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Originally posted by TheColdDragon
Yes, even Children as they mature have the choice of being defined by something that happened in their past or breaking away from it and viewing it as a momentary slice of time in their life wherein their free will was violated.
Originally posted by ManBehindTheMask
You think that my statement about people moving on eventually from child animated porn to something more severe is false.......believe that if you want, but ive worked in a social working capacity with addiction, and people who are addicted, and i know this to be true, ive watched it happen time and again....
To people who have an addiction to something or who are mentally ill, this idea you have of them just being able to NOT do something doesnt work....the brain rewires itself to need these things, it lets off chemicals....
When you introduce someoen to said porn, eventually it will become "old hat" and it will lead to more dangerous ground....the "fix" no longer works, it takes more and more to quell it.
Originally posted by ImaginaryReality1984
Kailassa thanks for sharing, sorry that all happened to you. However there are a few problems with you commenting on this idea.
1. Bias. There is no way you can possibly approach this with logic.
2. You are talking about the second kind of paedophile, the kind that actually abuses children. We are talking about the first kind, the kind that just needs a release and watches the pornography.
So would you prefer they watch the abuse of real chldren, or fake animated stuff? Getting their release may help some paedophiles to keep their urges under control. Isn't this beneficial?
However, and this is the important part, despite all "we" have been through, I still believe one's thoughts should never be criminalised, and one's hand drawn images are personal and private, and should not be subject to any law other than copyright
Yes, pictures can be used to groom children, but so can cookies. Should we outlaw cookies?
A more intelligent answer would be to outlaw grooming. Or to outlaw any convicted paedophile from personally contacting children in the age range he/she is attracted to.
Children are precious. Freedom is precious. And we can protect both.
Don't ever let your government further abuse children by using them as an excuse to steal everyone's precious freedom.
Originally posted by Kailassa
What makes you think someone can't use logic just because they have been traumatised?
Perhaps you should try reading this thread of your, as I answered the questions you ask here a few posts back.
Originally posted by ManBehindTheMask
yes, healthy people use normal porn as a release........and then move on to having sex with other real people.........sometimes while even doing both! Im struggling to figure out how you are failing to see the repercussions here?
Originally posted by ManBehindTheMask
Also i didnt say it was an addiction, apparently you arent reading my posts....i compared the evolution of the thought processes and actions as comparable to an addiction......the brain reacts to it in a very similar way.....
Originally posted by ManBehindTheMask
Ive done this work for a while........trust me, i know what im talking about...of course you wont, youll continue on your path and try to dismiss what i say, but thats ok , thats what debates are about.
Originally posted by ManBehindTheMask
However mark my words, if they were to legalize this, youll see a spike, and youll have your own conscience to deal with
Originally posted by zerbot565
to me its obvius if it promotes the act of pedofilia or abuse it should be banned no questions asked ,
Originally posted by ManBehindTheMask
Im done with the thread, seriously you arent looking at any of this logically....
then you sit there and say you are looking at it scientifically but you arent even aware of the chemical reactions in the brain and rewiring it goes through when there is an illness in place?
Originally posted by ManBehindTheMask
Come on now, how can you even claim to be looking at this from a scientific aspect when you arent even aware of the simple physiology associated with addiction and/or mental disorders?
Originally posted by ManBehindTheMask
Ive made my point, and anyone that works or has worked in the capacity that i have knows the points ive made to be truth
end of discussion on my end
Originally posted by TurkeyBurgers
I would CRINGE at the though of a board of officials looking at pictures all day deciding YES or NO to determine if the pictures would be allowed or not.
To tell me that they decided for me allready what was appropriate ART for me to look at and what is not.
Originally posted by TurkeyBurgers
And on a completely different note here is something that you might not have ever heard of.
An adult entertainer (AKA Porn Star) named
"Little Lupe".
Little Lupe is over the age of 18 but she looks REALLY young. I mean REALLY REALLY convincingly. What does that say about people who enjoy looking at her videos and photo shoots? Are they fantasizing that she is underage?
Originally posted by TurkeyBurgers
Also I could go on nameing Porn Stars who look REALLY young and use it as a gimmick to promote themselves and earn a living but the list is WAY to long.
Anyway
Difficult Issue is DIFFICULT
Originally posted by ImaginaryReality1984
Originally posted by zerbot565
to me its obvius if it promotes the act of pedofilia or abuse it should be banned no questions asked ,
How can you consider something as promoting paedophilia? Art for arts sake could be the excuse. Don't you get it? There is no crime here. You are talking from moral outrage. Many people talk about sex before marriage out of moral outrage. Should we also make that illegal?
You do realise you're actually promoting Sharia law?