According
to the United States Department of Justice in the Citizens guide to U.S.
Federal Law on Child Pornography, images of child pornography are not protected under First
Amendment rights, and are illegal contraband under federal law. Section 2256 of
Title 18, United States Code, defines child pornography as any visual depiction
of sexually explicit conduct involving a minor.
According to Wikipedia…
In 2008, it was discovered
that the United States authorities will post fake hyperlinks claiming to be
child pornography and then raiding, arresting, and prosecuting anyone who was
found using the IP address that was visited.
This law is about protecting children from being
subjected to pornography use, but it obviously is only addressing the symptoms
and not the problem because of the proof we have of far too many people
including minors being able to view adult pornography. Children may not be in pornography videos but
children are somehow all too easily accessing these pornographic images.
If we don’t focus on the individual matter then the
whole family will be pulled down because of the affects pornography has on our
children.
Due to the international
nature of the Internet, Internet pornography carries with it special issues with
regard to the law. There is no one set of laws that apply to the distribution,
purchase, or possession of Internet pornography. This means that, for example,
even if a pornographer is legally distributing pornography, the person receiving it may not be legally
doing so due to local laws.
There are many websites that strengthen families by
educating parents about these laws in place and help them to understand ways to
help solve the problems. United Families International is one great online
resource and great organization to take part in to be involved with helping to
educate others about the harmful effects of pornography.
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