"It’s sad to see our legislators using the mantle of child pornography to order Internet companies to spy on users, forcing ISPs to keep mountains of unnecessary data about innocent Internet subscribers in the hopes that it might one day be useful to law enforcement. That’s exactly why Representative Zoe Lofgren proposed an
amendment to rename the bill the 'Keep Every American's Digital Data for Submission to the Federal Government Without a Warrant Act of 2011.'
This type of legislation goes against the fundamental values of our country where individuals are treated as innocent until proven guilty. H.R. 1981 would uproot this core American principle, forcing ISPs to treat everyone like a potential criminal.
Help us defeat the Internet spying bill.
Contact Congress today."
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/02/how-internet-companies-would-be-forced-spy-you-under-hr-1981
Pedophilia, Preemptive Imprisonment, and the Ethics of Predisposition
Good piece and with excellent comments, following it, including from Tom O'Carroll.
And then there are the "Virpeds", who make an appearance.
http://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/2013/01/pedophilia-preemptive-imprisonment-and-the-ethics-of-predisposition
Man/Boy Love: The Great Taboo
A non-boy lover's principled and courageous stance for boys and the men who love them.
http://cbrowder.blogspot.com/2013/01/43-manboy-love-great-taboo.html#comment-form
Peter Tatchell: The UK should look at lowering the age of consent to 14
Unfortunately, he starts with a good, strong statement and then proceeds to pull his punches with great timidly.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/01/21/peter-tatchell-the-uk-should-look-at-lowering-the-age-of-consent-to-14
Facebook Sex Offenders Ban Ruled Unconstitutional By Indiana Court
Facebook, itself, could still ban sex offenders (and it does) but the State of Indiana cannot. The difference? Criminal penalties. Even if you're not a registered sex offender, I recommend boycotting Facebook. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/facebook-sex-offenders_n_2536097.html
The Price of a Stolen Childhood
So the governvment re-opens their "wounds" every time they contact the "victims", just to make sure they feel victimized.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/magazine/how-much-can-restitution-help-victims-of-child-pornography.html?ref=magazine&pagewanted=all&_r=0
How 'Stop and Frisk' Is Too Often a Sexual Assault by Cops on Teenagers in Targeted NYC Neighborhoods
"Teenagers are harassed and violated in ways you can't imagine." Try us.
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/how-stop-and-frisk-too-often-sexual-assault-cops-teenagers-targeted-nyc?page=0%2C0
Families of Registered Sex Offenders: “Remove Misleading Statistics from Web”
“While we applaud Parents for Megan’s Law for their mission to protect children, as an entity that is funded in part with public funds, they have an obligation to not mislead the public through the misuse of statistics, such as presenting a study of a sub-set of dangerous recidivists and presenting those findings as representative of the entire population of former sex offenders”. http://www.longislandexchange.com/press/2013/01/24/family-members-of-registered-sex-offenders-remove-misleading-statistics-from-website/
Islington gran keeps children at home for fear of paedophile attacks
The fascism of grandmothers.
http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/crime-courts/islington_gran_keeps_children_at_home_for_fear_of_paedophile_attacks_1_1806973
Report: Hundreds of Sex Offenders Released Before Completing Treatment
Despite the headline, I find no evidence that they have "released hundreds of sex offenders" in Minnesota.
http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/S2908641.shtml?cat=10151
Game to destroy CCTV cameras: vandalism or valid protest?
Activists in Berlin are teaming up to trash surveillance cameras. Points are given, with bonus scores for the most innovative modes of destruction.
Maybe we need something like this.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/shortcuts/2013/jan/25/game-destroy-cctv-cameras-berlin
Showdown looming over predictive accuracy of actuarials
" If the problem is unsolvable, as critics maintain, then actuarial tools such as the Static-99 and VRAG should be barred from court, where they can literally make the difference between life and death."
http://forensicpsychologist.blogspot.com/2013/01/showdown-looming-over-predictive.html
Bill Aims To Prevent Group Living By Convicted Sex Offenders
The law would require that all sex offenders live at least 500 feet away from each other.
