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Story: 13-year-old put on register for Internet paedophilia

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Seems more than a little unfair that viewers of Internet child pornography are given up to 30 months slammer time, while those providing the children for abuse, and abusers, photographers, etc. go scot-free. But then they are largely outside UK jurisdiction, so the criminal justice system comes down on the mug punter. But to be pragmatic: Cost for basic forensic examination of a computer hard drive, £2,000. Suspects revealed from credit card data: 250,000, with more in the pipeline. So cost of processing current list just to know if there's case to answer: £500 million. No wonder the police are so keen on speed camera fine collection.
At some point someone in authority has to have the courage to say "enough is enough". Those that simply look at pictures, however reprehensible, and have not sexually abused, then this is essentially a misdomenia. Because seriously, show me the evidence that proves a connection between pornography and sex crimes. I suspect there is plenty of evidence to show the opposite. Namely that pornography function as a relief valve.

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