WA Resolution: Ban Child Pornography

[MinnaCaroline]

Prohibit child pornography

A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Description: REALISING that in an interconnected World, pornography will circulate.

UNFORTUNATELY some of this pornography will contain children who are being forced to partake.

ARGUING that a child does not have the capability to determine whether or not to partake.

PROPOSING to outlaw child pornography, under international law (which would not breach Section 1, Resolution 2)

A CHILD, for purposes of this Resolution, is DEFINED as a person under the age of 18.

Article 1: It will be in defiance of international law to possess, or have voluntarily viewed, child pornography. This offense shall be known as POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

Article 2: It will be in defiance of international law to knowingly permit the circulation of child pornography, unless for law enforcement purposes in which case the circulation should stop as soon as possible. This offense will be known as CONSPIRACY TO SUPPLY CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

Article 3: Selling or providing child pornography shall be an additional offense under international law, in addition to possession as defined in Article 1. This offense will be known as SUPPLYING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

Article 4: Child pornography is defined as any pictures (regardless of whether they are paintings, photographs, computer generated images, or videos) of children whom are naked or involved in sexual acts or in sexual positions. This includes computer generated images or cartoons.

Article 5: Exceptions may be made, at the discretion of an international court. Possible exceptions include when photographs have been taken exclusively for medical or scientific purposes.

Article 6: If any parties are outside the World Assembly's jurisdiction, an extradition may be requested by an international court or by a member state's law enforcement.

Article 7: National law enforcement agencies will have the responsibility to find any offenders and to transfer them into international custody, if it is decided they will be prosecuted.

Voting Ends on September 10, 2008

[Estayland]

This is a no duh.

[MinnaCaroline]

I am in favor of this resolution.

[Sheynat]

Votes For: 3,635

Votes Against: 3,429

what.

[Petalumadom]

Sept 6, 2008 16:47:55 GMT -5 Estayland said:

This is a no duh.

Not really... I would really encourage 10KI to reconsider their vote on this resolution... Please read:

I believe most of the WA delegates who are involved in actively debating the WA proposals are speaking out against this current proposal.

I urge every member of the WA to use your WA vote and vote against the current proposal.

Here's why:

1) The proposal defines "children" as unable to give consent and places their age at 18. This means that internal national laws concerning the age of consent and the age of majority are being interfered with by the WA directly.

2) The proposal defines "child pornography" any pictures (regardless of whether they are paintings, photographs, computer generated images, or videos) of children whom are naked *or* involved in sexual acts *or* in sexual positions. This includes computer generated images or cartoons.

This would outlaw family photos of your infant's first bath and the snap shots of "you" and your high school friends "mugging" for the camera while fully clothed.

3) The proposal clearly puts the enforcement and trial of such offenses into the hands of an international court that has extraditions rights across the board.

This is not only unenforceable, but takes internal law enforcement out of the hands of nations and puts it into the hands of some un-named and unfunded international WA court.

I personally applaud efforts to remove child pornography from the world. However, this proposal does more to remove and rewrite national laws making them ineffective.

[Twobagger]

Voting against, because of the matter of a universal age of consent and because this resolution bans far more than its title implies.

[The Colonial Fleet]

Good idea, badly written and confuzzled resolution. I say against, but with support for any decent resolution on this subject in the future.

[Mukeli]

"Article 7: National law enforcement agencies will have the responsibility to find any offenders and to transfer them into international custody, if it is decided they will be prosecuted."

I'm for the resolution because the last article gives leeway in terms of who is prosecuted. At the same time though it sort of voids the entire resolution.

[Estayland]

Article #5 gives leeway as to what can and can't be prosecuted. My wife and I have a picture of my daughter when she got her first bath. I would hope that that wouldn't be considered prosecutable.

[MinnaCaroline]

This does not Ban pictures of Children's baths. It bans pictures of Children in baths in sexual poses.

I am still for this resolution.

[Bad Infinitum]

naked *or* involved in sexual acts *or* in sexual positions

"Or", Minna.

[Anime Daisuki]

Article 4: Child pornography is defined as any pictures (regardless of whether they are paintings, photographs, computer generated images, or videos) of children whom are naked

I'm against this as well. By that definition a lot of anime will be outlawed. Even things like Sailormoon's transformative sequence.

[MinnaCaroline]

Alright you've convinced me. I'm changing my vote to against. But hopefully this resolution can be re-written to be a little bit more clear on what they mean exactly.

[Arotianis]

I am against. This is a well intentioned proposal and I was originally for it but I have issues with these sections: (sorry I know this has all already been said)

"Article 4: Child pornography is defined as any pictures (regardless of whether they are paintings, photographs, computer generated images, or videos) of children whom are naked or involved in sexual acts or in sexual positions. This includes computer generated images or cartoons. "

This WOULD ban pictures of babies or young children who are naked but in no way are in a sexual situation. Also, while I don't necessarily agree with looking at cartoon child porn, I don't think it should be illegal.


"A CHILD, for purposes of this Resolution, is DEFINED as a person under the age of 18."

This isn't as big of a deal but not every country uses 18 as the legal adult age.