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Tiggyz
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And this is why you don't watch porn in public. Yes I watch my fair share of hentai but the only difference is I watch it in my own house and when everyone is asleep
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Blood-
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You must be new. Every time an item like this gets posted at ANN somebody makes that exact same post. Actually, usually several people make that exact same post. |
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Foxguy
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Why the hell did he watch these things in public!? I know it might be a boring job, but I even have the SFW set on my FA page when I'm in public! Decency is an act of service to the public. This is where the bathroom, downloading the material onto a (smart)phone, and a headset come in. Go in, watch an episode on low volume, leave, blame it on eating something bad, repeat every hour or two. Not saying from experience, but you gotta be clever when hiding that you're doing something offensive. Especially if no one is getting hurt by it.
Buuuut, if the 700+ things on his comp involve even the slightest amount of real children doing it, then no complaints here. Then the perv deserved the 90 day sentence and sex offender charge. |
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VORTIA
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Actually, it DOES matter. The Supreme Court has ruled that private possession of obscenity is protected under the 4th Amendment. That doesn't protect you if you're dumb enough to watch it in public, but private consumption is not, in itself, illegal. Handley's downfall was being unlucky enough to have his package opened by a moralistic postal inspector, and living in a county in rural Iowa where it was considered unlikely he could find an open-minded jury. It's possible he might have avoided conviction, but he pled guilty as part of a plea deal. As the searching of a citizen's property and person is restricted by the just cause clause of the 4th Amendment, and what does or does not constitute obscenity can only be established by a jury, law enforcement & prosecutors almost never investigate obscenity without an outside complaint. So yes, things are better in the US. Still bad, perhaps, but considerably better than up North. Folks here in the States don't get shaken down and taken into custody at the border for possession of manga. |
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Xshinobi
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This whole thing seems a bit crazy. I wonder if these people would convict someone for murder if they watched a violent movie or if they shot someone in Grand Theft Auto. |
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mdo7
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That's what I would like to say too. |
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configspace
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You can arrive at the same destination for anything. What I'm saying is that your point is absolutely meaningless without considering the reality that is determined by how. In Canada, you will go to prison. In the US you may or may not, with other factors coming into play. Hence the point about distinguishing between US and Canada still remains. In other words if someone were to choose between Canada and the US in this situation, they would be much better off in the US. |
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Blood-
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@ VORTIA & configspace - sure, I'd be willing to concede it may be easier to get knicked for illustrated kiddie porn in Canada versus the US. But the point is that it can also happen down there. So being relieved that you have less chance of being charged for having illustrated kiddie porn is kind of bizarre, imo.
America: making it safer for pedos to fap to illustrated kiddie porn since 1776. USA!USA!USA! |
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firedragon54738
 Posts: 3113 Location: wisconsin |
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So Canada got nothing better to do then go after hentai watches
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berserkguard
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Actually, it would be since 1791, since that was when the First Amendment was adopted... but A+ for effort, can't expect all lumberjacks to know our legal system 
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I think most non-pedants would accept 1776 - the year your own country has chosen as the anniversary of its founding - as a milestone in illustrated kiddie porn protection.
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Ambimunch
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Canada is weird in these kind of ways. We sometimes pardon rapists and let them walk free yet people go to jail for missing a tax payment....gg Canada
Pretty much, and watch hockey... |
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Blanchimont
 Posts: 3561 Location: Finland |
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 uh, Seven Seas might want to seriously reconsider whether it's worth keeping their printing facilities in Canada, for titles like Dragonar Academy, Monster Musume, DiVB...
But seriously, this is crazy, just plain utter bonkers. It's drawings on papers/frames, no actual victims involved in production. And, and, how the heck do you conclude the age of a fictional character.... |
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FenixFiesta
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Genitals never shown, so its ok. Just don't go looking for "that particular Doujinshi work". |
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Foxguy
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@VORTIA
Okay, I understand. Illegal is illegal, nothing can change it. But I'm not upset or hating these people. People just deserve what they deserve for not following the laws. |
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