The bill they would like to push through is the one where sex offenders are just not allowed "to live" at all.
http://whnt.com/2013/01/27/billpreventgroup/
‘Isle of paedos’: Wight jails to hold only sex offenders
"One of Britain’s favourite holiday hotspots is set to hold ONLY sex offenders in its jails."
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4765947/Isle-of-paedos-as-Wight-jails-to-hold-only-sex-offenders.html
The New Temper Tantrum Disorder
Will the new diagnostic manual for psychiatrists go too far in labeling kids dysfunctional? http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2012/12/disruptive_mood_dysregulation_disorder_in_dsm_5_criticism_of_a_new_diagnosis.html
Rethinking Restitution in Cases of Child Pornography Possession
An academic paper you can download for free. And, if you do, please tell me what conclusions she came to.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2206409
February 17, 2013
Paedophilia: bringing dark desires to light
The Jimmy Savile scandal caused public revulsion, but experts disagree about what causes paedophilia - and even how much harm it causes
Wonderful quotes:
""persuasive evidence for the harmfulness of paedophilic relationships does not yet exist".
"it is shocking to realise how dramatically attitudes to paedophilia have changed in just three decades". Indeed!
"There are a lot of people who say: we outlawed homosexuality, and we were wrong. Perhaps we're wrong about paedophilia."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/jan/03/paedophilia-bringing-dark-desires-light
Azov Films Prosecutions:
The Azov Films secret mass arrest conspiracy in the USA - when police secretly redefine law
"What would you think if you did something that appeared to be perfectly legal, only to find yourself, two years later, being raided, handcuffed, denied bail, denounced as a freak in your hometown newspaper, and threatened with five to twenty years in prison? What if, to your total shock, the reason for all this turns out to be that prosecutors had decided to aggressively reinterpret an existing law, one that lawyers had stated you would not be breaking? What would you think if there were dozens of cases like yours, and yet the authorities involved were making every possible effort to keep you and the public from finding out them and about their true nature?"
Is the U.S. on the verge of considering all images of naked children to be child pornography and, thus, a serious felony?
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2121464/pg1
For some background on Azov, itself, which was closed down by government officials but used later to entrap those on its customer list by U.S. Postal authorities. Material being called "child pornography" is said to be simple child nudity.
http://en.boywiki.org/wiki/Azov_Films_Prosecutions
The Azov Films mass-state-rape: details of Dr. Richard Keller and other arrestees
"But what's interesting is that the children were always laughing."
http://www.cjat.org/ipb/index.php?showtopic=1112
Congress passes bill to double statutory maximum for child porn possession
And this, at a time when many federal judges are urging a "rethink" about absurdly draconian child porn possession sentence. So, naturally, Congress will just double it!
http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2012/11/congress-passes-bill-to-double-statutory-maximum-for-child-porn-possession.html
Todd Hoffner child porn charges dropped; "It is private, family speech," judge rules
So does that mean he would be allowed to sell it?
http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2012/11/todd_hoffner_child_porn_charges_dropped_it_is_private_family_speech_judge_rules.php
Former basketball star allegedly stabbed to death by wife in his sleep after she caught him looking at child porn
"I caught him looking at pornography, young girls, I love kids. I had to do it."
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/wife-arrested-killing-husband-child-porn-article-1.1262937
and, apropos of the above:
Women Who Kill Their Family Members
by Charles E. Corry, Ph.D.
http://www.dvmen.org/dv-142.htm#twelve
Citing hunt for pedophiles, Dutch government to make refusing to help decrypt computer a crime
The Dutch are becoming increasingly unhinged. One of the few remaining advantages of the U.S., for the time being is that the government can't make us give them evidence against ourselves. Be aware, however, if a U.S. citizen tells someone over the phone, for example, that they have illegal material in an encrypted file, and the courts can produce such a record of him or her making such a statement, then they CAN be compelled to turn over the password or face contempt of court charges.
