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Violent pornography showing strangulation to be banned (www.independent.co.uk)
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Violent porn showing choking and strangulation will be made illegal through the Crime and Policing Bill, the government has announced

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[-] astrsk@fedia.io 12 points 1 month ago

Banning media is not the solution, building a judicial precedent around that type of defense is.

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 points 1 month ago

Don't know how it is in the UK, but not all countries have judicial precedent. Lawyers can use precedent to argue their cases but judges are not necessarily bound by them.

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