There's a term for that sort of thing.
Reductio ad ridiculum.
There's also a term for your projection. It's called "projection", and it's a classic sign of narcissistic personality disorder.
There's a term for that sort of thing.
Reductio ad ridiculum.
This thread makes me sad.
I liken this to the catholic church pedophile scandal. The faithful weren't interested in guilty parties being held accountable. Instead they said they were being unfairly prosecuted and that other religions did the same thing. Of the thousands of pedophile priests, how many went to jail? Not very many. The RCC even has websites to try and downplay the scandal, instead of admitting there is a huge problem with about 2% of priests being child molesters
Jesus H. Christ.
I say:
And somehow some of you twist that into me defending peoplewho watch the ####?
Nope! I am arguing against your belief that people that watch child porn never harmed anyone. It is an off-handed way of defending their right to do so, but that's not my point. If you patronize a product, that is giving justification that more of that product should be produced. As long as their are people willing to view this garbage, the people making this product will continue to produce it. The result is more child abuse - children being harmed.
That's not my argument. That's not Grisham's argument.
Grisham's argument and my argument is that there are people who, for whatever reason, have stumbled upon it and face harsh sentencing even though they pose no threat to children.
but while he may be technically correct in that those people have never harmed anyone, someone who chooses to look at those sorts of things is ####ed in the head.
Perhaps you forgot what you wrote. Let me remind you:
Now, please clarify again what you're talking about... People that happen to stumble on child porn, or people that choose to look at it?
First I say "those people", as in, the people described in Grisham's quote. Then, there's a comma.
Then I confirm that someone who chooses to look at them is ####ed in the head.
Too many read your post the same way. Keep squirming.
Too many read your post the same way. Keep squirming.
Lack of understanding of basic english isn't my problem.
Please remember… It's always everyone else.
From The Article said:According to a 2012 report by the U.S. Sentencing Commision, in the last decade average sentences for those who possess but do not produce child pornography have nearly doubled in the US, from 54 months in 2004 to 95 months in 2010. Commission data also shows that virtually all offenders (96.3%) possess images of minors who were prepubescent or under 12 years of age.