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Citing+hunt+pedophiles+Dutch+government+make+refusing+help/7619919/story.html
Government watchdog: Warrantless laptop searches at border are A-OK
Those returning to the U.S. after that trip abroad need to be aware that you have, essentially, ZERO privacy rights when passing through U.S. Customs. If you can do without that laptop (or any other web enabled device) you can save yourself the hassle of having to try to get it back after it gets seized, on the one hand, or having to wait for hours in an airport back room while some highly-paid, low-intelligence government stooge rifles through all of your files, on the other. They are more likely to detain you while they search but they can, if they feel like it, keep your electronics and have been known to not give them back. Keep in mind, cameras and the digital media upon which their images are stored (or film, if you are still using that) are also subject to a similar thorough-going search or seizure. If you are on the "Sex Offender" Registry, the chances appear to be excellent that you will be detained and searched. However, as long as you do not have outstanding warrants and you give them nothing to charge you with, they will let you go after the search and interview. But the laptop, ipad, camera, etc. will s-l-o-w down the encounter. And it is stressful. And if you don't have a computer (or smartphone or ipad or camera, or memory devices) with you, they can't demand your password.
Be prepared that they will ask you the following questions (and they may ask far more and also repeat their questions to trip you up)
- where have you been?
- why did you go there?
- who were you travelling with?
- what did you do there?
- who did you meet with (sometimes they don't ask this one, possibly because it is so ridiculous).
Depending on the agent (some are pretty decent), they are capable of scrutinizing absolutely everything on your person and in your luggage. If it's on a piece of paper, they can read it.
They will often ask you far more questions than you are legally required to answer. But remember always: if you lie to them, and they can prove it - even if the lie is completely innocuous and without consequence - they can arrest you and charge you with false reporting. So, if you don't want to answer, tell them you are exercising your right to remain silent but, DO NOT LIE! You still have rights and one of them is to decline to answer. However, be polite when doing so, unless you want to have an even more stressful encounter and you have nerves of steel and find hostile and escalated exchanges with government agents a fun challenge. So, just tell them nicely that you are exercising your right to keep quiet.
Be aware that they will not let you use your cellphone while you are being detained in Customs. Amongst other things, this is one of those rights which they claim you do not possess. They're big on that; i.e. making claims about what they are allowed to do and what you do not have the right to do.
But hey, don't let me discourage you; go out there and exercise your Constitutional right to travel (while you still can). Many of us still do. Just know what to expect when you come back to the good ole' U.S. and A. and be prepared for it.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/02/government-watchdog-warrantless-laptop-searches-at-border-are-a-ok
Will Virtuous Pedophiles do any good?
In a word: no. They are the B.L. Uncle Toms, the James Cantor glee club, sanctimonious therapy monkeys. Tom O'Carroll goes much easier on them than I would have.
http://tomocarroll.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/will-virtuous-pedophiles-do-any-good/
Elmo Sex Scandal: Kevin Clash Faces Third Underage Sex Allegation
Fondle me, Elmo?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/27/elmo-sex-scandal-kevin-clash-third-allegation-underage-sex_n_2197666.html?utm_hp_ref=crime
California Law Isn't Unfair to Sex Offenders, AG Says
Attorney General Kamala Harris is a "liberal" California feminist with nothing but contempt for the rights of "sex offenders".
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/11/27/52591.htm
Campaign to tackle child abuse begins in earnest
Because, up 'till now, they just haven't been earnest enough! And by abuse, they just mean sex.
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2012/11/29/Campaign-to-tackle-child-abuse-begins-in-earnest/
'Witches coven' child sex abuse case: Witness gives harrowing interview to court
"
PLEASE NOTE: SOME READERS MIGHT FIND DETAILS OF THIS CASE DISTRESSING."
Our readers, however, will find details of the case both improbable and journalistically mendacious.
