Revenge porn: More than 200 prosecuted under new law

Re:Revenge porn: More than 200 prosecuted under new law by duncan_bayne on Tuesday September 06, 2016 @06:45AM (#12434969)

So: I think it should be illegal, and carry a serious jail sentence.

But it's not violence.

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Re:Revenge porn: More than 200 prosecuted under new law by LizardLarry on Tuesday September 06, 2016 @08:49AM (#12435548)

So if it's not violence...why is it illegal and why should it carry a serious jail sentence?

Everytime you ask the law to regulate something, you open the jar of unintended consequences.

You complain about the government and yet you want to give them more power and responsibility.

Honestly, this revenge porn shit is a moral hysteria that's one of the many tools of spectacle. If this much hysteria were used for something like "Make sure daytime workers receive 30 minutes of sunlight light a day", it'd probably be more effective towards human happiness and productivity.

Oh well.

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Re:Revenge porn: More than 200 prosecuted under new law by duncan_bayne on Tuesday September 06, 2016 @09:04AM (#12435650)

> So if it's not violence...why is it illegal and why should it carry a serious jail sentence?

All (properly) criminal activities must have a victim, but they don't have to involve physical force.

Some examples:

+ theft

+ defamation

+ espionage

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