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Legislating Extreme Porn: Dangerous Pictures
Act: The UK Government has
passed a Criminal Justice & Immigration
Act to criminalise the possession of adult, staged, consensual violent pornography
with draconian penalties
of up to 3 years in prison.
| Support for proposed law? |
No
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Yes |
| Individuals |
223 |
90 |
| Organisations |
18 |
53 |
| Totals |
241 |
143 |
Public Consultation: A biased
Government consultation was initiated but the unsupportive
responses were sidestepped. The Government
then recruited a team of feminists to try and bolster
their case with a discredited
Rapid Evidence Assessment.
Current Status:
The Dangerous Pictures
chapter of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act came into force on January 26th 2009.
Government guidance [pdf] has been published to further explain
what images are considered dangerous to possess. See also CPS
Extreme Pornography: Legal Guidance
Scotland: The Scottish government
published its extreme pornography proposal in
Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill [pdf] in March
2009.
Responses to the proposals were published by the Scottish Parliament
in May 2009.
Campaigners against the Dangerous Pictures
Act:
Backlash
CAAN |