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Witches-coven-child-sex-abuse-case-Witness-gives/story-17468127-detail/story.html The Truth About Recidivism Rates In Sex Offenders
"sex offenders were less likely than non-sex offenders to be rearrested for ANY criminal offense -
43 percent of sexual offenders versus 68 percent of non-sex offenders."
http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Truth-About-Recidivism-Rates-In-Sex-Offenders&id=7399860
Tor Operator (Austria) Faces Child Porn Charges After Illegal Images on Exit Node Found
"Weber worries that his arrest could set a precedent that Tor operators be hed liable for content that is transmitted through their Tor networks. Like web hosting providers, Tor operators process huge amounts of data and are not necessarily aware of what kind of data their users are transmitting."
http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/tor-operator-faces-child-porn-charges-after-illegal-images-on-exit-node-found
Dumb Criminal of the Week: The Job Candidate Who Told the FBI about His Child Porn Stash
So did they hire him?
http://www.slate.com/blogs/crime/2012/11/29/dumb_criminal_of_the_week_meet_the_job_candidate_who_told_the_fbi_about.html?wpisrc=obnetwork
Finding Sex in the Bill of Rights
A fascinating insight into the ACLU's role in defending sexual freedoms. At least, adult's.
http://reason.com/archives/2012/12/01/finding-sex-in-the-bill-of-rights/print
New study finds federal sex offender law not effective
"federal tier-based sex offender registration and management system put in place in 2006 does not predict risk of recidivism by sex offenders"
http://www.lynn.edu/about-lynn/news-and-events/news/new-study-finds-federal-sex-offender-law-not-effective
O.C. sex offender law is ruled illegal
Let's celebrate by having a picnic!
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/11/oc-sex-offender-law-ruled-illegal-sheriff-will-no-longer-enforce.html
DSM 5 Is Guide Not Bible—Ignore Its Ten Worst Changes
According to Dr. Allen Frances, "The history of psychiatry is littered with fad diagnoses that in retrospect did far more harm than good. "
"Psychiatric diagnosis has become too important in selecting treatments, determining eligibility for benefits and services, allocating resources, guiding legal judgments, creating stigma, and influencing personal expectations to be left in the hands of an APA that has proven itself incapable of producing a safe, sound, and widely accepted manual."
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dsm5-in-distress/201212/dsm-5-is-guide-not-bible-ignore-its-ten-worst-changes
APA rejects "hebephilia," last standing of three novel sexual disorders
"The unequivocal rejection sends a strong signal of the American Psychiatric Association's continuing reluctance to be drawn into the civil commitment quagmire, where pretextual diagnoses are being invoked as excuses to indefinitely confine sex offenders who have no genuine mental disorders. In marked contrast with the field of psychology, psychiatry leaders have expressed consistent concerns about the use of psychiatric labels to justify civil detention schemes."
Hurray!
http://forensicpsychologist.blogspot.com/2012/12/apa-rejects-hebephilia-last-of-three.html
Sex criminal register does not work as a deterrent: report (Netherlands)
But will hysteria prevail?
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2012/12/sex_criminal_register_does_not.php
Track crime on net or we’ll see more people die
Warning to Nick Clegg on terrorists, crooks and paedos
Home Secretary Theresa May today warns MPs who oppose new powers to probe the internet: “Do not put politics before people’s lives.”
The Home Secretary from Hell.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/4678082/Track-crime-on-net-or-well-see-more-people-die.html
Theresa May criticised after saying opponents put politics before people's lives
God, how long will this woman be Home Secretary?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9719685/Theresa-May-criticised-after-saying-opponents-put-politics-before-peoples-lives.html
Paperboy is innocent victim of a vigilante
A BATTERED paperboy told last night how a vigilante spat in his face without warning before smashing his jaw apart in a savage street assault.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/scottishnews/4671526/Paperboy-is-innocent-victim-of-a-vigilante.html
Doubling Down On Secrecy: ITU Believes Secret Media Strategy Key To Avoiding SOPA/ACTA Fate
"the ITU is making its play to regulate the internet, potentially to aid authoritarian governments in censoring or limiting the internet"
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121201/01525121195/doubling-down-secrecy-itu-believes-secret-media-strategy-key-to-avoiding-sopaacta-fate.shtml
Jessica in the Supreme Court?
