Virtual Childporn - Art or Jailtime?
Discussion time!
The case: Here in the Netherlands we had another 'Worlds 1st'. We are the first country to have convicted a dude for the possession of virtual child pornography. To clarify: this was about a 3D movie which in no single way depicted real persons. So the point of debate here is: should stuff like this be illegal? There's no doubt that I hate child pornography, anyone ever raping a child should be left to rot on a very busy traintrack. However this is an issue of 'what next?'
If child pornography is illegal and it automatically makes virtual child pornography illegal as well, then where do we draw the line? I mean, I have killed a LOT of people people online, we're talking 27,560 persons in Battlefield 2 alone. Does that make me guilty of mass murder in real life? That would be crazy wouldn't it? So what's the verdict on this one? Discuss!
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