> sex-related moral panics
You’re not legitimately comparing the puritanical sex-averse aspects of the US and child porn, are you?
You’re not legitimately comparing the puritanical sex-averse aspects of the US and child porn, are you?
I think nobody should be going to prison for looking at or storing any image on their computer. Or reading any book or text as well (some countries prosecute possession of certain written material). Such actions are part of the private sphere, which the state has no business policing, unless you commit some violent crime or are severely insane, for example.
Sending people to prison for that absolutely is a moral panic in my opinion. It is a modern day form of heresy or witch hunt.
The laws regarding child pornography possession are "strict liability" in many jurisdictions. So these laws prevent entirely legitimate activities from being carried out, because of the fear of being persecuted (it has parallels to the Salem Witch Trials).
Can you name a single legitimate activity that is prevented from happening due to the need to comply with CSAM related laws?