This furthers the need for closed-door discussions and involvement with real experts in how laws are written. Germany is literally repeating their history by falling into the cries of populism and moralism.
Yes, CSAM is an issue and should be dealt with, but sadly they reap what they sow by including fiction within these overtly punitive and regressive measures.
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Thing is, the experts were in fact involved in those discussions. They were asked by the lawmakers to give their opinions, who then proceeded to ignore literally all of it. I still don’t understand it to this day, but seeing this all happen (especially the doll ban) has severely damaged my trust in our justice system and our democracy.
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Now is the time tho. There has never been a more fitting moment then right now. They can simply “stealth” fix it aka copying the words “reality, factual” from section 3 to section 1.
They can also simply say “we want to focus on protecting as many kids as possible and not a piece of paper”. Only distribution being banned makes literally zero sense.
Anyone against that would basically support “protecting less children” since the idea of this reform originates from catching “them real criminals”.
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Yes, but why would they?
The dominant narrative in Germany is definitely in favor of the idea, that fictional content leads to real abuse.
On the other hand there is no significant political movement to decriminalize fictional child pornography or child sex dolls. The only organization who is somewhat sympathetic towards pedophiles and powerful enough to have a bit of influence on the debate is Don’t Offend, and they are generally against legalization.
The Fate and Challenge association made an inquiry at the ministry of justice last November. The reply was, that there were at that point no plans at all to revert the doll ban or to legalize fiction. I fear it’s unlikely that this position is going to change now that we are entering a more heated phase of the discussion.
From the justice ministry’s point of view legalizing fiction makes no sense, as it would add a huge political risk for no reward whatsoever.
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Which is funny because if that was the case Japan would have a massive child sex problem.
Not countries like the UK… which turned a blind eye to 14 child sex gangs… for four decades.
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While I despise the racist dehumanizing ugly ethnic caricaturing of the British in this cartoon (big noses and crooked teeth), the overall message still stands:
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Interesting how all of them except Japan are getting worse. Almost like banning harmless outlets has a certain effect on SO rates
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Then why is not 100% banned?
TLDR Legal Problems they tried, it did not work they might try again
Why did the previous FDP minister of justice stated "that the criminal offense “should remain limited” to cases “in which an actual event is reproduced through video film, film or photo”.
That is a long time ago the world has not stood still since then and especially in politics alot changed
I honestly have a different view on this. Whenever I see a comment regarding that then people either think it is not even banned, or find the idea dumb af.
And alot find it a very good idea … a very loud amount of lot that have pretty good connections.
Same goes with questions on Gutefrage etc
Gute Frage by now btw prohibits any Discussions regarding pedophilia including Sexdolls and anime. At the very least if these discussions in any way include any view regarding it and pedophiles or it and the demand to lessen restrictions.
Sirius and I used to be pretty active on that site but they do restrict the work on there pretty heavily.
They ban anything that is not a directly seeking for help. As an example someone wanted to join the recent theme Special regarding hate crime and the question got deleted. Why? It dealt with Pedophilia and was not someone seeking help.
That the enforcement might be lack luster is a second topic, probably also because Possession and obtaining is not illegal neither is importing it only Selling and sharing meaning they would at most be able to convict one of them. And even that only maybe as the seller / Distributor might not even be german (and alot of the sale companies are not)
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There’s more to it, but you’re generally correct.
Legal treatment influences culture, especially when people rely on/trust their governments to an extent. A lot of the criminality we’re seeing is happening in places where loli/shota is illegal and is being impeded by places where it’s legal. I’ve spoken with investigators with the Japanese National Police Agency (NPA) who’ve noticed an uptick with regard to CSAM-related activities coming from FOREIGNERS almost exclusively and primarily.
