This is part of the FAQ made available by the Ministry of …

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Comment on Britain Bans Fetish Porn by Shuu:

This is part of the FAQ made available by the Ministry of Justice regarding the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act in question:

“I have heard that the new legislation is aimed at the Bondage, Domination and Sado Masochism (BDSM) community and will criminalise many millions of people. Is this true?
No. The new legislation is not directed at any particular group and will only catch a subset of material which is already illegal to publish or distribute under the Obscene Publications Act 1959 (OPA). BDSM material which is legally available under the OPA and used by the BDSM community should not be caught by the new offence.”

Too bad the wording of the law also supports a lot of other interpretations. Also, some secretary of the British Home Office admitted during some radio show that pressure by the church and feminist groups is the reason why the law exists in the first place, and also why it has passed despite the flak it got.

With the insane amount of stupid legislation like this going on all over the globe lately, the world is running out of places where people who still care about their freedom can run to. I can’t believe we really go back to the dark ages. How could it turn out like this?
;_;

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• Britain Bans Fetish Porn:
  

  Oops, just remembered that this was already covered in the article…

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