UK Proposes Banning Computer Generated Abuse

peterprior writes "The UK Justice Minister is planning to outlaw computer generated images and drawings of child sex abuse. While photographs and videos of child sex abuse are already illegal, undoubtedly to protect children from being exploited by these acts, what children will be protected by this new law? If there is no actual child involved is the law merely protecting against the possibility of offenders committing future crimes against real children?"

Comments

Re:logical progression

[Kodack]

You are a retard. You are comparing a lifestyle that involves consenting adults to one that exploits children. That is a worse comparison than apples and oranges. That is more like comparing apples to atomic bombs. The people who do this to children are sick in the same way that people who go after animals are sick. It's a mental illness that should be treated. Even this isn't enough to hold anybody with that illness guiltless. You can't say "I'm sick in the head I couldn't help myself". It's not an insanity defense or get out of jail free card. It simply means that it is abnormal, unhealthy, and requires rehabilitation not just punishment. Homosexuality is completely different in that an adult can consent to enter into a relationship with another adult. The difference between rape and sex is whether there is consent. Children, animals, whatever, can't give consent therefor it is always considered a rape. Get a clue you ignoramus.

Re:Pedophiles

[NoobixCube]

Computer generated child porn being legal creates a loophole. Anyone with real child porn can claim it's computer generated. If they change a few things in the photo or video so the light-mapping is wrong, it can even look fake to an analyst. I normally see the world as one big grey mess with no certainty or absolutes. When it comes to pedophilia, in any form, I fail to see any grey. It's all pretty much black and white to me.