Reply #25: I have a question ...

[mntleo2]

...I am assuming you are talking about filmed children, not cartoons or computer animation, right? should we also arrest people who view drawn pictures or animation? If it does not involve a human being, then I think arresting men who view non-human animation are not hurting anything. IMO it is going too far and becomes "thought police" stuff otherwise. It should be no different than all the blood and gore on games such as Half Life or Grand Theft Auto where killing is indiscriminate and from my knowledge, no one has proved yet that it causes mass murderers. They have arrested men for drawing their own pictures who are not even convicted child sex abusers and that was going too far, imo. What if someone created a virtual girlfriend on computer or maybe even one of those life sized dolls someone is building for men (and women I hear as well) with all the right anatomy? Should they be arrested too?

I agree with others however viewing actually filmed children is encouraging it to continue as an industry and harmed the children who were filmed and this is wrong.

Now sit back and use THAT for a conversation starter next time :D !

Cat In Seattle