BeachMystress
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ORIGINAL: TheHungryTiger
The Longhurst thing again?
After draging on for the past 5 years, Im suprised anyone in the kink scene HASENT read about it.
I'd never heard about it. Not all of us seek out BDSM related news stories and not all of us watch the nightly news.
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ORIGINAL: missfrillypants
or saying that because i've met a lot of vegetarian lesbians that if you want women to stop becoming lesbians, you just have to feed them red meat once and awhile.
LMAO.. you'd have a lot of men experimenting with this to make women bi so they could watch, if this were the case! LoL Great example!
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ORIGINAL: LadyEllen
The real issue is in how the police and CPS will apply the legislation.
This is very true. Anyone who has ever talked their way out of a speeding ticket knows that the police do have slight leeway on how to deal with a situation.
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ORIGINAL: LadyEllen
I've contacted the local police HQ to request a meeting to discuss the legislation and its application alongside the realities of what bdsm is about, with a view to making recommendations on how it is interpreted and applied
Locally, one of our dungeons works with the Sherrif's office to help them recognize the difference between a healthy BDSM relationship and an abusive relationship. New Deputies are given a tour of the facility and get to talk with people in BDSM relationships. It helps them differentiate between domestic abuse and a home which may look abusive, but is totally consensual and sought out by both parties involved. Open communication can help.
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ORIGINAL: incantatrice
As for having an interview at the local police station with the Chief Superintendant, doesn’t this seem like a complete waste of time, unless you want free coffee and biscuits! The Police are not the bad guys here and they will not be able to help with any advice at this early stage of the law being enforced.
The above example of the Dungeon helping educate the local police shows this isn't a waste of time. The police are the first level of the justice system. Helping them to understand the difference between "fun and games" and a serious problem is a good thing. The article states
"My primary concern is the vagueness of the offence," says Mr Garnier. "It was very subjective and it would not be clear to me how anybody would know if an offence had been committed."
Subjective means the responding officer has to use his or her own best judgement as to if something is an actual problem. Education can be the key.
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ORIGINAL: BrigandDoom
Our thread is in regards to new UK legislation & not US. The references put in regards child sex offences was as an example to illustrate the fact that it is too damn easy to be completely innocent of any crime, and you can now be charges, prosecuted and jailed on the strength of a statement!
You can even be prosecuted and jailed in the US now on the strength of a lie you make.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBRVgfzeDlQxZUwHOb5H3Yfm1zwwD90OU6IG0 A new law sets a five-year mandatory prison term for promoting, or pandering, child pornography. It does not require that someone actually possesses child pornography." and, more of interest to age play people in the BDSM community "Souter said promotion of images that are not real children engaging in pornography still could be the basis for prosecution under the law." And in http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-scotus20-2008may20,0,6024926.story they report that "Speaking for the court, Justice Antonin Scalia said the law can punish an "outright liar" who offers illegal material as well as the truthful seller."
I do not know how effective the overall initiative will be in stopping that particular problem. While I do agree that there is a bias in reporting in all forms of media, child porn and the related issues do not seem to be the intent of the article that started this thread.
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ORIGINAL: ShatteredSoul123
I have no idea what a sock puppet account is?
It is when you create an account to make a post that you do not want associated with your regular nic. It could be for purposes of supporting your own claims on another nick or to put forth an idea that is going to be unpopular. In any case, you can avoid people thinking this of you and let them know who you "used to be" by adding it to your sig. You get to your sig via the MyProfile link at the top of the forum page. http://www.collarchat.com/editprofile.asp Just add something like.. the poster formerly known as (insert name here) or.. I'm (insert name here) but I can't get into my regular account!
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