"Given the increasingly dire housing situations some sex offenders face, it is just a matter of time until the nation sees a major legal challenge of housing restrictions, Harris said. “I think we’ll see a case at the (U.S.) Supreme Court within the next five years,” he said. "
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/20121204arizona-states-fail-find-places-sex-offenders-live.html
Bid for anti-pedophile alliance
"OFFICIALS from the 27 EU member states and 22 other countries, including the US, Australia and New Zealand, are launching a global alliance targeting online child sexual abuse."
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/breaking-news/bid-for-anti-pedophile-alliance/story-e6frg13l-1226530078554
Snake-oil Gene is not so able
Tom O'Carroll on the miracle mind test that often determines who goes free and who dies in custody.
http://tomocarroll.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/snake-oil-gene-is-not-so-able/
Afghan Children Legitimate Targets, Says U.S. Lt. Col., As They Might Have "Hostile Intent"
When the govt isn't busy pretending to be protecting kids, it's busy killing
them.
http://reason.com/blog/2012/12/04/afghan-children-legitimate-targets-says
Fourth Circuit rejects feds' effort to commit "sexually dangerous person" under AWA
http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2012/12/fourth-circuit-rejects-feds-effort-to-commit-sexually-dangerous-person-under-awa.html
Nazareth man sentenced for sending 'warm, cozy' texts to 12-year-old
" a Northampton County judge sent a Nazareth man to state prison Friday for sending inappropriate text messages to a 12-year-old girl, saying he wanted to make her feel "warm and cozy."
"Police said they found 25 texts from Rothrock to the girl, saying he wanted to massage her and asking for photos of her exposed stomach, court records state."Did you realize that was a crime?
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-nazareth-sentencing-child-porn-warm-cozy-20121207,0,1909564.story
The search for paedophiles is more carnival than witch-hunt
With more arrests this week, the world of light entertainment itself is being turned upside down by a raucous mob
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/07/paedophile-carnival-witch-hunt
SW Mich. police investigate "sexual crime" in kindergarten class
"Parents at East Side Middle School in Constantine, which is in St. Joseph County, say they received a letter informing them that police were investigating a “sexual crime” that happened between 5-year-old boys."
http://www.wsbt.com/news/wsbt-sw-mich-investigate-a-school-sexual-crime-in-kindergarten-class-20121204,0,2893064.story
State Sex Offender Registry Differs From Federal Guidelines
"Indiana’s constitution does not require sex offenders who were convicted prior to the creation of the registry in 1994 to register now, because those cases are considered “ex post facto,” or after the fact. However, the U.S. Supreme Court’s guidelines do not consider sex offender convictions ex post facto and say that any offender should be currently registered. It is a policy many other abide by, making Indiana’s guidelines rare."
http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/sex-offender-cases-reveal-loopholes-indiana-registry-41415
Convicted murderer strangles cellmate to death at Cummins
"victim was serving a 48-month sentence for failure to register as a sex offender."
http://www.katv.com/story/20294681/convicted-murderer-strangles-cellmate-to-death-at-cummins
Sex offenders' online activities monitored
The Triage system will send North Yorkshire Police's eight public protection officers an alert if registered sex offenders type certain words.
http://www.theadvertiserseries.co.uk/news/northyorkshire/10097576.Sex_offenders__online_activities_monitored
Prop 35: Sex Offender Act Could Have Unforeseen Privacy Consequences
Proposition 35 will create a situation in which a select group of people will have their online anonymity prohibited
http://www.policymic.com/articles/20357/prop-35-sex-offender-act-could-have-unforeseen-privacy-consequences
New law to target child sex offenders
New federal law increases the punishment for possessing child pornography to 20 years in prison and will also help stream-line investigations. Signed by Obama.
http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/20291759/former-lexington-isd-teacher-holly-lopez-was-sentenced-to-four-years-in-prison-on-friday-for-having-sex-with-two-underage-students-earlier-this-year
Man sentenced for "incest comics" on his computer
It's come to this.
http://www.dailydot.com/news/incest-comics-obscenity-sentenced
German Church Study Says Sex Abuser Priests Rarely Pedophiles
Oh thank God for that!
