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Originally Posted by lyno
Maybe I should have been more specific. My post was not about the discussion between you and Joe but that it seems to be unavoidable that CP pops up in such discussions like nazi comparisons pop up in political discussions (Godwins Law) and about obscenity laws. Maybe it was kind of OT.
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Normally I agree bringing up extreme examples in a discussion like this doesn't serve anyone, but to be fair Joe did kinda state *all* video including those depicting illegal criminal acts should be legal to view:
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"In fact, grisly videos showing every cruelty that one person can inflict upon another (some lawfully, others clearly criminal) exist on the internet and they all teach important lessons that can't be learned as well but by seeing them. It is a better society that shows everything, hides nothing, and lets people make decisions based on reality, visual and audio, leaving as little as possible to revisionism and interpretation. The truth is nothing to fear."
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So helterskelter was taking it to its logical extension.
I can't get on board with this idea that extreme content (and now I'm talking about Joe's 'grisly videos showing every cruelty' stuff rather than the OP's clip) is "teaching important lessons". To me that sounds like a lawyer married to his ideology. More often than not IMO it serves to titillate, desensitize, and alienate and isn't doing much for viewers' minds beyond warping them a bit.