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Task force eyes imprisonment for possession of child porn images

Saturday 19th April, 04:22 AM JST

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  • rjd_jr at 06:08 AM JST - 19th April

    Good for them for finally tackling this sick issue.

  • DXXJP at 07:09 AM JST - 19th April

    decided Friday to seek a general ban on the possession of child porn

    But first they have to get rid of their own.

    passed a law in 1999 banning the production and sale of sexually arousing photos, videos and other materials involving children aged below 18

    So when they going to enforce it its 2008

  • outofmydepth at 08:23 AM JST - 19th April

    better late than never, and while they are at it, they should also ban the horrible pornographic comics (manga) that depict young girls being raped and tortured. many of these are readily available at the local convenience store. let`s get real about just what is pornography child or otherwise.

  • Pukey2 at 08:44 AM JST - 19th April

    rjd_jr:

    Good for them for finally tackling this sick issue.

    I agree, but is it possible for you to post a single message without always having to start with 'Good for.....'? Are there browny points for every message posted?

  • proxy at 01:43 PM JST - 19th April

    How about life with no parole for child molesters.

  • Sagecat at 09:51 PM JST - 19th April

    No, it is too much of a gray area. An 18 year old having consensual sex with a 17 year old would put the 18 year old away for life? Also, I'm still up in the air about Enjo-kosai. Goods for services and everyone is willing. It's prostitution, okay, but does the john go to jail for life for that? I'm inclined to say "no."

  • DarkWolfMage320 at 11:37 PM JST - 19th April

    I'm glad they are finally gonna do something about this issue, i know not EVERYONE will listen but a small amount is better then so many people doing it.

  • medievaltimes at 08:09 AM JST - 20th April

    Is this going to include comics??

  • proxy at 08:10 AM JST - 20th April

    I think they should lock up the "music" promoters that dress 11 year olds like hookers. How are they going to define child porn? Is a nude picture of a 7 year old child porn? I think everyone would say yes but an image of your 4 year old having a bath would not be child porn. Would pictures of an 8 year old in a bathing suit be child porn? If the child was posed in a "sexual" pose then probably yes but if some guy snaps a bunch of pictures of 7 year old girls at the beach, would that be considered child porn? Would images of 11 year old singers dressed in "sexy" clothes be considered child porn? Sadly, probably not but there is every likely hood that some men find it stimulating. So are they going to prosecute somebody that has a catalog selling children's bathing suits and not somebody that scans in images of 11 year old singers dressed up like a hooker? Just wait, the porn producers will start making children's clothing catalogs to get around the law.

  • cwhite at 12:13 AM JST - 21st April

    how about just no photos of anyone under 18 and definitely no singers, musicians, actors, artists, tv personality etc, etc until your over 18

  • curlygene at 12:57 PM JST - 21st April

    proxy,

    I guess it comes down to common sense. For example, having a picture of your 4 year old in the bath would be fine. If a stranger had the same image on their hard drive, it wouldn't. If an uncle had it on his drive, and scores of others like it, you'd be calling the cops.

    Regarding clothing catalogues and the like? That's already happening here in Australia, and there are many people furious about this sexualisation of kids. So sooner or later, the law will have to be changed to stop it. The law is always going to be playing catch up, I suppose, as good people can't always predict the twistings of evil minds. However, It's shameful that Japan is taking so much longer to catch up than other nations.

  • Molenir at 07:50 PM JST - 21st April

    My opinion is, that anime, manga etc should definitely be exempt. If sick bastards get off on this stuff, as long as no one is being hurt then who cares. On the other hand, pictures of real people being sexually abused, this should not be tolerated in the slightest.

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