It's the Thought That Counts

The Blair government has done it again. In Britian, watching and possessing images of rape and sexual torture is to be made a criminal offence, punishable with a jail term of up to three years.

But isn't the real problem people who fantasize about rape and sexual torture - with or without pornography? After all, those who think about rape and sexual torture are the ones most likely to commit rape and sexual torture. What we really need is a device that can be implanted in people's heads to read their minds. Then we can jail the freaks who think impure thoughts.

After all, violent thoughts might lead to violent actions. In order to protect us, especially women and the children, we must institute thought crimes.