Title: Is this revenge porn? Or abuse of power? Post by: PeterTheGrape on November 24, 2017, 08:45:07 PM A republican Texas Congressman has gotten busted sending dicpics to much younger women.
https://cbsdallas.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/abarton.jpg Now he has gotten the Capitol police to investigate the person who published the images. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/police-investigate-nude-photo-gop-congressman-revenge-porn-article-1.3654802 The law, of course, is meant to protect more vulnerable people from abusers, not abusers from more vulnerable people. http://lims.dccouncil.us/Download/32304/B20-0903-Engrossment.pdf Should the U.S. instead just shortcut the process by criminalizing people who expose powerful politicians as hypocrites? Title: Re: Is this revenge porn? Or abuse of power? Post by: Mad7Scientist on November 25, 2017, 08:35:09 PM Should the U.S. instead just shortcut the process by criminalizing people who expose powerful politicians as hypocrites? Yes. Some honesty at least.Revenge porn restrictions are a violation of freedom of the press and freedom of speech. |