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Originally Posted by Webby
OK... You have valid points lucky1 and it remains for the prosecution to present a valid case. It appears from that news clip they propose to show that the defendants ?transport child pornography in interstate commerce? and it remains to be seen what evidence they may present to substantiate that allegation.
Despite all laws, there is a judgement, more a moral one, to be made by webmasters as to whether they would operate websites depicting children - clothed or not.
I'd be at the top of the queue in defending genuine stuff on valid grounds, but can't remotely see how this is valid. It is clear from the imaging that the websites are pandering to a pedo element (and, nasty me, suspect the biz model can often be to use these sites as "feeders" to other stuff) and using the "pedo world" keywords to attract traffic.
As a moral judgement, this stuff is utter shit from the gutter and better they are wiped off the net by whatever means. "Phoney pedo" sites are pandering to a very large, but perverse element of society and there are far more serious issues underneath and involving actual abuse of children.
The defendants made their judgement - the time has come to defend that (and chances are some lawyer will present a reasonable defense), but whether a jury convicts or not - they need to be wiped off the map. Webby's law applies  |
I am fairly confident if this goes to a trial that they will be found guilty. Just look at the responses in this thread. People don't like this shit and it shouldn't be tolerated.
If there was nothing more on those sites than just pictures of clothed children I hope they walk. As interpreted by the law there really isn't anything illegal taking place.
With that being said, if there is anything and I mean anything that the people who are responsible for this shit did that was illegal (1 nude picture, any links to real cp, even not paying $1 of taxes) then I would like to see them in prison for life.
If this was a case tried in moral court it would be a slam dunk case, but since it's being tried in a court of law, and there is no law that I can see being broken, I don't think there should be a conviction.
If they can't find something else that links these people to illegal activities, I hope that they walk, and when they walk out of the courtroom, so happy that they won, someone walks up and shoots them on site. I think that would certainly make headlines, and send a message that you may be able to do this legally, but you won't "get away with it".