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On Pete Townsend, Child abuse and Child pornography...

Posted January 11, 2003 6:30 PM.

The appalling nature of child abuse and the unpleasantness of child pornography notwithstanding, this article on Pete Townsend seems to me to highlight how cultural hysteria around these issues is leading to some extraordinary legal situations. 1300 people arrested for visiting web-sites - even grotesque and disgusting ones? How does that work?

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