Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on child porn

Re:Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on c... by ceol on Sunday September 09, 2012 @10:02PM (#4497922)

Except the concern isn't about satiating the pedophile's need; it's about the pedophile becoming desensitized and eventually normalized to the thought of having sex with a child. They experience "loli" or virtual children, and that would be the gateway to real ones.

If you're talking about a trained psychologist prescribing the material to a pedophile, that would be fine, but the vibe I'm getting from this discussion is a bunch of people think if you just open the loli flood-gates, all the pedophiles will stop raping children, and that just won't happen.

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Re:Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on c... by rimantas on Monday September 10, 2012 @03:22AM (#4498697)

I guess by now we are so desensitised to murder and violence by watching action movies and playing video games that it became normal activity for us?

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Re:Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on c... by ceol on Monday September 10, 2012 @01:54PM (#4501055)

I'm not sure you can compare a sexual attraction with murder.

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Re:Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on c... by tyciol on Monday September 17, 2012 @06:38AM (#4531948)

We can compare anything ;)

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Re:Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on c... by goggles99 on Monday September 10, 2012 @06:27AM (#4499084)

It has for some... It is pretty easy to find stories and interviews online where this is the case.

Not everyone is affected the same by the same stimuli, but some are affected deeply.

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Re:Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on c... by trentlott on Monday September 10, 2012 @08:44AM (#4499442)

"for some" is a hedge because you know there isn't strong enough science to back up your claim, I think.

People have always hurt each other. Video games do not appear to have changed this.

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Re:Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on c... by tyciol on Monday September 17, 2012 @06:39AM (#4531951)

One possibility I'd offer: comics can be used to teach empathy. Erotica can portray things in unrealistic senses, but creative writers can and have constructed elaborate plots that explore these unrealisms and their potential consequences.

Heck, look what School Days did for harem-style anime.

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