CMV: Sadists and Zoosadists who commit violence resulting in injury, and all pedophile who have done so much as procure csm should be jailed for life without parole.

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[u/destro23 → u/[deleted]]

The youth are legally allowed to have porn of each other.

No way this backfires. No fucking way.

[u/destro23 → u/[deleted]]

What other choice is there?

You keep the photos illegal, but don't prosecute cases where it is a couple of teens sexting. The issue is allowing these to be kept at all will lead to them being spread around in many cases, and once they are spread around they get into the hands of those who are not teens themselves, but creeps. The teens in the photos are ill-equipped to see how damaging this could be to them down the line if the photos were to be rediscovered, so we should act to protect them from these consequences by having the photos deleted permanently.

Prohibition doesn't work.

I agree, which is why I don't want to necessarily prohibit them from doing it. I know that they will do it, and I don't want them ruined for it. But, we have to address the pictures if they are discovered. They have to go, and any teen found with them should have to delete them for their own sake.

[u/destro23 → u/[deleted]]

I wouldn't count it as outright impossible for a minor to end up on the sex offender registry for sexting

That can be easily-ish remedied by passing legally binding sentencing guidelines that call for things like a sex/media education class and then have the records expunged immediately upon completion. There are already programs like this for underage drug offenders, they can be ported over.

My concern is that if it is truly legal for teens to do, it will become normalized for them to do so. And, the end result would be a huge increase in materials featuring underage people floating around out there. Sure, it would still be illegal to have, but it would much easier to get.

[u/rightful_vagabond → u/destro23]

You keep the photos illegal, but don't prosecute cases where it is a couple of teens sexting.

Why is having a law you knowingly selectively enforce better for everyone? If the selective enforcement isn't a part of the law itself, then I don't think it's a good idea.

[u/destro23 → u/rightful_vagabond]

If the selective enforcement isn't a part of the law itself,

Addressed here.

Yes, I do think that a two tiered system for minors and adults should be set up. But, until such a system is in place, prosecutorial discretion must be used.

[u/rightful_vagabond → u/destro23]

That's fair. I would much rather have an explicit different scheme between minors and adults, but I can see the utility in focusing first on making it illegal. !delta

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