Simpsons cartoon image

[Homicidalheathen]

An appeal judge in Australia has ruled that an animation depicting well-known cartoon characters engaging in sexual acts is child pornography.

The internet cartoon featured characters from the Simpsons TV series.

The central issue in the case was whether a cartoon character could depict a real person.

Judge Michael Adams decided that it could, and found a man from Sydney guilty of possessing child pornography on his computer.

The defence had argued that the fictional, animated characters were not real people, and clearly departed from the human form.

They therefore contested that the conviction for the possession of child pornography should be overturned.

Justice Michael Adams said the purpose of anti-child pornography legislation was to stop sexual exploitation and child abuse where images of "real" children were depicted.

But in a landmark ruling he decided that the mere fact that they were not realistic representations of human beings did not mean that they could not be considered people.

He ruled that the animated cartoon could "fuel demand for material that does involve the abuse of children," and therefore upheld the conviction for child pornography.

Rather than jail the man, however, he fined him Aus$3,000 (US$2,000).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7770781.stm

[Goth Brooks]

fun fact: animated depictions of child pornography are considered child pornography in america.

[Slogo]

Tough one

On one hand someone thinking about kids in that way is pretty sick.

On the other hand, no real damage was done (unless this guy is a character in the Simpsons. My money's on Comic-Book Guy). And he may have just had them on his computer because he thought they were funny not sexual.

OMG! I just realized I have The Simpsons Movie and they show Bart's junk in it.

[Head Wreck]

so the simpsons are not real people they may argue. but they are representative of people in age groups

bart and lisa are both portrayed as young children so any dodgy porn with them still congoures up the same ideal people of certan age groups.

sorry, but this guy essentially had porn with caricatures representing young children.

[Homicidalheathen]

Tough one

On one hand someone thinking about kids in that way is pretty sick.

On the other hand, no real damage was done (unless this guy is a character in the Simpsons. My money's on Comic-Book Guy). And he may have just had them on his computer because he thought they were funny not sexual.

OMG! I just realized I have The Simpsons Movie and they show Bart's junk in it.

Barts junk lol! OMG my sides are splitting

[Goth Brooks]

Tough one

On one hand someone thinking about kids in that way is pretty sick.

Yet, not illegal.

[13th Floor Productions]

fun fact: animated depictions of child pornography are considered child pornography in america.

True and even fictional stories that have kiddie porn elements are against the law. Basically, anything to do with kiddie porn, no matter the medium, is illegal in America.

[n0Mad]

Short sketches of The Simpsons first appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987 while the animated sitcom debuted in 1989. Thus, all characters in the show are at least 19 years old, if not 21 years old regardless of the apparent depiction. Sounds like they're adults to me.

[Goth Brooks]

Short sketches of The Simpsons first appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987 while the animated sitcom debuted in 1989. Thus, all characters in the show are at least 19 years old, if not 21 years old regardless of the apparent depiction. Sounds like they're adults to me.

Bart was "born" in 1976. Dude's 32.

[Rev.Reverence]

OMG! I just realized I have The Simpsons Movie and they show Bart's junk in it.

SO DO I!

...what will we do!?!?!?