This person has also said many transphobic and misogynistic things to me before. Lemmy.ml is a fucking joke, I’m only on here to check trans places everywhere
https://lemmy.ml/post/17190483/11831213
edit: He’s been banned by dessalines. But nutomic (an admin) and davel (an admin and hexbear user) has been defending him in the comments. They should go too, wtf
From what I see, @TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml also agrees that these images are not acceptable, but for a slightly different reason (defamation and libel instead of CSAM). S
This is not an excuse on a moral level. Even on a purely legalistic level (which I do not admit is the same as a moral judgement, which is what this is) both defamation and libel are generally civil causes of action which can result in injunction against the speaker/writer further speaking/writing, and/or the award of damages. Production of CP is a criminal offence in almost all places and one which tends to attract serious jail time. Conflating the two is still a mitigatory defence of the production of CP.
CW: Sexual assault.
It is functionally the same as a man arguing that he should not be charged with rape because his victim was a sex worker and it was therefore a case of theft. It’s an absurd and terrible argument and anyone who makes it should be mocked and shunned.