I don't need to suggest it studies prove it Cerainly many of the children depicted in CP are depicted being abused. However, unless you believe in photographs having magical properties, you must admit that the following logic holds: A. Pictures of Jews being tortured and killed during the holocaust depict genocide B. Viewing pictures of the holocaust is not the same as causing genocide to happen We can reduce these sentences: A. Pictures of bad thing happening depict bad things B. Viewing pictures of bad things happening is not doing bad things which in turn leads to: A. Pictures of children being molested depict child abuse B. Viewing pictures of children being molested is not the same as abusing children I would love for you to give a reasonable and intelligent explanation of why this argument by analogy doesn't work, so far nobody has been able to. I am left to conclude that they think pictures of molestation are magic, whereas pictures of other crimes are not. Well actually you are certainly wrong that this will never happen in the US considering it is already legal to view CP under New York State law: http://jonathanturley.org/2012/05/15/new-yorks-highest-court-rules-that-it-is-not-unlawful-to-view-online-child-pornography/ Do you think that people who have rape fantasies are interested in actually raping others, or in being raped themselves? That seems unlikely considering rape is the third most popular female fantasy: http://www.care2.com/causes/rape-ranked-as-third-most-popular-sexual-fantasy-for-women.html Do you think 50% of the world is not normal? Because in 50% of the world PEOPLE DO NOT GET LOCKED UP for looking at CP or even downloading it. In 50% you can download it legally, in over 50% you can view it on the internet if you don't save a collection of it.