Well, killing another person isn't a crime unless you actually perform the act. Robbery isn't a crime until you actually take something. Their logic is terrible.
Edit: I suppose the logic itself is sound, but the argument is meaningless, since any law broken follows the same logic, there's no reason to act like this one particular case (pedophilia) is special.
Anything but - and to be frank I'm not sure how you got that message from my earlier comment. I also tried to clarify what I meant a little.
That is an interesting line of thinking though. At what point does the idea become the action - we can't legally arrest someone for writing a story where they make themselves into a serial killer or master burglar, as long as they keep such stories and ideas to themselves. If someone wrote a story where they were sexually abusing underage kids, would it be justified to arrest them or punish them somehow even if they never acted upon it? Where does the line get drawn? I certainly don't have the answer to that question.
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justice4all ago
So are they just saying pedophilia isn't a crime unless you act on it or are they saying that all of it isn't a crime
Naalu ago
Yeah basically they're saying that its not a crime if you dont act on it.
OneTrueCube ago
Well, killing another person isn't a crime unless you actually perform the act. Robbery isn't a crime until you actually take something. Their logic is terrible.
Edit: I suppose the logic itself is sound, but the argument is meaningless, since any law broken follows the same logic, there's no reason to act like this one particular case (pedophilia) is special.
ManTank ago
Are you advocating locking people up for thoughtcrime?
OneTrueCube ago
Anything but - and to be frank I'm not sure how you got that message from my earlier comment. I also tried to clarify what I meant a little.
That is an interesting line of thinking though. At what point does the idea become the action - we can't legally arrest someone for writing a story where they make themselves into a serial killer or master burglar, as long as they keep such stories and ideas to themselves. If someone wrote a story where they were sexually abusing underage kids, would it be justified to arrest them or punish them somehow even if they never acted upon it? Where does the line get drawn? I certainly don't have the answer to that question.