Chuck Thompson writes:
Well Andrew, pornography is meant to lead to arousal, which can lead to aggression, which may lead to abuse. It's a fairly common path according to what I've read on deviancy.
Going into a bank can lead to casing out the joint, which may lead to a heist. Should this make the posession of pictures of banks illegal? I don't think that anyone here is advocating kiddie porn. The problem that TCM pointed out is that in fighting kiddie porn, legislators have started banning _thoughts_ that _could_ lead to child abuse. This is one great leap forward into the police state.
Following is one association's opinion, but don't stop there, read for yourself what some of the deviants themselves have to say:
You're seeing the trees and missing the forest. It could be any activity, say the abuse of animals, that winds up being used as a wedge to create the police state. If the government started tatooing red 'P's on the foreheads of convicted pedophiles, would anyone notice the irony? Bobo