Extreme Porn Law: What Might It Mean For You?

Those pesky critters from CAAN (Campaigning Adult Action Network) are at it again, cheekily asking the government what the extreme porn law actually means for Joe Public.

Back in May of this year, the government passed new legislation making it an offence to possess material that was "pornographic", depicted "explicit realistic extreme acts" as well as being "grossly offensive, disgusting or otherwise of an obscene character". However, these clauses have not yet been “commenced”, meaning that we all have about another four months to give our dirty books collection the once-over before we metamorphose, on the stroke of some as yet unspecified midnight, into filthy degenerate criminals.

The ambiguities inherent in the Act were highlighted when pictures from Madonna’s once controversial Sex book were laid before five lawyers, and two declared them potentially illegal. If professional legal advice gives you no better than a 60/40 chance of getting the law right, what chance has the ordinary punter, poring carefully over their collection of “artistic” pics in an attempt to discern illegality?

For the time being, CAAN have decided to let the CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) off the hook. A spokesperson for CAAN explained: “The CPS get involved in the decision to prosecute – and undoubtedly they will have their own guidelines.

“However, it is our experience that individuals can have their lives wrecked by the publicity that follows on being 'outed' to the public, no matter how innocent they subsequently turn out to be.

“For now, our focus is on the arrest process – and who is likely to be arrested. To be honest, we are shocked that nearly four months after the passage of this new law, the Police are still claiming to have no view on what will get you arrested.”

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/29 ... _westwood/

This is a deeply troubling new piece of legislation. I really fear it will result in the completely unnecessary, socially devastating and expensive criminalisation of potentially thousands of consenting adults up and down the land. You really have to ask just WHO or WHAT do the Government think they are protecting here? And against what? :fp:

I would call them wankers, but looking at that they obviously aint.....or don't!

Hundreds of thousands, even. Quite ridiculous, this.

*deletes 'fisting' subfolder*

I don't download anything to keep on my computer, so I'm okay.

I think space docking will be the first to go.

This, eh, extreme porn? Is that where people climb to the top of perilous mountains and shag?

IRON NAN wrote:I think space docking will be the first to go.

As would the freezer.

What total idiocy... How the hell are they supposed to enforce this rubbish if they don't even know where the boundaries are? Technically under this bullshit law you could be prosecuted for viewing something on youtube! Isn't the only other place in the world that happens... Communist China?!!! Dun Dun Durrrrrrrr! (er, that was me trying to type some dramatic music... Suggestions welcome!)

Hero of Canton wrote:Hundreds of thousands, even. Quite ridiculous, this.

*deletes 'fisting' subfolder*

Millions, even.

Why on Earth haven't I even heard of this law? How on Earth did they justify passing it?

Drunken_Master wrote:This, eh, extreme porn? Is that where people climb to the top of perilous mountains and shag?

No, being picky here but that would be extreme sex. Extreme porn would be the pictures/videos/podcasts etc of people climbing to the top of perilous mountains and shaging.

But jailbait pics will still be legal, right?

... Right?

Karlprof wrote:But jailbait pics will still be legal, right?

... Right?

Yes because they're all 16+ All jailbait on the internet is 16+, a man told me this so it must be true.

You've struck a chord this time Cal!

KKLEIN wrote:
IRON NAN wrote:I think space docking will be the first to go.

As would the freezer.

Well yeah, you wouldn't want to keep using it after... that...

Phatman wrote:Why on Earth haven't I even heard of this law? How on Earth did they justify passing it?

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/ ... n-3008051/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6237226.stm
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/u ... 527806.ece
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/20 ... ornography

The government don't really want you to know about it. They keep it 'under the radar' for much of the time, and even now the legislation has gone though the House, they still seem reluctant to shout about it too much - possibly because they know, what with prisons already overcrowded beyond capacity, that once the police start 'actioning' these new laws (good scope for meeting those performance-related-pay targets - quids in!) the Courts will start filling up quite quickly and the prison crisis will spiral completely out of control thanks to the lorry loads of newly-criminalized individuals being sent down.

Bring back prison ships, I say.

Last edited by Iron Nan on Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:15 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Cal wrote:
Phatman wrote:
The government don't really want you to know about it. They keep it 'under the radar' for much of the time, and even now the legislation has gone though the House, they still seem reluctant to shout about it too much - possibly because they know, what with prisons already overcrowded beyond capacity, that once the police start 'actioning' these new laws (good scope for meeting those performance-related-pay targets - quids in!) the Courts will start filling up quite quickly and the prison crisis will spiral completely out of control thanks to the lorry loads of newly-criminalized individuals being sent down.

I hate that word, people use this when they're giving me instructions here at work.
I just look at them blankly until they decide to try again in english! :fp:

Alvin Flummux wrote:Bring back prison ships, I say.

Preferably with weak keels.

KKLEIN wrote:I don't download anything to keep on my computer, so I'm okay.

This.

Phoenix Tennant wrote:
KKLEIN wrote:I don't download anything to keep on my computer, so I'm okay.

This.

Has nothing to do with it. This law covers Books, Magazines, VHS, DVD - in fact any storage medium imaginable.

Cal wrote:
Phoenix Tennant wrote:
KKLEIN wrote:I don't download anything to keep on my computer, so I'm okay.

This.

Has nothing to do with it. This law covers Books, Magazines, VHS, DVD - in fact any storage medium imaginable.

In which case: Pass, pass, pass & pass.

Unless Nuts is now illegal. In which case I fail.

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