DagT wrote: > If you can be prosecuted for finding something by accident on an > internet link you should stay off the internet. > > Either that, or you are being more than a little bit paranoid.
They are not being paranoid. It CAN happen. It DOES happen. It IS stupid but, as Aaron's story illustrates, it can still wreck a person's life. It may be worst in the US (I wouldn't know) but it also occurs in the UK and Australia. Forget pictures, possession of certain types of pornographic STORIES is a criminal offense where I live. Yesterday, as I was driving to work, I passed a young kid playing naked (and quite innocently) outside his house (as the climate is warm, this is not uncommon and rarely remarked on). Having a picture of such a scene might be regarded as an offense by some prosecutors. Is this crazy? Of course it is. That does not, however, protect anyone who gets caught up in this craziness. A warning is the sensible thing to do. Keith McG "Hey, I'm not paranoid. I *know* they are out to get me!" -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
