On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:34:48 +0000 Lee Whitney <[email protected]> wrote:
> Eugen do you have children? Not attacking you based on this but I'm > curious how it affects perspective. > > In my mind it's pretty easy to drawn the line, things that have > victims should usually be illegal and things that are unpopular but > don't hurt anyone usually should be legal. No slippery slope > necessary. I am willing to declare that I do have children, and previously worked with kids. I also have experience of victims of abuse. In the case of pornography, there is a *massive* moral/ethical difference between images which clearly state “only adults are involved” and those which purport to actually involve children. I don't think “obviousness” of a fake is a viable criterion for determining the appropriateness of such material. I am an anarchist and don't think that legislation is ever the “right” solution to a problem, but as we don't yet live in an anarchy sometimes it's the best we're going to get for now. As anarchism is about protecting *everybody's* right not to be abused, campaigning for the legalisation of a crime with obvious victims (especially ones such as children who are naturally vulnerable) is not something I see as helpful. I don't think it's helpful for Tor (or Tor users) to be associated with that either, hence my decision to respond. -- 3072D/F3A66B3A Julian Yon (2012 General Use) <[email protected]>
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