UK Proposes to Ban Loli Hentai

[6souls]

The UK's Justice Minister Maria Eagle is proposing to lump computer generated images and drawings of youths together with the current child pornography ban. She says that this will "tie up the loophole in the current law."

Computer generated abuse 'banned'

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The Ministry of Justice said some people may be circumventing the law

Drawings and computer-generated images of child sex abuse would be made illegal under proposals announced by Justice Minister Maria Eagle.

Owners of such images would face up to three years in prison under the plans.

The Obscene Publications Act makes it illegal to sell or distribute photos of child abuse but it is legal to own drawings and computer-generated images.

Ms Eagle said the proposed move would "help close a loophole that we believe paedophiles are using".

The plans are part of the government's response to a public consultation exercise carried out last year.

The government has acknowledged that paedophiles may be circumventing the law by using computer technology to manipulate real photographs or videos of abuse into drawings or cartoons.

A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said the authorities had "noticed an increase in the existing availability of these images on the internet".

She said: "If we do not address the issues these images raise now it is likely their availability will continue to grow.

"They are often advertised as a legitimate depiction of child sexual abuse."

'Unacceptable' images

The spokeswoman said police and child welfare groups had expressed concern at the "growing increase in availability of these depictions of child sexual abuse".

Ms Eagle said the plans were "not about criminalising art or pornographic cartoons more generally, but about targeting obscene, and often very realistic, images of child sexual abuse which have no place in our society".

Shaun Kelly, safeguarding manager for children's charity NCH, said the proposals were a step in the right direction.

He said: "This is a welcome announcement which makes a clear statement that drawings or computer-generated images of child abuse are as unacceptable as a photograph.

"It adds to the range of measures to help ensure the safeguarding of children and young people."

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) works to track down paedophiles and identify children via online images. It welcomed the move.

"We are positive that there is a need to clarify this position in law and believe that people actively seeking out, creating or sharing images of young children being abused represent a potentially significant risk. We are therefore committed to further engage with the Ministry Of Justice to ensure the most effective measures possible are implemented," said Ceop chief executive Jim Gamble.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7422595.stm

[Beckwin]

Coulda just banned aers and Charismatic from entering the country, but this works too.

[Correction]

Quick, hide your copies of Gunsmith Cats.

[octopus]

I wonder how they draw the line.

Does it have to be explicit sex?
Nekkid bath scenes?
Panty shots?

Or even... tentacle monsters in non-hentai anime? (like in ToLove-ru, Druaga, Moetan...)

[Tajin]

lol UK

[Kiro]

It's illegal wherever I say it's illegal!


WHICH IS EVERYWHERE!

[Elcura]

Quick, hide your copies of Gunsmith Cats.

Dammit, I just bought those

[pohibaba]

I understand banning child porn because there are actual children being hurt by it, but why ban drawings? Should anything that anyone may think is offensive be banned too?

[Senoska]

Ms Eagle said the plans were "not about criminalising art or pornographic cartoons more generally, but about targeting obscene, and often very realistic, images of child sexual abuse which have no place in our society".

realistic pictures or things that look like photoshoped pictures (IE: Super realistic pictures) should be banned, no questions. If there is a chance a child was hurt in the making of the image (see above) it shouldn't be permitted.

[aurik]

Ms Eagle said the plans were "not about criminalising art or pornographic cartoons more generally, but about targeting obscene, and often very realistic, images of child sexual abuse which have no place in our society".

realistic pictures or things that look like photoshoped drawings (IE: Super realistic pictures) should be banned, no questions. If there is a chance a child was hurt in the making of the image (see above) it shouldn't be permitted.

Um, you realize you're talking about cartoons and computer-generated images?

[Ramor]

Ms Eagle said the plans were "not about criminalising art or pornographic cartoons more generally, but about targeting obscene, and often very realistic, images of child sexual abuse which have no place in our society".

realistic pictures or things that look like photoshoped drawings (IE: Super realistic pictures) should be banned, no questions. If there is a chance a child was hurt in the making of the image (see above) it shouldn't be permitted.

Um, you realize you're talking about cartoons and computer-generated images?

some people imitate video games (some ways more hilarious than others, paladin kid getting a suspension for yelling "seal of command" and hitting people comes to mind) which are just as real/non-realistic, so why not some porns?

[aers]

Coulda just banned aers and Charismatic from entering the country, but this works too.

I'm a citizen of the UK.

edit: Big deal. Closing a loophole like that's a good thing, imo. If this does happen I do wonder what kind of enforcement policies they'll take though.

[Rigor]

Damn, that sucks for all you chi-mos out there. If you pay enough I am willing to smuggle it!

[thestalkmore]

Ms Eagle said the plans were "not about criminalising art or pornographic cartoons more generally, but about targeting obscene, and often very realistic, images of child sexual abuse which have no place in our society".

realistic pictures or things that look like photoshoped drawings (IE: Super realistic pictures) should be banned, no questions. If there is a chance a child was hurt in the making of the image (see above) it shouldn't be permitted.

Um, you realize you're talking about cartoons and computer-generated images?

Read the article again. The "loophole" referred to in the article has to do with real pictures of pedophilia and child abuse that are then manipulated in PS to fit under the "computer-generated" umbrella.

[Correction]

Ms Eagle said the plans were "not about criminalising art or pornographic cartoons more generally, but about targeting obscene, and often very realistic, images of child sexual abuse which have no place in our society".

realistic pictures or things that look like photoshoped drawings (IE: Super realistic pictures) should be banned, no questions. If there is a chance a child was hurt in the making of the image (see above) it shouldn't be permitted.

Um, you realize you're talking about cartoons and computer-generated images?

Read the article again. The "loophole" referred to in the article has to do with real pictures of pedophilia and child abuse that are then manipulated in PS to fit under the "computer-generated" umbrella.

They are also pretty specific about how the current law doesn't criminalize ownership of said imagery and that is the loophole they're trying to sew shut. It doesn't say the law will only target manipulated footage of actual child abuse. It's not spelled out specifically but I don't doubt they're trying to criminalize, for example, the 'Prishe' posts on neko-sentai.

[sunb1ind]

Shit should be banned everywhere, what's the debate? Real or drawn, you're still a sick fuck and unfit for society if you watch it.

[Koyuki]

Shit should be banned everywhere, what's the debate? Real or drawn, you're still a sick fuck and unfit for society if you watch it.

Your opinion, not everyone elses.

[Senoska]

Ms Eagle said the plans were "not about criminalising art or pornographic cartoons more generally, but about targeting obscene, and often very realistic, images of child sexual abuse which have no place in our society".

realistic pictures or things that look like photoshoped drawings (IE: Super realistic pictures) should be banned, no questions. If there is a chance a child was hurt in the making of the image (see above) it shouldn't be permitted.

Um, you realize you're talking about cartoons and computer-generated images?

that's not at all what's being talked about, its like taking this picture:
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/482/dogsi0.jpg

and turning it into this and passing it around as a drawingthere are ways to make things look totally pencil drawn for example vector tracing, its still a real picture):
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/1489/picture1iq7.gif

read the article and it's not hard to see what they were saying.

[sunb1ind]

Shit should be banned everywhere, what's the debate? Real or drawn, you're still a sick fuck and unfit for society if you watch it.

Your opinion, not everyone elses.

Yup, I'm not stopping you from beatin your shit to Pink-haired Playground Pussy Adventures.

[thestalkmore]

Shit should be banned everywhere, what's the debate? Real or drawn, you're still a sick fuck and unfit for society if you watch it.

Your opinion, not everyone elses.

Yes, attempt to normalize pseudo-pedophilia. Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood