Change child porn punishments (make em softer)? Federal commission thinks it’s a good idea

[The Straight Story]

Change child porn punishments? Federal commission thinks it’s a good idea

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) – How would you feel about softer penalties for those who look at and distribute child pornography?

Well a government commission thinks that could be a good idea.

A new report from the U.S. Sentencing Commission is calling on Congress to change federal punishments relating to child porn.

The study of 2,700 cases shows the internet has created a big gray area when it comes to child porn and laws need to be updated to reflect a difference between who's simply looking at the illegal materials and who’s sharing them.

The findings show federal law enforcement agencies handle nearly 2,000 child porn prosecutions a year, that's up from 700 a decade ago.

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“The old ones where they actually make the child pornography, some of these internet possessors are the actual child predators. The other ones are college students who go to chat rooms and are interested, look at this stuff, don’t know it’s on their computer, kind of the curious browser,” Gibbs said.

The study suggests judges aren't taking this into account, often throwing the book at even the curious.

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[MichiganVote]

1. So you're smart enuf' 2 go 2 college and don't know better than to look at child abuse

for fucking entertainment?

They deserve something. Not the same as the file sharing fuckheads but they still deserve something.