The Supreme Court of India is hearing arguments from child protection organizations after the Madras High Court ruled that downloading and watching child pornography is not a criminal offense. In January, the High Court dismissed charges against 28-year-old S. Harish, who was caught in possession of two pieces of child sexual abuse material on his
  • fluxion@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1241·
    10 months ago

    During Supreme Court proceedings, HS. Phoolka, who represented the child advocacy groups, noted that Harish had constantly watched the video over the course of two years.

    In case anyone thinks the ruling is actually about “accidental” downloads

  • tearsintherain@leminal.spaceEnglish
    271·
    10 months ago

    Madras High Court Judge N. Anand Venkatesh also noted that it was “done in privacy without affecting or influencing anyone else.”

    ummm, how about the child sexual abuse victim? bad enough the misogyny and oppression of women’s rights that comes with right wing religion everywhere, RSS/BJP certainly playing their part. the child dude, think of the child.

    • Gabu@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      10 months ago

      Literally the one case where “think of the children” would be applicable, and of fucking course they don’t even mention it then.

  • tearsintherain@leminal.spaceEnglish
    28·
    10 months ago

    India has been taken over by backwards-ass right wing religious fundamentalists.

    India “became the world leader in internet blackouts”, straight up government control. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/25/a-tool-of-political-control-how-india-became-the-world-leader-in-internet-blackouts?

    Horrific violence covered up in Manipur on the minority christian community. The country is sliding into some barbaric behavior. https://www.wired.com/story/internet-shutdown-manipur-burning-in-the-dark/

    Since May 4, the Indian government has shut off the internet in Manipur, giving cover to murders, rapes, and arson.

  • stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pubEnglish
    445·
    10 months ago

    I mean…

    looks at sexual assault rates in india

    …yep, par for the course. Guess which country will be uninhabitable by 2040-2050s too.

    Don’t need to be a racist about it, but just know that problem will not just go away and will require robust infrastructure and strong mental health care to handle properly.

    • Nom Nom@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      Good luck mate, South Asia in general is fucked and they’re all busy one upping each other on the fucked up list. You’re better off abandoning ship to some other place.

  • rustyfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    10 months ago

    The Supreme Court of India’s debate on child pornography’s potential semi-legalization comes amid an ongoing debate in the nation regarding the criminal status of marital rape. According to Supreme Court Observer, a decision is currently pending to determine if marital rape will be made legal in the country, as it is currently not considered a crime in situations where the raped “wife” is not a minor.

    Yeah, no. Fuck this country and every single person who stands by this shit.

    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      111·
      10 months ago

      It’s entirely possible most people live in a jurisdiction with similar laws. I’m not saying it’s good, but I’m saying this is Earth and you can only set your standards for evil so high.

  • newtraditionalists@kbin.social
    1163·
    10 months ago

    Yeah, it’s not even just a sensationalist headline. It’s what they ruled. How are we supposed to reconcile this with the rest of the world? I’m genuinely asking. How do you include a country with leadership like this in the future of the world? Someone enlighten me.

    • Lath@kbin.earth
      133·
      10 months ago

      … In good company.

      No trouble at all if everyone else is doing it. I mean, it’s not like only Epstein had an island…

    • venusaur@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      10 months ago

      A more important headline is that there currently are not laws in place to outlaw the possession and viewing of child pornography. It shouldn’t be up to the court to set a precedent of its illegality, but rather a clear law making it illegal.

      • Sentau@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        It seems there is an amendment in the POSCO act for this situation but somehow it is not being enforced properly. Maybe the amendment is poorly wordly¿? I am not a lawyer though so I might be wrong