This is why there are legisilative bodies who can react to social norms, to update the laws.
Re:Thoughtcrime
by Lawtonfogle on Monday May 18, 2015 @02:12PM
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In many cases the laws come before the social norms. In other cases, they are counter to the norms (such as with drugs).
Also, I think there was an attempt to make gore illegal (at least when it was real individuals) but it was ruled as protected (in the US, don't know about other countries).
I will say this one area is probably the harshest test of the viewpoint, especially giving current social norms and morals. And I will say that the view point isn't perfect, only the best of the limited choices available. As such, there are areas where the outcomes are less than ideal.
And of course, production of such material would still involve a horrific crime that would be met with extremely harsh punishment. It may even force authorities to focus on producers, which would increase the number of children rescued.