I'm completely with you on the fact that pedophilia is a terrible crime, as well as the fact that writing about or discussing topics that include pedophilia is not the same thing. The use of "interests" as a way of outing people is flawed as well. I list "plagiarism" as an interest, but that doesn't mean my interest is in promoting plagiarism.
What kills me this this line from the May 9 post on "Warriors for Innocence": "Unfortunately LiveJournal cares more about free speech than they do about child safety and child porn laws." Oh for pity's sake, being for free speech and protecting it appropriately does not make one against the children and their safety. Or conversely, that those who are interested in the enforcement of child pornography laws believe that stomping on free speech is the way to do it.
I'm perplexed why they are going to LJ for enforcement and not law enforcement. Clearly they don't like the LJ staff, so it isn't about giving LJ a first chance to get ride of it prior to law enforcement being called in. My hunch is that they know the things that offend them, which indeed may be offensive, are not violations of the law.
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I'm completely with you on the fact that pedophilia is a terrible crime, as well as the fact that writing about or discussing topics that include pedophilia is not the same thing. The use of "interests" as a way of outing people is flawed as well. I list "plagiarism" as an interest, but that doesn't mean my interest is in promoting plagiarism.
What kills me this this line from the May 9 post on "Warriors for Innocence": "Unfortunately LiveJournal cares more about free speech than they do about child safety and child porn laws." Oh for pity's sake, being for free speech and protecting it appropriately does not make one against the children and their safety. Or conversely, that those who are interested in the enforcement of child pornography laws believe that stomping on free speech is the way to do it.
I'm perplexed why they are going to LJ for enforcement and not law enforcement. Clearly they don't like the LJ staff, so it isn't about giving LJ a first chance to get ride of it prior to law enforcement being called in. My hunch is that they know the things that offend them, which indeed may be offensive, are not violations of the law.