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Subject: Ashcroft trying to criminalize certain computer-generated images

pizzaman opened this issue on May 01, 2002 ยท 36 posts


nyar1ath0tep posted Thu, 02 May 2002 at 4:21 PM

If you get a chance to read the new proposed legislation on pedophile images, you'll see it's very specific. It outlaws real or fake depictions of children engaged in sex acts, so unless your naked fairies or naked babies are doing that, they'll be legal. Don't let the extremists scare you. That's what made the COPA fail the first time - the Clinton administration and the Congress were so confused by extremist-fringe fallacies and their absurd analogies that they made a law that couldn't stand. One other point that is germane: if you attack each other, use "ad hominem" arguments and threats, make ludicrous analogies and call each other names, at that point you've shown your desperation. Keep a cool head if you want to win this argument.