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Originally Posted by Webby
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The flip side to that irony is also that "actual" CP sites are fairly well known in some instances, but they just don't have the time to spend recording this stuff and tracking IP's etc.
Short while back I mentioned one "name" and, least at that time, of the only site I knew was attached to it. The agent knew immediately what I was talking about - including the background name, but already had a massive backlog of stuff to look into. This was far more serious than silly 2257 stuff!
Another operation has been going on for.. hell.. must be 3 years now, but still ongoing, tho more complex since it involves around five countries. Not had an update on that for almost a year now, but was a matter of waiting for a few "bodies" to "associate". Sometimes there is a reason for delay, but that's prob the exception - the rest is just down to lack of resources.
Seriously - there is far more relevant and pressing stuff than 2257 offenses and involving actual physical assaults on children. Suppose they are diverting attention (rightfully) to those than bothering with "2257 inspections". |
The original 2257 was about the government looking good and seeing to be doing something after the Traci Lords scandal. She had one ID, forged, and the law states one ID is enough. What fucking rocket scientist figured that one out?
Then the law is pretty well unused for a decade and the DA is asked on a committee what his department have done to enforce 2257. His reply was it was a bad law and needed amending. So after a review and amending, all costing money, they have the new version.
And the FBI target the least likely to be in violation of the law.
Good to see the US government hard at work.
And I support 2257.