http://www.worldcrunch.com/world-affairs/german-church-study-says-sex-abuser-priests-rarely-pedophiles/pedophilia-netzwerkb-abuse-catholic-homosexuality-abuse/c1s10366/#.UMdzindH18E
They Can Do That?! 10 Outrageous Tactics Cops Get Away With
"Sometimes a cop gives you a command, but phrases it as a question, like, “Would you open your bag so I can look inside?” If you're anything like the vast majority of people in the United States, you have no idea that you're under no lawful obligation to answer in the affirmative. You can, legally speaking, ask if you are being detained, and if the answer is no, you are free to walk away. Or at the very least, not open your bag."
http://www.alternet.org/they-can-do-10-outrageous-tactics-cops-get-away?paging=off
Young teenagers 'turned into criminals by sex texts': Increasing numbers being arrested with many ending up on sex offenders' register
"Critics say the increasing sexualisation of children is partly the result of easy access to porn on the internet." Uh, yeah, that's the reason!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2246686/Teenagers-turned-criminals-sex-texts-Increasing-numbers-arrested-ending-sex-offenders-register.html
Police investigating allegations senior UK politicians abused children in the 1980s and used 'connections' to escape justice
"Adults claim that they were sexually assaulted as children by MPs in a paedophile ring". I always suspected Frances Urquhart.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/police-investigating-allegations-senior-uk-politicians-abused-children-in-the-1980s-and-used-connections-to-escape-justice-16250028.html
Attorney General Secretly Granted Gov. Ability to Develop and Store Dossiers on Innocent Americans
The U.S. attorney general recently gave the National Counterterrorism Center sweeping new powers to store dossiers on U.S. citizens, even if they are not suspected of a crime.
Thought "Total Information Awareness" went down to defeat a decade ago? They just renamed it and did it anyway.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/12/gov-dossiers-on-us-citizens
Sex Offender Polygraph Policy Changes
now requiring multiple lie detector tests every year from these offenders on probation
And guess what? Those on probation have to pay for the privilege.
http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Sex-Offender-Polygraph-Policy-Changes-183431951.html
Paedophile net: Did Operation Ore change British society?
"Operation Ore may be over. But its legacy persists. It was the event above all others that robbed British society of its innocence about the internet." British society innocent? I think not.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20237564
For young sex offenders, a new Scarlet Letter
The Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) requires teens convicted of serious sex offenses to be registered in a database for 25 years. Previously, only adult sex offenders were registered.
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/for-young-sex-offenders-a-new-scarlet-letter/article_4b37a027-8771-59ff-a173-1e21c3df9a38.html
New York A.G. removes 2,100 sex offenders from online games
"The Internet is the crime scene of the 21st century, and we must ensure that online video game platforms do not become a digital playground for dangerous predators," Schneiderman said today in a statement. "That means doing everything possible to block sex offenders from using gaming systems as a vehicle to prey on underage victims."
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57560060-93/new-york-a.g-removes-2100-sex-offenders-from-online-games/
Three decade sentence and huge (record?) restitution sentence in federal child porn case from Texas
former president of Pan American Airways, who was convicted in May of five counts relating to child pornography. Has to pay <$5 MILLION restitution! And go to prison for the rest of his life.
http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2012/12/three-decades-and-huge-record-restitution-sentence-in-federal-child-porn-case-from-texas.html
Sex offender behind anti-paedophile site
Surprise!
http://www.thelocal.se/45220/20121221/#.UNYymXdH18E
Kansas Sexual Predator Treatment Program could face another audit
only three individuals have been released since the program began in 1994
http://watchdog.org/65129/ks-seven-years-on-audit-on-sex-offender-programs-still-unanswered/
Russia's Supreme Court backs bill on life isolation of pedophiles
Russia's Supreme Court has backed the bill allowing to banish pedophiles to reservations after they are released from prison.
