Any person who ADVOCATES child pornography and is, himself, not a paedophile is a GRIEVIOUSLY misled individual.

Perhaps you should remember that my fact-based post was modded "flamebait/troll" and the post you're responding to is the answer to that mod's emotional response? Tit for Tat and all that.

You're ignoring the issue completely. "Lock up anyone with a picture on his computer for 40 years" is not what I'm suggesting is it? What part of "seek help" did you not understand? You mention councelling, yourself.

NO no no... The point of that post... That post was made to wake someone out of their sleep. To evoke an emotional impact that will help someone realize that they're not the well-adjusted, ok person they thought they were. That can not be done with a dissertation. It must be done with a bucket of cold water.

Well, gee, let's see, um, so you basically are telling me there's no right way to answer the question you say I'm dodging? Obviously, not warranting your trap question with an answer was the best answer I could have given, and should speak volumes for my common sense.

Pornography and Sex are not the same thing.

I would do what is neccessary to protect a child from a sexual predator. I would do what is neccessary to keep enablers from allowing sexual predators to rape a child. You try to twist and walk your way around that, but in the end, you are knowingly fighting against a good guy -- and encouraging paedophiles. I hope you manage to realize that you're not being funny and you're not being clever, but that you are telling people that it's not that bad to masturbate to children. Actually consider that for a while. You know -- think about what you are advocating by arguing against me? You're not disproving anything I've said, but your are greatly degrading your own humanity. Your mother would be ashamed if she saw this.

Something for your consideration.

What's the difference between that and manslaughter then? The victim or the intent?

Do you even know what an ad hominem attack is? I'm telling paedophiles that they should expect to be socially ostricised for being paedophiles! That's not an ad hominem attack! Not a paedophile? Then the argument certainly doesn't apply!

This isn't some bullshit courtroom drama. This isn't a game. The evidence is right out there for anyone to search who wants to -- and it's not my "burden" to provide it. Not providing the links when you can just google it doesn't make me wrong. I am right, and I will allow you to prove yourself wrong if you have doubts. Citing the sources won't change the truth.

No, it's not that. Maybe I just don't like to watch people tell me that child pornography is a victimless crime. Maybe I don't like that Slashdot has so suddenely entrenched itself with ADVOCATES of child pornography. As someone who considers himself a good man, I feel dutybound to at least tell these people what they are. If I could break their bones, I would. If I could arrest them, I would. If I owned slashdot, I would turn over what contact information I had on these people to the fbi. This is seriously psychological disturbed stuff -- not some fictional boogeymonster, but people who pleasure themselves to the idea of raping children. I am a human being, and that is why I am angry.

Right -- masturbating to children being raped has the same emotional impact as seeing someone get killed on TV. How did you get so smart with your head up your ass? Do you prefer typing, because talking makes your mouth taste like farts?

If you consistently orgasm to a certain visual stimulus, you refuse to acknowledge that will cause some sort of psychological reinforcement to it?

Are you really this dense or do you just play it on slashdot? Most people seem to be dropping their IQs by about 60 in order to rationalize their fetish of banging underaged girls, today.

Mod me flamebait all you want, you sick fuck. Ignoring me won't change what a sick fuck you've become. My opinion doesn't change the fact that masturbating to children means you are a sick fuck. I wasn't the one who drew the lines, I'm just letting you know that you Are A Sick Fuck That Needs To Get Help Like NOW, you sick childfucker.

It has been shown, in multiple studies, that pornography leads to sexual deviancy and inconsistent expectations of sex -- and that individuals will seek out to attempt these acts. Pornography is based on lust and greed. Those two fellows tend to erode a person's sense of morality to the point where they, like you, completely lose their sense of morality. One year ago, you probably considered even the CONCEPT of having child pornography as something despicable. Now, if you bother to look, you're advocating the filth. It's not the world that's changed -- you've probably even degraded to the point where you'll tell me that there's not even such a thing as "right" and "wrong" because those are oh so relative!

The greatest flaw in your psychopathic argument, however, is your disregard for disregard. Normal individuals will see movies where people are murdered and banks are robbed. They will chuckle and label the deeds as "bad" or "misbehavior" and move on. Normal individuals, however, will not masturbate to pictures of death and thievery. Sexuality is one of humanity's most powerful stimuli, and it becomes very dangerous in the hands of people who have lost their sense of right and wrong.

Go outside. NOW. You've overdosed on internet. Go outside.

The posts on this article horrify me. 90% of them are, in fact, arguing that we should let people view child pornography, as long as they're "not distributing it". Have things changed so drastically since two days ago when I said that it was a slippery slope to this point? Did everyone decide to get together and prove my -1 post, modded "Troll" inappropriately, was a prophetic truth?

"As long as there's no victim things r ok! Duhr huhr! It's a thought crime!" So is the difference between manslaughter and premeditated murder! There's no philosophical debate here, you guys fantasize about screwing children and you want society to accept and facilitate that.

No, you sick fucks. No. Read up on any study done on the subject and you'll see how fantasy all so quickly leads to reality. Read on how pornography encourages, and leads to sexual deviancy (to the point where a very large margin of PROSTITUTES feel squeamish at what their clients request of them -- as you know, prostitutes are the biggest PRUDES of our western society!) Then come back here and read the posts on this article, and tell me that we're not sliding, very dangerously, down the slippery slope already.

Because freedom is fragile, and impossible for politicians to correctly protect.

You must be from one of the Northern states. One that doesn't border Mexico. They seem to be the ones doing all the complaining.