Tapping my 'if it's made by a pencil or pixels, I don't insert my morality on it only preference if I view it' sign again...
THIS is why everyone was extremely suspicious of Germany recently changing the punishments for CP possession because no matter what they say it's for, we don't trust authorities with that given that they'll put a higher priority of censoring fictional content to stopping ACTUAL child abuse.
It will just end with the same "it'll still lead to pedo crimes eventually" retort.
Because that's literally the only thing they can use. A vague "it could maybe possibly inspire a crime in the future, so ban all of it right now" idea.
I believe the way to utterly destroy that argument (loli/sho leads to pedophilia) would have to be done scientifically, a psychological experiment that tests the reactions of both convicted child sex offenders and loli/shotacons with various materials, fictional depictions and CSAM/CP. I theorize that most of the pedos would not even touch the fictional material and most of the loli/shos would be repulsed by the CSAM (There's always going to be overlap and outliers when dealing with the mind).
The problem is such an experiment is most likely illegal (though John Money got away with his shit), would probably mess up some of the test subjects and the results subject to relativism. Also the science field is so compromised it would just result it the subjects' identities being leaked, so it can't be conducted in the current environment.
If Germany as a nation and as a rulership gets harassed for letting real pedophiles go freely raping children left right and center, because the rapists are the right religion or race to be untouchable by the law, well, they have a problem. The problem of optics, of course! So make something ELSE punishable under the same name, of someone non-violent, non-dangerous, and not going to lead to people yelling "Allahu Akbar" in the streets while massacring hundreds for daring to interrupt their satanic play, and then the govvy can point at the stats and go "yes, lots of children were raped this year too, but look, we arrested a bunch of people under the anti-pedo act! ...None who were actually raping your children, but we arrested people!"
Tapping my 'if it's made by a pencil or pixels, I don't insert my morality on it only preference if I view it' sign again...
THIS is why everyone was extremely suspicious of Germany recently changing the punishments for CP possession because no matter what they say it's for, we don't trust authorities with that given that they'll put a higher priority of censoring fictional content to stopping ACTUAL child abuse.
That's a bit wordy for a sign. Let's shorten it to "It's a drawing, dude."
That's for people with braincells to understand that, for the braindead you have to spell it out AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE or they will twist it.
Could "They're not real" work too?
Or would it result in a "but they look real to me" deadbrain rebuttal?
You'll end up with Aussie-type laws where if the adult pornstar's tits are too small it's "CP".
It will just end with the same "it'll still lead to pedo crimes eventually" retort.
Because that's literally the only thing they can use. A vague "it could maybe possibly inspire a crime in the future, so ban all of it right now" idea.
I believe the way to utterly destroy that argument (loli/sho leads to pedophilia) would have to be done scientifically, a psychological experiment that tests the reactions of both convicted child sex offenders and loli/shotacons with various materials, fictional depictions and CSAM/CP. I theorize that most of the pedos would not even touch the fictional material and most of the loli/shos would be repulsed by the CSAM (There's always going to be overlap and outliers when dealing with the mind).
The problem is such an experiment is most likely illegal (though John Money got away with his shit), would probably mess up some of the test subjects and the results subject to relativism. Also the science field is so compromised it would just result it the subjects' identities being leaked, so it can't be conducted in the current environment.
At which you reply with pointing to Jack Thompson and every pathetic attempt of media trying to link CoD/GTA to school shootings.
If Germany as a nation and as a rulership gets harassed for letting real pedophiles go freely raping children left right and center, because the rapists are the right religion or race to be untouchable by the law, well, they have a problem. The problem of optics, of course! So make something ELSE punishable under the same name, of someone non-violent, non-dangerous, and not going to lead to people yelling "Allahu Akbar" in the streets while massacring hundreds for daring to interrupt their satanic play, and then the govvy can point at the stats and go "yes, lots of children were raped this year too, but look, we arrested a bunch of people under the anti-pedo act! ...None who were actually raping your children, but we arrested people!"