Friday, February 12, 2010

Thought Crime...

I found this article due to a recent sentencing handed down to an Iowa man for receiving lolicon mang in the mail. What's next simply having such art on your computer? I do not believe possesion of such materiel puts one on the path to victimizing children anymore than watching Saw causes someone to kidnap and murder people...

http://comipress.com/special/miscellaneous/down-the-slippery-slope-the-crime-of-viewing-manga#_edn37

"In the meantime, organizations like the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, which would have provided expert witnesses at its own expense had the Handley case gone to trial, should be supported through donations and membership. News sites and blogs should loudly criticize government interference with the rights of its citizens to purchase, read and possess the publications they wish. Petitions should be sent to members of Congress objecting to the censorship of art under the guise of protecting children. Moral crusading against comic books and art must be forced into retreat."

What do you think?



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