Scientist Asked: Is Eating Synthetic Human Flesh Cannibalism?

originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: Aazadan

You're right. They both already most likely existed in the person.

As did the
Intent and motive.

Next step: Thought Police.

I realize that using a robot child in such a way is more than simply thinking about pedophilia, but once you start down the slippery slope of arresting people for using sex toys to emulate pedophilia, the next step is arresting people for having thoughts about committing pedophilia.

You might say "That sounds like a good idea", and you might have a point...

....except for the idea that if you take that to the next level (sliding farther down the slippery slope), you could argue that we should arrest people who have thought about committing any crime, such as a person who imagines robbing money from a bank vault or gold from Fort Knox. That person may have strong enough morals to never act on those fantasies of robbery, but that doesn't mean the thoughts never crossed their minds.