Dawkins claimed he didn't know if you know someone was in possession of CP you are obligated to report it.
To be honest, I didnt know that either. I mean clearly youre morally obligated to report it. I didnt realize you could be charged with a crime if you didnt. If you see someone speeding then you arent charged with a crime if you dont call it in. If you see somebody getting mugged and you run home then you arent charged with a crime for not calling it in. I mean, I can definitely see the cops point of view that turning your back on potentially exploited children is a crime. But Im not sure that in the moment I would have thought of deleting those pictures as a crime. The prosecution essentially argued that the right thing to do was stop everything and turn the computer over to the police. I dont know how realistic that is for an average normal person. Because if I found shit like that Id be scared as fuck, delete it on the spot, and burn the hard drive. And I feel like thats a pretty normal reaction for the average person.
Your line of thought is based Dawkins' accounting of the events and he has a notorious inability to explain the actual reality is of a given situation. ---
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