Reply #43: actually taking a comp for repairs has resulted in many being

[Swagman]

prosecuted including the British pop star Gary Glitter who pleaded guilty , and in a very bizarre case in Australia about 2 years ago-the senior State Prosecutor was charged after he took his laptop to be repaired. He admitted he had downloaded illegal images and was sent to jail-the state had to then investigate all his prosecutions as some were for the same crime !

No-one would be against genuine pornographers being prosecuted and receiving the appropriate penalty but if too much effort is put into aspects which are higly questionable-such as described by Time For A Change-where there is obvious doubt- so much police time is really being wasted. There are just so many real cases of child abuse in the community-sexual, mental, physical or through poverty that authorities should be firstly concentrating on this IMO.