The Supreme Court of India is hearing arguments from child protection organizations after the Madras High Court ruled that downloading and watching child pornography is not a criminal offense. In January, the High Court dismissed charges against 28-year-old S. Harish, who was caught in possession of two pieces of child sexual abuse material on his
  • Sentau@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    83·
    7 months ago

    So let me get this straight. My county banned most of the popular porn sites because of the negative influence it can have on the populace but has such a poorly written and enforced law that people who possess and watch CSAM are deemed to be not breaking the law. What the actual fuck is going on here. This is a dangerous precedent being set here and I can only hope that supreme court overrules the case and holds the guy guilty.

    • Allero@lemmy.todayEnglish
      31·
      7 months ago

      So, apparently the only porn allowed is featuring minors?

      How the hell can they justify this

    • sheilzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      7 months ago

      Remember to vote against BJP. India has a beautiful culture and a lot of the Indian students I met in college were really amiable, thoughtful people, but BJP is ruining it.