According to the penal code, it is a crime to disseminate/organize viewings of pornographic materials, not a crime to make them or view them. For the latter it’s possible one can still receive administrative penalties (eg detention up to 15 days + citation + fines). Perhaps similar to the case of prostitution: it is a crime to run a prostitution ring, not a crime to either provide or solicit, except both will receive administrative penalties.
Edit: Chinese social laws are quite interesting. You know the whole thing about china being very draconian on marijuana? Apparently you can possess up to 30 kilograms (66 lbs) of weed without it being a crime. I don’t smoke but isn’t that a lot … ?
that sort of comes across like Cuba after Batista was deposed, as exploitative sex work of young people was widespread. prostitution was legal for the worker, but pimps/madams were made illegal and prosecuted severely while johns/customers were fined. over time, the legal age for sex work increased. at least, this is how it was explained to me.
Do you or anyone else have any reading material on this? I want to learn more about socialist countries' approaches to sex work/the sex industry, but I never see them discussed in any detail.
I highly doubt growing is legal. Plus they can still confiscate it all and issue an administrative sanction (fine and/or detention) if they find one using and/or possessing. You want to consult this: http://lawinfochina.com/display.aspx?id=12605&lib=law. This is the administrative law (not the penal code) through which China handles stuffs like prostitution, pornography, drugs when it’s just about individuals doing their own shit as opposed to rings, drug trade, cartels, etc
According to the penal code, it is a crime to disseminate/organize viewings of pornographic materials, not a crime to make them or view them. For the latter it’s possible one can still receive administrative penalties (eg detention up to 15 days + citation + fines). Perhaps similar to the case of prostitution: it is a crime to run a prostitution ring, not a crime to either provide or solicit, except both will receive administrative penalties.
Edit: Chinese social laws are quite interesting. You know the whole thing about china being very draconian on marijuana? Apparently you can possess up to 30 kilograms (66 lbs) of weed without it being a crime. I don’t smoke but isn’t that a lot … ?
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that sort of comes across like Cuba after Batista was deposed, as exploitative sex work of young people was widespread. prostitution was legal for the worker, but pimps/madams were made illegal and prosecuted severely while johns/customers were fined. over time, the legal age for sex work increased. at least, this is how it was explained to me.
Do you or anyone else have any reading material on this? I want to learn more about socialist countries' approaches to sex work/the sex industry, but I never see them discussed in any detail.
Nah man I go through that in like a weekend
Lighting a big backwood off a backwood
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I highly doubt growing is legal. Plus they can still confiscate it all and issue an administrative sanction (fine and/or detention) if they find one using and/or possessing. You want to consult this: http://lawinfochina.com/display.aspx?id=12605&lib=law. This is the administrative law (not the penal code) through which China handles stuffs like prostitution, pornography, drugs when it’s just about individuals doing their own shit as opposed to rings, drug trade, cartels, etc
China is not socially liberal, cmon.
Are you guys trying to fit the facts to a desire for China to be socially liberal?
Of course China isn’t. Nor is it ideologically vested in being socially conservative. :shrug-outta-hecks:
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