The new law on dangerous pornography received the Royal Assent on 8 May 
2008. As all attempts to prevent it becoming law have failed, some fear 
that the only way to prevent a new Operation Ore type wave of police 
dawn raids is to create a version of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, 
to be known as The English Index.

On 6 May 2008, a small group met outside the British Library and burned 
images taken from a range of ‘coffee table’ books. They believed that 
these images could now be illegal under the new ‘Dangerous Pictures 
Act’, as they call the new legislation. They included images by famous 
photographers and even some from Sex by Madonna.

Web sites hosted in Great Britain, British bookstores, libraries and, 
above all, private home owners must now carefully examine their books 
and images and decide which if any are worth holding onto, despite the 
possibility of prison sentences and listing as a sex offender, and 
which should be burnt in the backyard. The few that have fought the 
long battle against this draconian legislation are well aware of this 
dilemma and are now considering the creation of The English Index, 
modelled on the earlier Index of the Roman Catholic Church, the Index 
Librorum Prohibitorum, which was in force well into the 20th century. 
The new index would allow those fearful of police dawn raids to check 
their inventories of images and books.

Were it not so serious, it might be fascinating to study this process, 
in particular the brief journey from child porn to dangerous porn that 
has smoothed the path of development of the police state. For example 
that an Index Librorum Prohibitorum, should have become a necessity for 
one’s protection sits quite appropriately with the idea that there is 
also a modern Malleus Maleficarum, which instructs us in how to behave, 
and lays down the penalties for misbehaviour. And the required 
therapeutic therapies.

The new law is good news for a few (see link below), such as those 
associated with this web site and the individuals mounting the group 
action against Operation Ore. For one thing, we are no longer a lonely 
minority. For another, our warnings have been shown to have been 
realistic. And finally, the populace might awaken to the dangers that 
now threaten them. Women also have joined the forces against this 
legislation in larger numbers, for one reason seeing that the cause of 
‘protecting them’ against the kind of dangerous fantasies being 
criminalized actually insults them, as these same fantasies may already 
be a part of their own private bedroom activities.

Apart from the new index, the protesters will employ other strategies. 
Clair Lewis, speaking on behalf of the image burning protest group said 
that their strategy was two-pronged. “On the one hand, we intend to 
demand from the police, from the CPS, from Government that they make 
crystal clear which books, which images will be illegal. Future actions 
are likely to involve mass visits to police stations, asking the police 
to provide guidance, before the law is enacted.

“On the other, we are not going to make this easy for them. It is clear 
from police enthusiasm for this measure that they believed that taking 
control of people’s sexuality would be straightforward. It will not. We 
will fight them all the way. Every case will cost the police and 
authorities very dear indeed in terms of time, resources and manpower.”

She went on: “It is not the business of government to police the 
bedrooms of consenting adults. We cannot conduct our sex lives on the 
basis of ringing for legal advice every time we open a book.”

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Sharon Williams
Child Erotica Freedom Party Secretary
sharon @ marmotmail.com
http://documents.espana2000.com

Sharon wrote:
> The new law on dangerous pornography received the Royal Assent on 8 May 
> 2008. As all attempts to prevent it becoming law have failed, some fear 
> that the only way to prevent a new Operation Ore type wave of police 
> dawn raids is to create a version of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, to 
> be known as The English Index.
> 
> On 6 May 2008, a small group met outside the British Library and burned 
> images taken from a range of ‘coffee table’ books. They believed that 
> these images could now be illegal under the new ‘Dangerous Pictures 
> Act’, as they call the new legislation. They included images by famous 
> photographers and even some from Sex by Madonna.

On the up side, they burned pictures from Sex by Madonna. ;)

I shall read it more seriously later on...

> 
> Web sites hosted in Great Britain, British bookstores, libraries and, 
> above all, private home owners must now carefully examine their books 
> and images and decide which if any are worth holding onto, despite the 
> possibility of prison sentences and listing as a sex offender, and which 
> should be burnt in the backyard. The few that have fought the long 
> battle against this draconian legislation are well aware of this dilemma 
> and are now considering the creation of The English Index, modelled on 
> the earlier Index of the Roman Catholic Church, the Index Librorum 
> Prohibitorum, which was in force well into the 20th century. The new 
> index would allow those fearful of police dawn raids to check their 
> inventories of images and books.
> 
> Were it not so serious, it might be fascinating to study this process, 
> in particular the brief journey from child porn to dangerous porn that 
> has smoothed the path of development of the police state. For example 
> that an Index Librorum Prohibitorum, should have become a necessity for 
> one’s protection sits quite appropriately with the idea that there is 
> also a modern Malleus Maleficarum, which instructs us in how to behave, 
> and lays down the penalties for misbehaviour. And the required 
> therapeutic therapies.
> 
> The new law is good news for a few (see link below), such as those 
> associated with this web site and the individuals mounting the group 
> action against Operation Ore. For one thing, we are no longer a lonely 
> minority. For another, our warnings have been shown to have been 
> realistic. And finally, the populace might awaken to the dangers that 
> now threaten them. Women also have joined the forces against this 
> legislation in larger numbers, for one reason seeing that the cause of 
> ‘protecting them’ against the kind of dangerous fantasies being 
> criminalized actually insults them, as these same fantasies may already 
> be a part of their own private bedroom activities.
> 
> Apart from the new index, the protesters will employ other strategies. 
> Clair Lewis, speaking on behalf of the image burning protest group said 
> that their strategy was two-pronged. “On the one hand, we intend to 
> demand from the police, from the CPS, from Government that they make 
> crystal clear which books, which images will be illegal. Future actions 
> are likely to involve mass visits to police stations, asking the police 
> to provide guidance, before the law is enacted.
> 
> “On the other, we are not going to make this easy for them. It is clear 
> from police enthusiasm for this measure that they believed that taking 
> control of people’s sexuality would be straightforward. It will not. We 
> will fight them all the way. Every case will cost the police and 
> authorities very dear indeed in terms of time, resources and manpower.”
> 
> She went on: “It is not the business of government to police the 
> bedrooms of consenting adults. We cannot conduct our sex lives on the 
> basis of ringing for legal advice every time we open a book.”
> 
> http://www.inquisition21.com/index.php?module=announce&ANN_user_op=view&ANN_id=339 
> 
> 

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