Kiddie Porn Is Now Legal in New York, Says Gizmodo

Kiddie Porn Is Now Legal in New York.

It’s a technicality which makes viewing all the kiddie porn OK in New York State.  A pervert can be at it 24/7, and it’s no problem as long as he/she/it remembers not to willfully download it.

Of course the stuff you see through your browser is cached in temp files, so it really is downloaded on your drive til you flush them out.

With respect to other acts, the courts wish to pass judgment based upon criminal INTENT.  Killing another human is graded this way in the legal system.  There is also the concept of hate crime,  in which the penalty can become more severe based upon external  guesses about how the perpetrator feels about the victim of the crime.

Oddly  Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick reverses the trend of judicial mind reading.  This kiddie porn decision  protects those who accidentally make a wrong click when surfing the net from legal penalties, but it also protects the  perverts who habitually support  the criminal abuse of children.

Related NewYorkism:  Remember Columbia Professor David Epstein?   He’s now on leave, according to the university faculty website.