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Full Body Scanners Violate Child Porn Laws

Posted by samzenpus on from the think-of-the-children dept.

gandhi_2 writes "The Guardian has a story about an ongoing legal battle over the use of full body scanners in the UK. The Protection of Children Act 1978, includes provisions in which it is illegal to create an indecent image or a 'pseudo-image' of a child... which a full body scanner does."

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  1. Neat. by Moderator · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Think of the Children" meets "Fighting Terrorism." Which one wins? News at 11.

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  2. Unstoppable force, immovable object by SoVeryTired · · Score: 5, Funny

    Two ridiculous hot-button topics with opposing aims.
    Wow, this is kind of like when the unstoppble force meets the immovable object.

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    1. Re:Unstoppable force, immovable object by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hey! I insist in patting down! Seriously, if I didn't fly I wouldn't have any sex life, so please, you can't take that away from me!

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  3. Re:Ridiculous law by Narpak · · Score: 5, Funny

    Security debates don't fuel anything to do with think.

    Unless you count Doublethink.

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  4. It's the only logical solution. by HamSammy · · Score: 5, Funny

    We'll have to put kids in opaque balls and cast them out to sea so that nobody can look at them or touch them or think about them. It's the only way.

  5. Fear of pedos vs. fear of terrorists by istartedi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fear of pedos vs. fear of terrorists.

    The cage match we've all been waiting for.

    Anyone taking bets?

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