Re: for some definition of paedophile...
"Paedophilia is not and has never been against the law. Because it's a sexual orientation - being attracted to pre-pubescent children."
This is not correct, at least not in this country. Because to possess a picture of a child in normal circumstances is not criminal but to possess the same picture and being turned on by it is a criminal offense. So the crime here is simply being sexually attracted.
Paedophilia is a wonderful tool for any government because it elicits such a strong instinctive reaction in normal people not afflicted by it. We have instincts to protect the young and to safeguard the bloodlines, so if someone says "we need to do this and this or otherwise children will get hurt" it gets swallowed by the general public without much questioning.
At the same time, arguably, preventing paedophiles from accessing pictures simply means that more of them will be more likely to go over the threshold and start abusing real children.
Paedophilia is a mental disorder and you first must become a paedophile and only then you might want to start seeing CP, not the other way round. So, preventing you from seeing CP pictures means nothing if you are not a paedophile and will do nothing to stop from you being a paedophile if you are one already.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