“This is not an exile, in such places people will be able to be with their families and friends,” Tarlo said. “But they will be under supervision, reporting on all their movements, and will no more be allowed to reoffend and get lost in a big city.”
http://rapsinews.com/legislation_news/20121224/265887552.html
Calls for legal child sex rebound on luminaries of May 68
How times have changed. Who would have predicted, back then, that the "fascism of mothers" or fathers, for that matter, could get so much worse?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/feb/24/jonhenley
Mall Santa stuns shy 3-year-old deaf boy: Uses sign language to ask whether he’s been naughty or nice
Sweet!
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/santa-surprises-deaf-boy-sign-language-article-1.1226924
Cheerleading coach cuts plea deal with prosecutors after admitting giving oral sex to 17-year-old boy student
"By cutting a plea deal with prosecutors, Megan Crafton, 22, avoided having to register as a sex offender. Crafton admitted to police that she had performed oral sex on a 17-year-old student at Shelbyville High School, where she worked as a cheerleading coach. "
Needless to say, she's "hot", The "highly attractive woman" defense?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/cheerleading-coach-admits-performing-oral-sex-boy-student-article-1.1265698
Sex Offender, Child Luring Laws to Take Effect
"A bill sponsored in 2012 by State Sen. Kirk Dillard (R-Hinsdale) will prohibit sex offenders from participating in holiday events involving children as of Jan. 1. "
http://lemont.patch.com/articles/sex-offender-child-luring-laws-to-take-effect-jan-1-af91a2b9
"The best predictor of future behavior is …
"
Past as prelude. So neat, so clean. So full of certitude. Like a fortune cookie Confucianism. Something you might hear on CSI: Special Victims Unit. A maxim cited by pop psychologist "Dr. Phil" McGraw, in one of his many self-help books.
http://forensicpsychologist.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-best-predictor-of-future-behavior-is.html
Tamaqua 7th grader suspended for pointing finger 'gun' at classmates
"Police said the boy will be charged with disorderly conduct and will be suspended from school."
What about deaf students using sign language?
Don't they pose an especial danger?
http://www.wfmz.com/news/Regional-Poconos-Coal/Tamaqua-7th-grader-suspended-for-pointing-finger-gun-at-classmates/-/149546/17844114/-/f8djvnz/-/index.html
The Boy Who Played With Fusion
Some kids really ARE rocket scientists!
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-02/boy-who-played-fusion?page=all
'Vigilante' cracks down on possible pedophile with unusual crimes
Self-appointed "federal agent". And indistinguishable, in most cases, from actual federal agents.
http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/crime/vigilante-cracks-down-on-possible-pedophile-with-unusual-crimes
Beach boys heroic at holiday hotspot
Real lifesavers!
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8129185/Beach-boys-heroic-at-holiday-hotspot
Criminals will be tracked by satellite with new electronic tags that use GPS technology
"They can be used to ensure convicted sex offenders are not near schools, with an alarm triggered if they come within a set distance of the premises."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9772398/Criminals-to-be-tracked-via-satellite-with-new-tags.html
Chemical castration for pedophiles in the pipeline in Turkey: report
"Other expected changes to be made in the new law is to take off the requirement to have an expert report from the Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) in rape cases to prove that the victim’s psychology has been negatively affected. " Got that? Removal of the requirement that actual damage occurred.
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/12/31/257953.html
Paedophile Ferguson fought to the end
And Australia's professional busybodies can barely contain their glee at news of his death.
http://www.goulburnpost.com.au/story/1211116/paedophile-ferguson-fought-to-the-end/
Why do states charge for criminal background checks, but the sex offender registry is free?
"Enforcing the sex offender laws costs a ton of money, so why not start charging people to use them? Then you could use that money to help pay for the costly laws!"
http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.com/2012/12/why-do-states-charge-for-criminal.html#.UOJddXdH18E
'I know why he pulled the trigger': High school student, 17, suspended for writing a poem about Sandy Hook shooter
Because we live in a society which has become wholly incapable of intelligently assessing risk.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255205/Sandy-Hook-shooting-Girl-17-suspended-school-writing-poem-massacre.html
Boy, Not Making Bombs, Arrested for Having Things Cops Think Could Blow Up
(And For Making Drawings That Spooked a Teacher)
Again, we are now plagued by adults with vanishingly few skills in properly judging threat.
http://reason.com/blog/2012/12/28/boy-not-making-bombs-arrested-for-having
Court orders first 'chemical castration' of pedophile
South Korea catches up with the "state-of-the-art" sex offender treatment.
