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June 15

What is the penalty for possession of adult rape porn?

If an adult will rape another adult, record this rape on a video camera (or have an accomplice of his or hers do this), and put a video of this rape online, what would the penalty be for possessions of such adult rape porn (in regards to people who would download this porn afterwards)? Would it be treated as a felony just like possession of child porn is apparently treated? Or would possession of such adult rape porn warrant a less severe punishment? Futurist110 (talk) 00:11, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You would have to be much more specific. A lot depends on what country you are in, and even what region within the country. There are no uniform laws across the entire world. Blueboar (talk) 02:04, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The US. Or, more specifically, various US states (if there's actually a difference between their punishments for this, that is). Futurist110 (talk) 03:06, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

There is a wide range of possible court judgements that range from no punishment (person not indicted, the purpose for downloading porn is approved such as for legal investigation or credible research, the download was accidental and unintentional,..) to specific sanctions based on evidence (intention to trade in distributing, being an accomplice in performing this or in planning further rapes,...) where there is an opportunity to give mitigating arguments (of poverty, of addiction see [1],...) in defence. The question seems worded to avoid the issue of child pornography which US Law distinguishes severely: possession of child pornography is punishable by up to 10 years in federal prison. Seek legal advice from a qualified lawyer in any actual or expected case. DroneB (talk) 13:40, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for this information! Futurist110 (talk) 23:53, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Before ISIS, was there ever a Sunni Arab separatist movement in Iraq?

Before ISIS, was there ever a Sunni Arab separatist movement in Iraq? If so, when and which movement? Futurist110 (talk) 01:53, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Separate from whom? Abbasid Revolution fits your criteria, but I suspect you're looking for movements that are more recent. Nyttend (talk) 02:05, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Separate from Iraq, of course. Futurist110 (talk) 03:06, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nyttend -- many supporters of the Abbasids before they came to power actually thought they were Shi`ites, and the Abbasids had no intention of giving up control over territories where Arabs didn't predominate in the population, so I'm not sure how they were "separatist". AnonMoos (talk) 02:20, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Why'd they think that the Abbasids were Shi'ites? Futurist110 (talk) 23:53, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Because Abu Muslim and others obfuscated the matter (though there doesn't seem to be anything about it on his article). They claimed to be overthrowing the Umayyads on behalf of the family of Muhammad. The Abbasids were fairly closely related to Muhammad, but of course not heirs of Ali ibn Abi Talib (the only "real" family of Muhammad in the eyes of strict Shi`ites). AnonMoos (talk) 00:25, 16 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The short answer is that in the modern history of Iraq down to 2003, the Sunni Arabs were in charge, and could suppress whichever other groups they wanted, from the Christians in 1933 to the Kurds in the 1980s to the Shi`ites in the 1990s, so of course there was no Sunni Arab separatist movement... AnonMoos (talk) 02:17, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What about between 2003 and 2014? I know that there was a very strong Sunni Arab insurgency in Iraq between 2003 and 2007/2008, but was the goal of this insurgency ever to separate from Iraq and create an independent country? Futurist110 (talk) 03:06, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

it for sure was to rule over Irak, and bring back Shi`ites under control, not to separate, AFAIK. And so was ISIS, BTW. Gem fr (talk) 06:38, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for this information! Futurist110 (talk) 22:25, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

American slaves who wrote books (before civil war, or shortly after)

I know there were some, and for sure they are noticeable enough to have an article. How do I find them in Wikipedia? Gem fr (talk) 14:31, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Slave narratives to start... AnonMoos (talk) 15:09, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

yes, thanks. (Fredeick Douglass is included)Gem fr (talk) 00:01, 16 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Frederick Douglass was a former slave and he wrote several books about his experiences. Futurist110 (talk) 22:25, 15 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

And outside of Wikipedia, you can browse through and read scores of slave and ex-slave narratives online in the excellent Documenting the American South collection of the library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Textorus (talk) 14:49, 16 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Look at The Bondswoman's Narrative and publications related to it. 67.164.113.165 (talk) 07:50, 17 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Josiah Henson was another. His book is great though harrowing. Anton 81.131.40.58 (talk) 08:55, 17 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]