Wired writes: For freedom of speech advocates — or anyone who just wants to read comics in peace and quite — yesterday’s decision clearing Ryan Matheson of any criminal wrong doing for transporting manga comics to Canada will come as a great relief. Matheson — a 27-year-old comic book reader, amateur artist, and computer programmer — was accused of possessing and importing child pornography because of comic book images on his laptop as he attempted to get into the U.S.’s neighbor to the North.
Never was a crime.
He shouldn't have been arrested but the guy needs some help if he likes paedophilic comics.
Was a little misled by the title at first; I thought just having manga, in general, was what the issue was. Thank goodness that wasn't the case.
As for Loli, not a fan of that myself.
Well I think its sick and anyone who defends him are just as bad... Everyone saying "Freedom of speech" and all that, if I was to make a Manga that was totally racist or about why killing kids isn't such a bad thing, people would hardly call it freedom of speech... People like this guy is what paints this horrible stereotypical image Manga and Anime fans have.
At the end of the day, the guy had images of a pedophilia nature, saying that it did no harm is to another person is ridiculous... Anyone remember the whole "Rape Lay" controversy? That didn't do harm to anyone yet it was still disgusting and anyone who found that entertaining is sick.
Probably get loads of disagree's for this but portraying children in that way is just wrong.