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Originally Posted by Sonist
(Russia and parts of Asia seemed to be be in the news a few years ago as the major sources of child pornography).
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Can you please provide me a proof link?
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The media in the West goes into feeding frenzy on some topics, and child abuse is one of them. In Russia, as in much of Eastern Europe, child abuse rarely made the news, just as homosexuality barely existed 
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There were numerous news about gay parades on a Red Square and Luzhkov (ex-mayor of Moscow) trying to drive these away... but yes, homosexuality is hardly covered in the news. I guess that if the two are in love to each other, then there is no need of them talking about their passion in the news; they could live together etc, but why the news?
However, when it comes to child abuse, it seems that our laws are becoming as strong as ridiculous (IMHO) laws in USA. There recently was an initiative of passing another juvenile justice law, by which, in situation when e.g. child has a cold, asks the parents to buy him some icecream, and gots an refusal, then he can call a special "children protection number" (or rather, of course, threat his parents with such a call) and tell to "children protection service" about being restricted of icecream... and then a special minivan will arrive, the child will get his icecream, the parents will be deprived of their parental rights, and, ultimately, the child will go to an orphanhood (and our orphanhoods are really bad thing). All because of an icecream.
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There is also a significant divergence as to what is considered a child: in some states in the US a 19 year old can be convicted for sleeping with his 17 year old girlfriend,
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Yes, there also is such a problem in Russia. They have two terms for it, "age of consent" (16 and later) and "adult" (18 and later). Non-adult cannot be responsible for their deeds (so e.g. if 17 years old will sleep with 7 years old, everything is considered to be gross, but perfectly legal... as far as i know); but adult bears all the responsibility. Also, if someone haven't reach the "age of consent", then it is considered that they could not give their agreement (which itself is pretty reasonable - 4 year old wants to receive that candy from the hands of that stranger, so they give their agreement to sleep with the stranger, and of course it should not be considered an agreement). So, effectively, if someone who 18 or more years old sleeps with someone who haven't turned 16 yet, jail.
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Anyway, I do agree that a book should not be banned, period. Amazon was in the right for defending the right to sell the book, and is in the wrong for taking it down.
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Amazon is a privately-held company, they could do what they want. Of course, they could as well ban Harry Potter from sale in their stores - just because their CEO doesn't like the appearance of Rowling.
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"If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her ... and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid: Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate: And the damsel's father shall say ... these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. ... But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel: Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die." Deuteronomy 22:13-21
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Unfortunately, it's an religion. If someone will touch the Bible or the Qur'an with a barge pole, the 3rd WW will happen. Mankind requires global anti-brainwashing to get rid of it (but still, then they will find another brainwashing just because they cannot live without any...)