The existing law already criminalises images where nobody has been harmed; photoshop a girl's head and torso onto a woman's nude lower body and you have created an indecent pseudo-photograph. But proposed changes to the law (see my other comment) could widen the scope for this enormously.
There are two usual arguments for criminalising such material:
- It is liable to reinforce paedophile tendencies.
- It is used for grooming children prior to sex abuse.
I am not sure how much the first argument has been validated (the counter-argument is that it could act as a relatively benign substitute) but the second does seem to be a serious concern.
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Date: Wednesday, May 9th, 2007 06:38 pm (UTC)There are two usual arguments for criminalising such material:
- It is liable to reinforce paedophile tendencies.
- It is used for grooming children prior to sex abuse.
I am not sure how much the first argument has been validated (the counter-argument is that it could act as a relatively benign substitute) but the second does seem to be a serious concern.