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August 3, 2007 at 11:27 am #1117057
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    Gott wrote:
    One thing that is going to be quite worrying is the arrival of new laws that make it illegal to look at or download stuff that is technically level 5 but is actually consensual..

    I know that it’s causing quite some concern in the S&M/Fetish scene given that a lot of the stuff that is passe to them could quite easily have jurors in tears.. but, it is consensual and that is the problem, one person’s meat being another’s poison..

    The worrying thing is that in the name of protecting the innocent we could end up criminalising people and having ludicrous situations like the Bolton Seven again..

    Well, it’s Level 1-5 (what does your ‘technically’ actually mean?) only if it involves children. And children can’t give consent, as you’re no doubt aware. If it’s adults, then it doesn’t qualify as child pornography full stop and as such wouldn’t be classified as 1-5.

    I know about the concern amongst S&M-ers too, but I seriously doubt anyone would ever be convicted when consent could be proven, no matter how upsetting the material.

    Bolton 7 were undoubtedly victimised for their homosexuality rather than S&M antics. And it all got overturned in the end, thus setting the precedent which will discourage any future silliness like that.