If anyone has been arrested for owning this Playboy, it's a perfect example of people losing all common sense over this issue. Do you really think people should be arrested if they are in possession of this magazine?
It's not legal for minors to pose nude in playboy/penthouse...
Has anybody ever been arrested for owning that Penthouse, I don't know. The fact is she lied about her age, and used a fake ID... It's possible somebody owns it and simply doesn't know it's illegal. They don't deserve to go to jail or prison for child pornography... That would be excessive IMO. But it's not legal to sell that edition of the magazine. If there is evidence the person knows the situation and is still selling or possessing the photos, then it's more practical that that individual be charged. The producers destroyed her illegal movies upon knowledge she was underage, which is the proper thing to do. If they refused and still sold and produced those movies, then, yeah, of course they should be charged. However, this thread isn't all about charges or discussing what those charges should be.
Meh, whatever. Again, who is harmed by that? I don't buy the line of thinking that someone is inherently victimized by other people privately fantasizing about them...whether they're a minor or adult.
Other people fantasizing about them? WTF.. you could use that argument if were discussing explicit images of sexual abuse too. The minor isn't
literally being abused every time you look at an imagine of them being abused... Those images are just a for fantasy purposes.
What's wrong with peeping toms? What's wrong with hidden cameras in your bedroom? There is no law against pervs having a right to get off. They need their fantasies too... it's not hurting you.
This is true. But saying it isn't wise is FAR from the same as saying they should be arrested for it.
I never said anything about arresting them.
I think society has far bigger things to worry about. Frankly the
moral panic in this country surrounding the sexualization of minors is a bit silly IMO. So yes, punish the people who actually molest children, but I could care less about somebody getting their rocks off to a picture some teenager uploaded to the web. And the idea of punishing the "victim" themselves is ludicrous.
The OP asked for opinions on this matter, and I simply gave mine. I am not in the midst of a moral panic, and I think you're being ridiculous, irrational, and not paying attention if you're suggesting that I am. I think my opinion is logical and practical, not emotional hysteria.
It's not legal for a minor to pose nude in playboy/penthouse, etc. the internet is public domain, and it should be illegal for a website to host nude photos of minors even if they are simply posing not having sex. If a minor breaks the law themselves, then some action should be taken. I don't think the minor should be charged with distribution of child porn or anything like that. I don't think it should be a serious charge. If anything they should be legally required to remove the photos and get a warning... whatever it shouldn't go beyond the juvenile courts and it shouldn't follow them throughout their life. I think jail time would be excessive. At the most, they should pay a fine. Furthermore, the law could address this with laws pertaining to operating sites like Facebook or the purchase of domains, which the law probably does already.
I would suggest that being convicted of child pornography because they took a photo of themselves, is going to haunt them a lot more than the photo itself would.
And what do you suggest be done about that? Dumb teenagers will be dumb teenagers. :shrug:
Again, I am not suggesting that Kim or other teenagers should go to jail. All I have said is that there such situations involve the exploitation of minors, and they are often times too young and naive to realize the risks involved in those decisions. I also wouldn't enjoy the thought of pedophiles trading personal photos of me, my daughters, or nieces like that.
You're the one acting like there is nothing wrong with minors uploading nude photos on the internet and pedophiles getting off and fantasizing about them.