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NEWS: Prosecution Drops Charges in Canadian Manga Child Porn Case

I've also wondered how exactly they got him to open his computer and allow them to go through it.

Was it on his desktop background? If it was stored in a file somewhere on his pc, I find it very hard to believe they took all that time to open one computer and go through it.

Why was he picked out of the customs line, searched and ultimately have his computer searched.

Is there somewhere we can read the whole case and all the why/how/who/what/where details?

Upon going through the files, the customs officer found an image that was described in the court papers as "a collage of 48 discrete animated images which portray 'persons' involved in sexual acts." This image is actually a moe-style parody of a classical Japanese woodblock print titled Shijūhatte, which roughly translates to "the 48 positions," and is in turn based on a print of the 48 wrestling positions.

thats a lot of wasted money, could've been better spent on a lawsuit agaisnt real CP instead

thats a lot of wasted money, could've been better spent on a lawsuit agaisnt real CP instead

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For a person who likely is quite smart (given that he is a engineer) he sure has done something quite dumb.

You are more likely to be chosen to have your devices searched if you:

-Are importing something the CBSA deems to be suspicious. This could include anime and manga, which the CBSA is highly suspicious of. The CBSA has reminded its officers that “most [anime and manga is] not
child porn”.

-Are a single man traveling alone.

From the handbook:

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You are more likely to be chosen to have your devices searched if you: -Are importing something the CBSA deems to be suspicious. This could include anime and manga, which the CBSA is highly suspicious of. The CBSA has reminded its officers that “most [anime and manga is] not child porn”. -Are a single man traveling alone.

After reading that handbook its pretty chilling. They can stop anyone at anytime and go thru all your electronic devices. Complain too much? Then its suspicious and you are liable to get your stuff confiscated for a more detailed search. Are you a single man traveling alone with pics of your kids at the beach, then you are probably a pedophile and need to be locked up. It even mentions that there are rumors of searching for illegal copies of media. So, I guess if you have rips of your favorite anime on your laptop or phone you may get scrutinized.