Illegal Information

Originally published on March 19, 2019.
Last Updated on March 2, 2024.The precedent has now been set for the state to control the information that we are allowed to possess. In New Zealand a 22 yr old man has been arrested and accusedof distributing the video of the recent Christchurch shootings. He faces up to 10 yrs in jail for the crime of possibly showing others what happened during the shooting last week.

Now understand, this event actually happened … it is part of the world we live in. This kind of terror is rising in many western cities, although usually from religious fervor rather than eco-torrorism as the shooter tells us motivated him. But this is real life. You are not allowed to see it.

Following is a list of the approved things you are allowed to see:

• Simulated violence and gruesome deaths as movie entertainment = OK.
• Almost any kind of vile pornography = OK.
• All sorts of vehicle accidents, fires, etc often with multiple deaths = OK.
• War videos = OK.

But this one is not.

Just another step down the path of controlling your thoughts.

Thoughtcrime stepping out of fiction into reality.

Update: The kid is 18 yrs old. Faces 14 years in jail and has been denied bail. Wow. He is a real criminal now!

Update 2 – Mar 21, 2019: Illegal information now includes Jordan Peterson self help books. I’m not a huge fan of word salad and I’m really not sure how helpful his philosophy will be in the long run (kinda like putting lipstick on a pig,) but banning information is probably the worst thing that can be done to solve the problem of extremism when it come to eco-terrorists.