Just passing through when I caught this post, part of which made me laugh (the funny ones like dlk30341's), and part of it made me think (like Trairius's). I don't think there is any simple way to answer this question especially with people being the complicated little things we are. You can have one person making Poser pics all day long of all sorts of fantasy images and if faced with the possiblity of having something like that in real life, would cringe. On the other hand, you can have another person look at that same artist's image, and go off on a killing spree. I feel the prime thing is 'Interpretation', how one person's view of something is interpretated by another, and we're nowhere near discovering how we can break that down to something anyone can understand. But I do agree with Triarius, we are all (meaning as individuals and society in general) ultimately responsible for ourselves. The tricky question is how far should that responsiblity go on a personal and social level, and how deep? I'm afraid there's no easy answer. I do know one thing from experience, Poser CAN induce violent episodes.. Aww, my render's lost.. the #($*%^%# thing just craped out on me AGAIN!! unleashes Gorgo, the 600lb gorilla, and points to his computer. Giving a wild cry of delight, Gorgo grabs the computer off the desk, and begins dancing on it, smashing it to pieces Good boy, Gorgo, cage.. Now.. watches Gorgo walk back into his cage, flipping him a treat from his pocket before locking him up again, then reaches for the Sunday ads Now, if you'll excuse me all, I have another computer to buy..