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by steveklabnik 5634 days ago
> because of some sicko's fantasy.

No, he suffered through a hell-filled life because of some sicko's _actions_.
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anon_for_this_1 5634 days ago
OK, agreed. And did that guy just get up one day and decide to do this out of the blue? No way -- he fantasized about it first. Thoughts lead to actions -- it's always worked that way. Granted, not ALL thoughts lead to ALL actions, but no action ever happened before the thought. Encouraging or feeding a _destructive_ fantasy doesn't have any positive outcomes (neutral at best).
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steveklabnik 5634 days ago
> no action ever happened before the thought.

What about 'crimes of passion'?

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uriel 5634 days ago
Oh, this is such a great argument for thought crimes! Because most crimes occur after somebody thinks of them, we should ban any thought (and by implication this includes any depiction) of any crime!

I'm sure that will work out great.

But it is hardly surprising that a religious person came up with this, given that most sins are already thought crimes.

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uriel 5634 days ago
Well, in fairness, religious people seem to have difficulty telling apart fantasies from reality...

After all, that is what faith is, a strong belief that your fantasies are real.

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