgomery Burns.
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Why don't you have a seat right over there?
But photoshopping ice cream cones where cocks used to be is still OK, right?
Shit, does that mean the PIAA is going to start suing me?
yes, hand them over.
Isn't it about time for a War on Politicians?
They seem to be the ones most deserving right about now..
It's never just a game when you're winning. - George Carlin