R v (1) GRAHAM WESTGARTH SMITH (2) MIKE JAYSON (2002)

[Roland Perry]

In message <memo.881862@cix.compulink.co.uk>, Wendy Grossman 
<wendyg@cix.compulink.co.uk> writes
>1) Someone who gets off on looking at pictures of children in underwear
>or bathing suits does not have to rely on child porn.  There are umpteen
>clothing catalogues to choose from.

What has this to do with it? The pictures on the Internet which concern 
us most are absolutely not "children in underwear or bathing suits".

>2) It is equally possible that having the images available channels the
>desires away from real children toward their images, which might be a
>good thing.

The professionals seem to be saying that if there was such an effect, 
it's outweighed by people for who seeing images encourages them to 
become involved at first hand.
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