* Posts by Mook

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'Extreme porn' law could criminalise millions

Mook
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@AC Re Erm & Graham

It isn't necessarily legal to "beat the shit" out of your partner (irrespective of whether you film it or not). House of Lords case of R v Brown (and others) highlights this, as do R v Emmett. Just because there is consent doesn't make extreme violence legal.

The problem is the vagueness of the bill not the target of extreme material. Since when has forced sex at gunpoint (whether fake or not) been worth defending? At the very least it's fair to say that "rape fantasies" propagate misogynistic myth.

On a separate point It's good to see some Lib Dem peers picking holes in half-hatched legislation. Maybe more people will consider voting at the next general election.