Attorney General Gonzalez Gives Graphic Testimony on Child Porn

[Hammer]

And he saw those videos on bonafide paysites run by legit webmasters? Of course not, but he ain't gonna admit that.

[spazlabz]

The Justice Department has never written regulations establishing standards on how to report illegal activities or mandating how long records must be kept.

and my question is WHY THE FUCK NOT!
it sure des seem to me that this would be a logical first step in the prosecution of getting rid of child porn

no, they focus on people who do fallow the laws, go to great lengths to insure they are not exploiting children and yet the Justice Dept doesnt even bother to write up useful regulations like that.
rediculous


spaz

[MaskTVMaura]

For those who are surprised that CP is so prevalent, just think about the statistics for children who are sexually abused in general. I think the reason there is so much CP is because photography has changed so that people don't have to develop their film at the local photo hut and can instead take digital photos of anything they want and never have to relinquish custody to a third party (who might take issue with that material) to finalize the images.

People sexually abuse kids and now it's so much easier for them to document their atrocities. If we want to make a REAL dent in CP, we have to address child sexual abuse too. The most recent statistics say 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 5 boys is molested, and that each abuser hurts over 100 kids during their lives. That's a lot of material.

[Hammer]

Originally Posted by MaskTVMaura

I think the reason there is so much CP is because photography has changed so that people don't have to develop their film at the local photo hut and can instead take digital photos of anything they want and never have to relinquish custody to a third party

Excellent point.

[Footman]

Originally Posted by spazlabz

no, they focus on people who do fallow the laws, go to great lengths to insure they are not exploiting children and yet the Justice Dept doesnt even bother to write up useful regulations like that.

Spaz - It's like the gun laws. More legislation is not necessarily the answer. Laws affect LAW BIDDING citizens and not the criminals. Criminals always operate outside of any law.

The effect of instituting certain laws is more of an attempt at sounds bites for popularity for upcoming elections and more so to appease those high rollers who fill their coffers and get them into office. Most laws do very little to deter what they're targeting. WHY? Because they're structured in a way that fills a designed argument and not the root of any problem. They also address the ramifications of breaking the law but hardly ever do the powers that be actually install reasonable measures to curtail the acts.

Want to stop CP? Then attack CP, not the entire adult internet industry. The adult industry does not condone CP. Never has and never will. These scum bags start sites or become online predators and the govt lumps them in the same category as adult entertainment.

Gonzales is basically a hired gun for GWB and his benefactors. Have you noticed that when certain people don't produce 'results' or have vastly differing view points, they're not too long for the job. Anyone remember Colin Powell? The only person of this administration I had respect for and liked. He couldn't stand what was going on so he resigned. I can't wait for his first book after this clown is out of office... and I really think there's a HUGE story there.