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I am the father of two beautiful little girls. If they were ever the victims for child porn, I would be devastated and outraged at anyone who would be to blame for taking away their innocence and scarring them for life. 

However, I believe the perpetrators of these crimes are a very small fraction of our society. We need to focus on why and how these people are generating the material to be distributed in the first place. We need to find out who these people are... and we need to protect our children.

I am a firm believer that one can not legislate morality. No amount of laws or technology are going to deter someone who knowingly seeks out this kind of material. We need to shut this down at the source.

posted 2 years, 4 months ago
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