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So the person who posted george Floyd's murder should be punished under your system?

No, it only applies to material produced as a type of pornography, for example. I've reworded the post to make it clearer.

Exactly. Cartel and ISIS style murder videos and live streams like the Christchurch and Buffalo massacres should be treated the same as child porn.

The creation of those videos are crimes and the distribution and possession should be too. Videos like George Floyd and JFK are recorded by bystanders and are evidence of crimes.

…so if someone recorded the buffalo massacre as a bystander then it’s evidence and ok?

Slippery slope

How is that a slippery slope? It's dry, level ground. Did the person filming participate in the murder? Nope. They are documenting evidence of a crime.

yea this is a terrible idea. I think of the Zapruder film.

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