gentleghosts

gentleghosts t1_ja8il0u wrote

pokémon and zelda are the first two games I remember playing and they’ve both stuck with me as an adult. My gameboy went everywhere with me. A store in town had huge plushies of the og starters and I remember absolutely begging for a charmander. That poor guy got thrown up on, stitches up his back, you name it 😂 But I still have it to this day.

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gentleghosts t1_j9i59hz wrote

oh baby, the hill you are choosing to die on tonight is sus.

2012 ussc suggestions to congress would still pin johnny to the mat. the enhancements they suggest in one of the three areas is based on type of content, volume in possession, age of the victims, types of misconduct depicted, and how they’ve organized and maintained the collection over time.

You clearly do not see child pornography possession as an issue in any amount so i’m done engaging with you. Possession is what enables the market to thrive, endangering countless children of all ages. It’s a really fucking weird thing to not be bothered by and I really hope you have no children of your own with viewpoints like these.

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gentleghosts t1_j9hecge wrote

well he acted on his fantasies when he downloaded thousands of files. in that case, we do punish. that’s the line where fantasy turned harmful to others. i’m still really unsure what your angle is with all of this. you are literally arguing in support of a pedo, why? do you know him? someone like him? like what’s your goal here?

The likelihood of reoffending is irrelevant. it already happened once, he is already a problem. also to the psychologist point, explain to me why someone who is not sexually attracted to children would download that many photos/videos. if you find yourself curious about something, you definitely don’t have that much on hand. the only other reason I can see someone in possession of that many files is because they are the one circulating it.

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gentleghosts t1_j9haj5k wrote

this is a weird argument. not having a legal history means nothing. I could go out tomorrow and murder someone. by your own argument since I have no history of behavioral issues, drugs, alcohol whatever, I should be viewed as low risk? I know murder is a different crime that can’t be compared to possession of CP so use whatever crime you want. argument still stands. possession of CP is a crime that enables a very serious problem. as long as there is demand, minors will be in danger. someone down below already responded to you about trafficking so i’m not going to repeat what they said again.

https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/research-and-publications/quick-facts/Child_Pornography_FY18.pdf

these reports from 2018 show that 76.5% of offenders had little or no criminal history. so should that many people be given leniency because they hid this side of themselves from the world and didn’t get caught until they did?

There’s a huge line in the sand if your fantasies include children being used, in any degree. I’m not sure what exactly you’re arguing here. Yes these people need help, yes these people should be punished. those two things are not mutually exclusive.

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gentleghosts t1_j9fxdp2 wrote

10000% this, that response just seemed like a deflection and way to not take accountability. Using victimhood to justify being a pedo is moreso what I meant by the disgusting factor - not that the two couldn't be connected. Dude definitely needs to deal with his past if this is how it's showing up for him as an adult.

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gentleghosts t1_j9fdrij wrote

someone who is not interested in children does not download 5000+ photos and 600+ videos 🤢 I’m not sure how the forensic psychologist came to their conclusion but i’d love to hear more. Plenty of people experience childhood SA unfortunately but they do not take to looking at child pornography in adulthood. Trying to play it like the two are connected in this case is disgusting.

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gentleghosts t1_j5834m8 wrote

I don’t know the answer to your question but as the owner of a siamese boi, please make sure you acquaint yourself with the breed a little if you haven’t already. they are gorgeous angels however, they are very unique cats that can be too much for some people. especially if they don’t know what they’re getting into ahead of time.

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