‘Obscene’ U.S. Manga Collector Jailed 6 Months

[InfoGuy]

The case began in 2006, when customs officials intercepted and opened a package from Japan addressed to ...

The rationale used here is very dangerous as the recipient is prosecuted, not the sender. What if someone mails a package to someone they don't like and then anonymously tips off customs? What if someone receives a spam email containing questionable content?

[Useless]

Originally Posted by HouseEros

Free speech isn't so free.

'Ya, you can create whatever you want....as long as doesn't relate to children, etc. etc.'

I blame the Religious Right, honestly. They want to have 'freedoms' that are only as 'free' as their religious convictions permit.

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

I'm an Atheist and I don't like people who want to fuck kids.

For clarity, I was pointing out how ignorant Eros' statement was. I was neither agreeing nor disagreeing with whether or not a moron who fantasizes about screwing kids should be put in jail. The case has nothing to do with religious convictions -- if such things even exist.

[ecchi]

Originally Posted by InfoGuy

What if someone mails a package to someone they don't like and then anonymously tips off customs? What if someone receives a spam email containing questionable content?

In the UK that is exactly the law. If you open the package or email you are deemed to have accepted it, and can be arrested. The police use that as 'proof' all the time. (Although the sender is guilty too.)