A cautionary tale for all of us. As much as it pains me that the children in Japan are being victimized in record numbers, maybe the rest of the world can look at this situation and see just why the possession of child 
can never be legalized. Of course there are more arrests for production. Of course there are more victims. The industry is feeding a very sick addiction. Note that the images are becoming more graphic, more "cruel", as buyers become desensitized and want more and more and more. I noted that the Polaris Project weighed in on this. They are a fine organization to watch if you are interested in child laws and the issue of human trafficking. The Japanese need to wake up and demand prohibition from their lawmakers. All one needs do is look at the statistics. I also have to wonder why only 60% of the child is being distributed by the internet. How are people buying the remaining 40%?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110224/lf_afp/japancrimechildrensex_20110224131944
Japan child cases surge to record high
"....Despite its production and distribution being outlawed, Japan is seen as a major global source of child in photo and video form, and authorities have stepped up efforts to contain the problem. The National Police Agency on Thursday said law enforcers took action in 1,342 child cases last year, up 43.5 percent from the previous year, to reach a new record since such data was first compiled in 2000. A total of 618 children under 18 were recorded as having fallen victim to pornographic exploitation, up 52.6 percent, police said...."
and
"...The data found that the Internet was the medium for spreading child in 783 cases, accounting for almost 60 percent of the total. Japan and Russia are the only members of the G8 group of industrialised nations where the possession of child remains legal. It is banned and subject to penalties in more than 70 countries. The police agency also said that registered cases of child abuse in Japan, including beatings and neglect, in 2010 increased 5.7 percent from the previous year to 354 cases. The number of known victims rose 4.3 percent to 362, of whom 33 died. Both figures were the highest since such data was first compiled in 1999.
Campaigners this month renewed their calls for the government to clamp down on child. "As consumption is not criminalized, demand is always going up," said Junko Miyamoto of non-profit group ECPAT/STOP Japan. "Also, the content of child is getting worse, more cruel....."
and
"....The head of the Polaris Project, a US-based anti-human trafficking group, last week told Japanese lawmakers that "significant percentages of the images involve children being gagged, bound, tied with ropes or even blindfolded..."
more at link
can never be legalized. Of course there are more arrests for production. Of course there are more victims. The industry is feeding a very sick addiction. Note that the images are becoming more graphic, more "cruel", as buyers become desensitized and want more and more and more. I noted that the Polaris Project weighed in on this. They are a fine organization to watch if you are interested in child laws and the issue of human trafficking. The Japanese need to wake up and demand prohibition from their lawmakers. All one needs do is look at the statistics. I also have to wonder why only 60% of the child is being distributed by the internet. How are people buying the remaining 40%?http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110224/lf_afp/japancrimechildrensex_20110224131944
Japan child
cases surge to record high"....Despite its production and distribution being outlawed, Japan is seen as a major global source of child
in photo and video form, and authorities have stepped up efforts to contain the problem. The National Police Agency on Thursday said law enforcers took action in 1,342 child cases last year, up 43.5 percent from the previous year, to reach a new record since such data was first compiled in 2000. A total of 618 children under 18 were recorded as having fallen victim to pornographic exploitation, up 52.6 percent, police said...."and
"...The data found that the Internet was the medium for spreading child
in 783 cases, accounting for almost 60 percent of the total. Japan and Russia are the only members of the G8 group of industrialised nations where the possession of child remains legal. It is banned and subject to penalties in more than 70 countries. The police agency also said that registered cases of child abuse in Japan, including beatings and neglect, in 2010 increased 5.7 percent from the previous year to 354 cases. The number of known victims rose 4.3 percent to 362, of whom 33 died. Both figures were the highest since such data was first compiled in 1999.Campaigners this month renewed their calls for the government to clamp down on child
. "As consumption is not criminalized, demand is always going up," said Junko Miyamoto of non-profit group ECPAT/STOP Japan. "Also, the content of child is getting worse, more cruel....."and
"....The head of the Polaris Project, a US-based anti-human trafficking group, last week told Japanese lawmakers that "significant percentages of the images involve children being gagged, bound, tied with ropes or even blindfolded..."
more at link