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I just hope Japan doesn’t take these statistics as “proof” that ALL foreigners are bad and should be banned from traveling/moving to Japan. An uncomfortable number of western/western allied nations have been making similar travel bans for the past decade. And Japanese right-wingers already tend to blame ethnic minorities (mostly Koreans) for crimes in Japan. They’d be all in favor of a travel ban. Anything to keep Japan “pure”. Even police brutality (in May 2020, Japanese police brutalized a Kurdish immigrant, triggering a BLM protest in Tokyo. So while @Chie’s crime statistics prove foreigners being the perpetrators of crimes, I have to wonder how many foreigners are the victims of hate crimes by locals. Crimes go both ways when it comes to immigration. Not CSA crimes in this case; I’m just pointing out how stupid a Japanese right-winger would be using crime statistics to justify a travel ban).
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Time for Sakoku again? I think so.
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I don’t believe that would work in the modern era. The last time Japan tried it, they were still stuck in the Feudal period until the 1900s.
Plus it would be economic suicide.
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Well Isolationism ist on the rise again in general. The US is more open to keeping there men in the US, to fire Embargos and so on. So is the EU, and many more…
Sure not as extreme as in the “good old” Mercantilism times. But it is on the rise …
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At least, in terms of pop culture, anyway.
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Government sucks, unfortunately the people in the Government will always be people who do not care about fixing the current situation because most people are moved more towards emotions and morals rather than logic. So yeah, demonizing pdos and treating them as garbage is always going to be a thing.
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Always? It might seem like that now, but things do change overtime.
If you told someone who lived in the USA during the 1700s that one day “black” people will get just as many rights as “white” people, they would probably think you’re crazy.
Does that mean that even if MAPs were to become accepted in society that there wouldn’t be anti-MAPs? Well, no, there’s probably always going to be bigots.
That being said, the acceptance of MAPs is essential if society truly wants to, you know, “protect children”. I refuse to believe that it won’t happen one day, no matter how long it takes.
It is indeed a possibility that none of us will live long enough to see this happen. MAPs (especially pedophiles) are loathed in many countries around the world and it is hard to imagine a time or place where they could be accepted for who they are.
However, what we do now could have an effect on future endeavors (see Social change).
These things take time.
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“Less punishment” is a funny one. To fictions, even the lightest sentence under the name of CSA is absurd. All governments enforcing laws against fictions will take their own medicine, just like how Korea is suffering now.
The World of ‘Minority Report’ Lived in South Korea
https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/152315239?irclickid=XvtUgYQBaxyNRDo3wPRwbRznUkARdVwsoXVe0M0&irpid=357605&utm_source=impact&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=affiliate_pdm_acquisition_YieldKit%20GmbH&sharedid=8ba7e02c99854dd7a52432f4db188679&irgwc=1
It will be depressing if the world takes too long to realize the fault of stigmatization and overdone censorship. I strongly hope we can enjoy the fruit of our effort on combating hypocrisy when we are still young enough to.
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“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.” — Greek Proverb
It is depressing to think or know that we won’t be around to enjoy the fruits of our labor, but such is life. We must have faith that things will get better, even if we die before seeing it. If we believe that not seeing the end to all our work makes it meaningless, then we may as well give up now and not even bother, ensuring future generations will continue to carry our struggles.
To be frank, despite my suicidal tendencies I have a great fear of death. Or perhaps I am afraid of what comes after. I’m desperate to live for as long as I can. If life-extending medicines and technologies are developed within my lifetime and I’m able to get my hands on it, I will do so voraciously. To stave off death for centuries, millennia, forever maybe. An unrealistic dream, but a dream I have nonetheless.
Ah, but immortality would have its caveats: many would argue that death breeds progress. The old dying and taking their outdated views and practices with them allows the young to flourish, no longer stunted under the limiting shadows of their elders. If I woke up tomorrow 500 years in the future, I would be considered a monster! Not for my pedophilia, but because I eat meat! Future generations will consider us barbaric savages for a number of reasons.
Uh, yeah, so don’t feel too bad about not living to see progress. It comes at a cost, or sacrifice if you will.
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But I’m not a fan of following the dreams of the dead either. I prefer following my own personal dreams. This also means that I expect others to be the same.
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