Disclaimer: Let me preface this by saying that I think that those who view child pornography really need help, and those who make child pornography should be shot.
I read an article in the paper today about an 18 year old college freshman who was arrested on charges of owning child porn. Here's what bothers me: according to the article, he gave his laptop to a computer technician to install a new hard drive. "The technician discovered a video file of two boys 'engaging in sexual conduct.'"
Discovered? That means he was watching this guy's videos. If it was pictures, I could see him "discovering" photos, as they are often thumbnailed in file displays. I know that videos are thumbnailed too, but they're often just a black square or binary garbage. It's possible that the thumbnail showed a troubling image, and it's also possible that the file was called "Two underage boys engaging in sexual activity." But it still makes me wonder.
Also, I don't know about you, but I've downloaded a file called something like "funny birthday party! funny!" before, just to see a car wreck or someone falling down a flight of stairs. The net is laden with that kind of crap. According to the article, there was one video on his computer. One. It would be a crying shame if this kid's life is ruined because of something like that.