*Well I don't agree with child porn but I think the problem is western culture is becoming more and more closed minded.

*Agreed, and it's doing so without giving much thought, as usual, to the long range consequences of represssion. Hey, I may not be a fan of BDSM, but if that's what people want/need to do behind closed doors or in front of 250 like-minded enthusiasts, that's their call and NOMB. I'd rather see a government official come out on how much he enjoys cute little Chanel day dresses than how well he can shoot a wolf from a helicopter. And if having images or videos of illegal stuff on one's computer is a bad thing, then I imagine a lot of us are in deep, deep trouble.

Bottom line: the guy may be stupid about how he's handling it, but given all the high minded speeches we make about freedom et al, the guy wasnt really doing anything wrong. He kept it on his computer: he didnt run out to Kinko's and get 24x36 blowups made. He wasnt pressuring the local paper to start running it as a daily feature. And if we think that making an example of this poor schmuck (and yeah, folks, I think we can offer a little sympathy here) whose crime was discovered when someone else decided to go poking around in places that none of us would really want a government official to go... well, yeah, I think we are looking at a slippery slope of injustice here. If it doesnt involve anyone else, tell me: what, truly, is the crime here? Thoughts? Desires? Wow... like I said, if that's the case, we'd all better watch out.*

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