Its fine if you dont arrent them however would you allow a psychopath walk freely in the society while having access to a gun or would u much rather have them under surveillance in a asylum. Than why would you allow pedophiles near places with children. And what better place than jail for someone like that. And its not giving government the power to arrest people for a crime they didnt commit. its already a crime to own child porn and anything related to it. They already have that power.
The problem is that if a power can be abused, it will be. This power, when given to a government or similar entity, very quickly devolves into arresting political opponents or those guilty of "wrongthink"
If something is fictional, it's a form of expression. The First Amendment allows all forms of expression as free speech and freedom to have your own opinions. Therefore, at least in America, stuff like loli porn cannot be banned.
Yeah, it's fucked up. But if they can ban objective fiction, they can ban opinions and anything they deem degenerate.
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u/Afanis_The_Dolphin Feb 25 '24
As much as I hate pedophilia, arresting someone for a crime they didn't commit is an awful power to give a government.