Alex the Goob wrote:
I think if someone is fantasizing about raping children, hell yes they should be punished. Eventually they might actually do it, when the fantasy isn't enough. It happens all the time.
I knew you had written this as soon as I read the first sentence.  You're so out of touch.  We're punishing people based on their fantasies now?  Their thoughts?  If I thought about what it would be like to kill someone, should I spend 15 years in jail?  There is no evidence that these types of images contribute to child porn- related crimes.  In fact, there may be evidence to the contrary: that these types of images may be a safe and harmless way for these people to satisfy their taboo sexual desires.