Japan passes law banning possession of child pornography

[martybegan]

It took them long enough. I guess the fight was over the anime/manga exception clause. Those wacky Japanese and their Loli obsession.


Japan passes law banning possession of child pornography - CNN.com

The bill was a long time coming for activists who argued that Japan's relatively lax laws put children at risk by banning the production and distribution of child pornography, but not people found with it in their possession.

The bill notably excludes the possession of explicit anime or manga, a point of contention for campaigners who say that cartoons depicting child sexual abuse should also be banned.

 

[DGS49]

How do you ascertain the age of a fucking cartoon character?

Is Charlie Brown a child? Lucy? Robin (as in "Batman and...")?

 

[martybegan]

How do you ascertain the age of a fucking cartoon character?

Is Charlie Brown a child? Lucy? Robin (as in "Batman and...")?

It does leave itself open to interpretation, and that is one of the issues.

Personally I don't mind that the anime crap is out there, if it allows some pervert to release themselves and prevents said pervert from acting on his sickness in real life, so much the better.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Prior to the banning of child pornography in Europe, statistics showed actual sexual offenses against children were LOWER than once it became illegal.

Legalizing pornography: Lower sex crime rates? Study carried out in Czech Republic shows results similar to those in Japan and Denmark -- ScienceDaily

As to 'cartoon' versions of child pornography, US federal law has it legal, though individual states may have it illegal.

18 U.S. Code § 2256 - Definitions for chapter | LII / Legal Information Institute

To make it illegal is to make every 'doodle' a federal offense. When the content is hand-drawn or even computer simluated animation, where would you draw the line from stick figure to photo-quality? To say nothing of the plehtora of fine art in museums around the world depicting such content already. Gonna raid the Lourve?