Palindrome  posted
>It has been oft repeated here that the effect on someone and their 
>family of getting such a conviction are catastrophic.

It has recently, but not in 1998-99 when the Landslide data was 
collected. The British criminal justice system's iniquitous use of that 
data only materialised later.

>So, anyone who has such images, or has had such images,

Or who was wrongly convicted or cautioned for downloading such images, 
when in fact he didn't?

>is clearly not capable of sound decision making at all times.
>
>They are obviously willing to take enormous risks with little or no 
>thought as to the consequences.
>
>Now, who would want anyone around their children who has such an 
>appalling concept of what is sensible and what risks are acceptable?
>

There's what  might just be an interesting programme on tonight:

Fiona's Story, BBC 1, Sun 31 Aug, 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Gina McKee stars as Fiona Mortimer, a mother of three young daughters, 
who struggles to hold her family together when her husband is arrested 
for downloading indecent images of children. Contains very strong 
language.[S]

-- 
Les
"God will save her, fear you not, be you the men you've been.
Get you the sons your fathers got and God will save the Queen."