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to be a disagreement between citizens and
the Government over what even constitutes child pornography.

* The New York Times, 1995
* Newark, NJ, Jan 12 (AP)
*
* A judge ruled today that a father must stand trial for taking nude photos
* of his six-year-old daughter, despite the man's claim that the pictures
* were art, not pornography.
*
* The judge ruled they were not art, despite Mr. Feuer's instructor, Susan
* Klechner of the International Center of Photography in New York City,
* submitting an affidavit saying the pictures were taken for the course
* and were consistent with the assignment.
*
* After his arrest, Mr. Feuer was ordered not to have contact with his
* daughter and could not stay at his home while the prosecution's
* investigation continued.
*
* The order was lifted last April, but David Ruhnke, Mr. Feuer's lawyer,
* said "It's really difficult to overstate what a nightmare this has
* been for him."
*
* Mr. Ruhnke further complained that the judge revealed Mr. Feuer's name
* in court papers while he was still making motions to dismiss the case,
* to protect the girl.

Parents charged with child pornography for taking photos of their children.

Thought Police.

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We netizens are rightfully paranoid of the
American government, because it has no scruples.

What the FBI did to photographer Jock Sturges was criminal.


Excerpt from 'TO: A Journal of Poetry, Prose + the Visual Arts', Summer 1992:

* Hounded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a bizarre witch-hunt
* at an expense to the taxpayers of over a million dollars, Sturges had
* survived an attempt to destroy his life and his work and was now
* countersuing the agency.
*
* Recapitulated briefly, Sturges, who's based in San Francisco, has for
* years been photographing young people whose families practice nudity.
*
* He's done so with his subjects' permission, as well as that of their
* parents, wh


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