Criminalising Extreme Porn: Dangerous Pictures
Bill: The UK Government have
introduced a Criminal Justice & Immigration
Bill 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
|
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 bill is now
detailed online with
explanatory notes. The Bill was debated in Parliament on 8th
October 2007. It passed through committee and then the 3rd reading
unamended on 9th January 2008. It is now to being debated in Lords
Committee with report debates on 27th March, 2nd, 21st & 23rd April
with 3rd Reading 30th April.