British law to criminalise "extreme images" passed by Lords
- added May 1, 2008
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- sparkthatbled
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A new Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill has recently been passed by the House of Lords that will criminalise the possession of "extreme pornographic images", punishable with up to five years in prison.
However, the wording for the Bill is extremely vague and could lead to images of non-abusive, consenting "extreme" sexual acts, to be deemed illegal and punishable under this new law. This could lead to many innocent people being at risk from the new law, and impinging on their human rights.
However, the wording for the Bill is extremely vague and could lead to images of non-abusive, consenting "extreme" sexual acts, to be deemed illegal and punishable under this new law. This could lead to many innocent people being at risk from the new law, and impinging on their human rights.
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- sparkthatbled
- 2 months ago
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how is this different from porn laws in the United States?
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- goodnews21
- 2 months ago
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I'd say this constitutes an extreme form of censorship, but this is a very contentious issue, what do you think about it?-
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- joshuaheller
- 2 months ago
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In the U.S., our First Amendment generally protects us from the impact of laws like these, should they be passed, and often prevents such laws from being passed in the first place. Further, we have no federal laws, as far as I am aware, that criminalize speech to this extent - however, individual states and localities will often pass such laws, even though they are likely unconstitutional.
This is not to say that we do not have statutes regarding obscenity. But it would be almost impossible for a U.S. citizen in this day and age to be jailed for five years in such a case. -
surely this contradicts the European Human right of freedom of expression, which takes precedent over any similar UK law.
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i probably think mr. hans and the pain olympics are banned in the UK, i dunno just guessing
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Remeber Blaze, we do protect minors...good points.
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Why don't they just ban YouTube? That'd be a heck load better!
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It seems Big Brother knows no borders....
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