Essay on the violent porn legislation...

[denny]

Laws are no longer about spotting crimes and working out realistic ways of preventing them. They are about 'sending signals'; they are about creating newspaper headlines; they are the government's attempt to create a popular 'narrative.'

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Laws should be made because they will serve a clear and tangible purpose: not because they provide an uplifting ending to grotesque murder stories.


(via ciphergoth)