Operation Ore
catch 22

Catch 22, a book by Joseph Heller, relates to circular logic. You could only leave the US air force if you were insane, if you applied to leave, you were obviously in fear of your life and therefore sane. In essence, a lose lose situation, heads we win, tails you loose. This was Operation Ore, a very British story.

Catch 22/1

If you pleaded not guilty, you were not showing contrition. If you pleaded guilty, you were guilty.

Catch 22/2

If you complained because there were fraudulent transactions on your credit card, you were covering your tracks. If you didn't, you were so obsessed you didn't care.

Catch 22/3

If you deleted images on your computer, you were attempting to hide them. If you didn't delete images, you were so obsessed with them, you had to keep them.

Catch 22/4

When Social Services and the police turned up, if you liked the pictures, you were just the person they were looking for, if you didn't like the pictures, you were in denial and dangerous.

Catch 22/5

If you used counter forensic software you were guilty. If you didn't, you could end up being charged for what was on your computer no matter how it got there.

These were just some of the catch 22's. If you had illegal images, you were presumed guilty, many of those that didn't were charged with incitement.

The media had their own catch 22. If someone wanted to discuss Operation Ore honestly, they were by inference, an appeaser for child abuse. Quite strange, as an advocate of child abuse would be hard to find and Operation Ore did more to harm children than to help them. Society was perhaps the biggest loser of all.