Archive for June, 2007

The Indecent Nature of Indecency Laws

29 June 2007

I’ve been intending to write a post about this for months, but a recent case persuaded me to actually write it.
A Reverend from Northern Ireland has been convicted for offences involving indecent images of children, after his home was raided following UK customs’ interception of a video depicting non-sexual nudity involving boys. Such images would […]

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Official Manipulation

26 June 2007

I will begin this post by stating that, although I believe that the possession of child pornography should not be illegal - for the reasons explained here - I condemn the alleged actions of the alleged child pornography traders who are discussed in this article.
The point of this article is to expose the fact that […]

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Daily Mail… is that you?

21 June 2007

This day has come much faster than I expected. A newspaper famous for once supporting the political career of Fascist, Oswald Mosely has published a sympathy piece involving a pedophile and child porn convict.
Surprisingly, the Mail covers the story of Bill Henkel in its usual “People like us” style. We hear that Bill lives with […]

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Occurrence of Paedophilia in the General Population

17 June 2007

This is written to supplement the post which describes the occurrence of paedophilia in child sex offenders

From Hall, et al -
Consistent with previous data (Barbaree & Marshall, 1989; Briere & Runtz, 1989; Fedora et al., 1992; Freund & Watson, 1991), 20 % of the current subjects self-reported pedophilic interest and 26.25 % exhibited penile arousal […]

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Your People Need You!

12 June 2007

Man Jailed for Possessing Cartoon “Child Erotica”
London, UK
A man has today been sentenced to 5 years in prison for possessing child erotica, defined by the new Protection of Proper Thoughts Act 2007 as “any non-photographic image which is likely to lead to the arousal of someone who has an inappropiate interest in children.”
The defence stated […]

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Controlled Release Is Like Sarah’s Law

9 June 2007

In what appears to be yet another U-turn at the Home Office, just two months after a previous decision on the matter of dealing with sex offenders, it has been announced that parents will be given access to the names and addresses of child sex offenders. While it is widely agreed that children should be […]

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Ephebophiles: Not a product of nature…

6 June 2007

…according to this woman:
I do not believe that pedophiles/ephebophiles are born with the predisposition. I believe it is environmental. I also believe they choose whether to walk that path
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Pedophilic relationships are not about love or consensual sex….they are about the thrill of manipulation and power over someone. That is why the pedophile/ephebophile will ALWAYS escalate. […]

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Should the Possession of Child Pornography be Illegal?

1 June 2007

Note: This article does not condone illegal activity; it suggests a change in child pornography legislation.
I have discussed this issue with many friends, including those who have been convicted of offences involving child pornography, as well as those who are old enough to remember a time when child pornography was legal and was as available […]

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