Child Pornography Legal To View Online In New York; Court Rules Looking At Porn Doesn't Mean Possess

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9. Or willfully aware of the law

This approach is commonplace but somewhat shocking on a progressive site.

You suggest a judge is a child molester because you don't understand a legal issue? That's pretty hoorible behavior, isn't it?

Did you even read the story before speculating about the perversions of this female judge appointed by Mario Cuomo?

The law does not mean "whatever somebody thinks would advance some good as they see it"

A legal decision is not right or wrong based on what somebody thinks about an underlying issue. It is right or wrong as law.

And if somebody thinks that looking meets the legal definition of "possession" then we are going to have to start arresting people who look at drugs and stolen property.

The law says "possess." That word has a meaning in law.

"We further conclude
that merely viewing Web images of child pornography does not,
absent other proof, constitute either possession or procurement
within the meaning of our Penal Law."

That does say, "IS OKAY." It says does not meet the definition of promotion or procurement as a matter of LAW.

If the legislature wants to outlaw looking they can try that, but they didn't outlaw looking so how can we convict someone of looking?!