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NEWS: U.K. Man Sentenced for Prohibited Images of 'Manga' Children

I'd be quite interested in seeing research that looks into whether there is any link that can be made between such material and a possible rise in actual sexual crimes against minors.

TD912 wrote:

That's the same argument used against video games. Replace "sexual activity with children" with "people getting shot" or any other kind of crime.

Well, the USA people has some kind of fixation with arms and believing they are a holy right to have and use. You can take anything away from them but not arms, arms are sacred.

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...young girls, some in school uniforms, and some exposing themselves...

Hell, if those are the guidelines, having a single volume of Seven Seas' Dragonar Academy would get the book thrown at you. Let's not even talk about visual novels...

Ironic as it's a UK retailer I use for both...

Gazette wrote:

He added: “It’s clear that that material is available on a legitimate website in this country.

Uh...

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Judge Tony Briggs said the pictures were manufactured, stylised, and “repulsive” to varying degrees. He said: “They are clearly all images designed to make people think they are of children. They are fictitious images in the sense that in no part of them does any real person appear.

The very style of manga and anime tend to veer towards an infantile look. But that's mostly just an artistic preference. Drawings don't have ages, those can only be stated. This ruling is insane, enough to trump the 'small breasts'-controversy down under...

Hope there's some way this ruling doesn't hold. Otherwise...

To people in UK, hone your skills in encrypting content on your hard-drives, keep safe and sane online and try use local retailers for import goods to avoid Customs...

Minami-Asakura wrote:

TD912 wrote: That's the same argument used against video games. Replace "sexual activity with children" with "people getting shot" or any other kind of crime. Well, the USA people has some kind of fixation with arms and believing they are a holy right to have and use. You can take anything away from them but not arms, arms are sacred.

Well, arms are pretty handy. I'm not sure what I would do with myself if I was separated from my arms.

WSJ4L wrote:

The hell? So doesn't this mean UK fans can't own anime like Highschool DxD and High School of the Dead, as that has girls exposing themselves?

Which makes this all the more confusing, because both are legally available to buy in stores, uncut (with the former having a 15 certificate and the latter an 18).

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Its danger is that it obviously portrays sexual activity with children, and the more it's portrayed, the more the ill-disposed may think it's acceptable.

To be honest, this is an interesting point. Although punishing someone for starting what might be seen as others as a slippery slope, just doesn't sit with me.

I'd be quite interested in seeing research that looks into whether there is any link that can be made between such material and a possible rise in actual sexual crimes against minors.

Blanchimont wrote:

Quote: ...young girls, some in school uniforms, and some exposing themselves... Hell, if those are the guidelines, having a single volume of Seven Seas' Dragonar Academy would get the book thrown at you. Let's not even talk about visual novels... Ironic as it's a UK retailer I use for both... Gazette wrote: He added: “It’s clear that that material is available on a legitimate website in this country. Uh... Quote: Judge Tony Briggs said the pictures were manufactured, stylised, and “repulsive” to varying degrees. He said: “They are clearly all images designed to make people think they are of children. They are fictitious images in the sense that in no part of them does any real person appear. The very style of manga and anime tend to veer towards an infantile look. But that's mostly just an artistic preference. Drawings don't have ages, those can only be stated. This ruling is insane, enough to trump the 'small breasts'-controversy down under... Hope there's some way this ruling doesn't hold. Otherwise... To people in UK, hone your skills in encrypting content on your hard-drives, keep safe and sane online and try use local retailers for import goods to avoid Customs...

Some people in here are outraged for no reason. You're fine with kids being depicted having sex?

Minami-Asakura wrote:

TD912 wrote: That's the same argument used against video games. Replace "sexual activity with children" with "people getting shot" or any other kind of crime. Well, the USA people has some kind of fixation with arms and believing they are a holy right to have and use. You can take anything away from them but not arms, arms are sacred.

Well, arms are pretty handy. I'm not sure what I would do with myself if I was separated from my arms.

Ryu Shoji wrote:

WSJ4L wrote: The hell? So doesn't this mean UK fans can't own anime like Highschool DxD and High School of the Dead, as that has girls exposing themselves? Which makes this all the more confusing, because both are legally available to buy in stores, uncut (with the former having a 15 certificate and the latter an 18). Quote: Its danger is that it obviously portrays sexual activity with children, and the more it's portrayed, the more the ill-disposed may think it's acceptable. To be honest, this is an interesting point. Although punishing someone for starting what might be seen as others as a slippery slope, just doesn't sit with me. I'd be quite interested in seeing research that looks into whether there is any link that can be made between such material and a possible rise in actual sexual crimes against minors.

You don't need any research for what is clear as day. If fictional stuff had any influence you would see extremely high rate of violence, mass shootings, ans mass sexual predators based on what the USA (Hollywood, USA TV = violence, sexual content, videogame industry= shooters) feed the whole world with.

Some people in here are outraged for no reason. You're fine with kids being depicted having sex?

Some people in here are outraged for no reason. You're fine with kids being depicted having sex?

Ryu Shoji wrote:

I'd be quite interested in seeing research that looks into whether there is any link that can be made between such material and a possible rise in actual sexual crimes against minors.

It's actually the opposite. Because giving someone a safe outlet for their thoughts actually prevents them from doing much more harmful things.

Ryu Shoji wrote:

WSJ4L wrote: The hell? So doesn't this mean UK fans can't own anime like Highschool DxD and High School of the Dead, as that has girls exposing themselves? Which makes this all the more confusing, because both are legally available to buy in stores, uncut (with the former having a 15 certificate and the latter an 18). Quote: Its danger is that it obviously portrays sexual activity with children, and the more it's portrayed, the more the ill-disposed may think it's acceptable. To be honest, this is an interesting point. Although punishing someone for starting what might be seen as others as a slippery slope, just doesn't sit with me. I'd be quite interested in seeing research that looks into whether there is any link that can be made between such material and a possible rise in actual sexual crimes against minors.

You don't need any research for what is clear as day. If fictional stuff had any influence you would see extremely high rate of violence, mass shootings, ans mass sexual predators based on what the USA (Hollywood, USA TV = violence, sexual content, videogame industry= shooters) feed the whole world with.

account343242 wrote:

Some people in here are outraged for no reason. You're fine with kids being depicted having sex?

What if we were into a certain anime for everything else apart from its suggestive content? That would mean we weren't allowed to own the anime at all.