This kind of shit has gone on for years. The invention of the camera just made it easier; rather than actually violate kids, they could look at pics and imagine it, then VHS made that easier to distribute, then CDs, and now a few clicks can take anyone to virtually any of it. And no doubt child sex IRL can be purchased in virtually any city or small town in the USA.

We are back to a primal, instinctual world where people are ruthless and the less powerful are nothing more than lesser-thans that can be used and abused and then thrown away when they've outlived their usefulness. Not just child-porn "actors," but anyone with a skill than can be somewhat done for a tiny expenditure in any poor country.

I tend to see shit like this as indicative to some degree of what has happened to the American work force. Take away their dignity, their self-direction, their freedom, and they have no choice but to follow along if for no other reason than their will to survive.

We are heading into a time nearly identical to the ones that brought about the need for UNIONS in the first place.

Maybe that was OT, but using another for pure profit and throwing them away once their usefulness is gone is definitely a REPUBLICAN value.

/rant

Same as it ever was.

anti-death penalty. Crimes against children really test my thoughts on the matter

but I am very wary of the claims from enforcement agencies who have a history of exagerating their claims.

Customs and the FBI were responsible for dozens of falsely accused British men committing suicide after being falsely accused along with the publicity generated when they refused to accept credit card details could be pilfered on the internet (despite a few years later advising net users of the very same crime).

That said- I will wait for the trials and if convicted, will join in the condemnation of the perps.