Comment by handoflixue
4 years ago
How would a victim of CSA ever find out that I downloaded a particular file? Surely the harm there is caused by the distributor, not the consumer.
Conversely, when I use drugs, I'm paying someone, so I'm actually directly funding criminals. Depending on the country and the drugs, this is often putting cash in the hands of a very violent cartel.
You are correct, however vincnetas made the comparison between distributing CSAM and buying drugs, it is not aemreunal's fault, you are replying to the wrong person. A comparison that would make better sense would be to compare these in possession of CSAM and these that buy drugs.