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Well, at risk of violating something...here's an article from this morning's San Jose Mercury News:

Child Pornography Infiltrates America Online

BIG CASE: FBI Probe Targets Subscribers Placing Pictures On-Line

By Mike Gallagher, Gannett News Service ... White Plains, NY

Child pornography has infiltrated America Online, sparking an FBI investigation targeting individuals placing the illegal pictures on the on-line information service and those making copies, according to FBI and U.S. attorney records.

The FBI began its probe in the fall after discovering that some customers of America Online were posting electronic pictures of naked children....

...and it goes on and on....


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Internet: paul.burnett@toadhall.com (Paul Burnett)

rjhanson@shell.portal.com (Roland - Hanson) wrote:

The only source of child pornography I'm aware of is the United States Government. Rather than destroying this material as they obtain it, they distribute it in the hopes of entrapping people and arresting them for possession.

Why, if this material is so evil, is the U.S. government allowed to do this?