I agree completely, common sense is not that common. I live in Vancouver as well, and my initial reaction was the same, neatly underlining the value of the adversarial court system, since regardless of what was read in the paper, no matter how I felt upon reading it, I said “Wait, wait… wait for the court case.” That’s common sense.

As to the lack of empathy, apparently the part of our brains that handles recognizing distress in faces is only fully developed at around 19 years old, a fact which explains why child soldiers are so terrifying in the extreme case, and why we , on average, become far less irritating in our 20’s then our teens.

If they go to jail, then there will be biblical justice for this alleged act, we can be sure. Jail is not a place where they only lock one up, after all. Regardless, they’re done. The same viral crime they’ve committed, by the kiddie porn ( That’s what this is ) will follow them for life, regardless. No publication ban will stop it, minors or not.

Idiots. The above is common sense. They’re done, regardless.
As for us, the people who have been using these services responsibly, well, on the defensive again.