"Your 2 studies for a vast majority are pointing to cases where actual children were involved and the effects on those children and society.
Mine is dealing with fictional pornography in the forms of manga, and other such forms and its effects on society.
It's not even apples to oranges comparison, it's more like apples to concrete bricks."
All three of the links I posted carry sections that define precisely what child pornography is and cites not only the close connection between child porn and molestation, but demonstrates that possessing or viewing such material on a regular (I would say 'obsessive) basis only heightened their need for the actual experience rather than remaining satisfied with the virtual. As per this quote: "At least some men convicted of sexual abuse say that child pornography from the Internet fueled their urges. In a recent interview, one convicted pedophile serving a 14-year sentence in a Canadian federal prison said that looking at images online certainly gave him no release from his desires - exactly the opposite: 'Because there is no way I can look at a picture of a child on a video screen and not get turned on by that and want to do something about it.' he said."
This puts the lie to the notion that viewing CP would likely keep an offender from going out and doing the real thing. Even if some did relieve themselves entirely through fantasy, it's not keeping them all satisfied, and even one is too many. And it doesn't matter whether the imagery is fictional or real, drawing or photography or even human or furry; it's the underlying intent that really matters -- that it is the representation of children being molested, for the sake of the pleasure of the molestor, whether he be the real thing or a voyeuristic wannabe.
"Your 2 studies for a vast majority are pointing to cases where actual children were involved and the effects on those children and society.
Mine is dealing with fictional pornography in the forms of manga, and other such forms and its effects on society.
It's not even apples to oranges comparison, it's more like apples to concrete bricks."
All three of the links I posted carry sections that define precisely what child pornography is and cites not only the close connection between child porn and molestation, but demonstrates that possessing or viewing such material on a regular (I would say 'obsessive) basis only heightened their need for the actual experience rather than remaining satisfied with the virtual. As per this quote: "At least some men convicted of sexual abuse say that child pornography from the Internet fueled their urges. In a recent interview, one convicted pedophile serving a 14-year sentence in a Canadian federal prison said that looking at images online certainly gave him no release from his desires - exactly the opposite: 'Because there is no way I can look at a picture of a child on a video screen and not get turned on by that and want to do something about it.' he said."
This puts the lie to the notion that viewing CP would likely keep an offender from going out and doing the real thing. Even if some did relieve themselves entirely through fantasy, it's not keeping them all satisfied, and even one is too many. And it doesn't matter whether the imagery is fictional or real, drawing or photography or even human or furry; it's the underlying intent that really matters -- that it is the representation of children being molested, for the sake of the pleasure of the molestor, whether he be the real thing or a voyeuristic wannabe.