Although I normally try to stay away from certain subjects, this one does hit home with me as well. When I was 13 I had to travel by greyhound. I wound up breaking a guys nose because he placed his hand on my groin. My mother for whatever reason saw fit to put me in Ti-Chi cases two times a week for a year when I was 12. My current wife, as well as my first, both were molested as children. My wife now, can't remember most of her childhood. Its sad and its a problem in society today, and actually has been for a long time, just they didnt used to talk about it. (Skeletons in the closet ring a bell?) I also used to volunteer for AOL as a guide. Spent about 9 years wondering the virtual halls of the place. Heck, when I started, it was called Quantum Computer Services. As part of my time there, I spend about of my time in Kids WB, which obviously a place for kids. The crap that was sent to my e-mail made me want to crawl through the wires and go choke someone. (the person/s sending it to me, of course). While I have not spent any time in psychiatric studies, I have been through a Freud book or two. (weird dude, but whats it say about me to have read it?) But the statistic above: The pedofile's need to abuse children is derived from his/her own childhood. It is passed on from generation to generation. And then one reply: I think you should try again. Your statement is total garbage. Not everyone who has been violated as a child becomes a pedophile. And both are right. Popular opinion is that most pedophiles (claim to) have been abused as children. Read Time or People, they print those stats. It does not say that anyone who has been abused will do it and/or repeat it. But this is not a 1 on 1 legacy. One sick person will touch thousands in his lifetime, if not stopped. So far what I see in the thread is that yes, well all against it. This is a good thing. Most agree we should reinstate some type of capital punishment. (Fozzy, et al., + Me. Flog the suckers then put it where the parents can get to them.) Original topic.. 3D / Photo realistic depiction of child abuse and the letter of the law, which per-normal is vague on its definition. (They do this to keep themselves employed I think?!?!) And how it will effect us as artists. I dont think that 90% of us need to worry. By the wording above, I dont see lynch mobs running around. Oh, they may try at first, but what our lawyers will show them is the letter of the law: The CPPA defines child pornography as a visual depiction that appears to be or conveys the impression of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Therefore, the law not only forbids obscene material with adults portraying minors, but also outlaws the production, possession or distribution of computer-generated images that appear to portray minors. How that reads to me: The CPPA (buncha layers), defines cp as: A: visual depiction that appears to be of a minor engaging in .. B: visual depiction that conveys the impression of a minor engaging in .. C: visual depiction (that is) of a minor engaging in Since we can now create images, which will make some people wonder if its real or is it Memorex, we actually do need this to be defined a little more clearly. Thats what this whole thread is about. (IMO) Faeries: for all I know, that 17 yrs old faeries is actually 317! Its a fictional character. I believe most people know that. Or at least, I would HOPE most people know that. (oh yeah, were talking about lawyers). I have never seen anything closely resembling the descriptions above anyway with faeries. Ive yet to see a couple of faeries doggie style over a branch. And if I did, I would backspace and move on. And of course, no offense to lawyers, Im sure there are plenty, which are very nice and loving parents and all around fun to be with. Ive just yet to meet one that wasnt a slime. :)

The doctor says I have way too much blood in my caffeine system.