Re: Lolitas and Cyber Angels

["Declan B. McCullagh" <declan+@CMU.EDU>]

Excerpts from internet.cypherpunks: 1-May-96 Re: Lolitas and Cyber
Angels by Will French@interport.ne 
>   However, that doesn't mean I would want them criminalized for
> it.  In fact, my "anyone possessing a copy" above includes the
> Government (and third parties such as the Guardian Angels) in
> the course of a kiddie-porn investigation/prosecution.  It's a
> very hard question.
>  
>   And yes, people who download Simpson crime scene photos are
> exploiting (not killing) Nicole and Ron.  When I have been shown
> these photos, I have quickly averted my eyes. This is simple
> human decency, not to mention respect for the dead.

Yep, criminalize the act, not a photo of it.

While it may be impolite to look at photos of Nicole and Ron, we
shouldn't criminalize the mere possession of them.

-Declan