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2013/01/03/64/0302000000AEN20130103002854315F.HTML
Homeless LGBT Youth Represent Up To 40 Percent Of Those On The Streets
Nothing new, there.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/04/homeless-lgbt-youth_n_2411884.html
Ron Wyden On FISA Reauthorization: 'There's Going To Be Extraordinary Anger'
But not enough, it would seem, for the American people to do anything about.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/04/senator-ron-wyden-fisa-reauthorization_n_2404873.html
US: Anti-gay evangelist Scott Lively to stand trial for ‘crimes against humanity’
For playing a part in the controversial Ugandan ‘kill the gays’ bill.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/01/04/us-anti-gay-evangelist-to-stand-trial-for-crimes-against-humanity/
SVP verdict overturned for prosecutorial misconduct after Prosecutor again impugned defense witness in hebephilia case
Encouraging!
http://forensicpsychologist.blogspot.com/2013/01/svp-verdict-overturned-for.html
Kids told to keep clothes on as police keep watch for paedophiles at Maslin Beach Nude Olympics
Don't look now, but child nudity is about to become completely extinct.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/kids-told-to-keep-clothes-on-as-police-keep-watch-for-paedophiles-at-maslin-beach-nude-olympics/story-e6frea83-1226548733808
How can we prevent child abuse if we don't understand paedophilia?
"If we want to keep children safe from sexual harm, then surely knowing what we’re dealing with would be a good first step.
And the way to understand them? Don't challenge any of your basic assumptions about pedophilia or its ostensible traumatogenic properties."
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/how-can-we-prevent-child-abuse-if-we-dont-understand-paedophilia-8438660.html
District Judge at resentencing continues to resist federal child porn guidelines even after Sixth Circuit reversal
One lonely judge with integrity and guts.
http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2013/01/district-judge-at-resentencing-continues-to-resist-federal-child-porn-guidelines-even-after-sixth-ci.html
State Supreme Court to hear Jessica's Law challenge
Attorney General Kamala Harris, seemingly modeled, in part, on Oprah Winfrey, will fight it.
http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/blog-1126-state-supreme-court-to-hear-jessicas-law-challenge.html
New law enforcement tool finds sex offenders at local malls
"A $500,000 federal grant has enabled the sheriff’s department to equip four vehicles with highly sensitive cameras that capture and process license plate information. The grant also funds overtime needed to patrol high traffic areas like schools, parks and malls."
Because, how DARE they shop!
http://fox59.com/2013/01/09/new-law-enforcement-tool-finds-sex-offenders-at-local-malls
Cameron Rejects Making Age Of Consent 14
Not that anyone in British government was seriously considering it. He finds the very thought "repulsive!"
"The change was among ideas floated by the Number 10 policy unit after being asked to come up with new ways of giving the public more personal freedoms in everyday life." So much for personal freedom!
http://news.sky.com/story/1036565/cameron-rejects-making-age-of-consent-14
EU police agency opens cybercrime unit to tackle pedophiles, fraudsters online
Are you familiar with "Europol"?
http://www.windsorstar.com/news/police+agency+opens+cybercrime+unit+tackle+pedophiles/7806708/story.html
Debate About Definition of Paedophilia Must Not Mask Reality of Child Abuse
Yes, after reading that amazingly refreshing article in The Guardian, let's get back to what really matters: beating the brain-dead hysterical victim drum and monopolizing the discussion.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jon-brown/paedophilia-definition-debate-and-child-abuse_b_2454111.html
The Sad History of the Kid-Sized Handcuffs
Very sad, indeed. And even sadder, they're still making them and using them.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/01/11/small_handcuffs_the_artifact_was_used_to_bring_native_american_children.html
Anti-gay activist found guilty of filming child porn
Lawyer will face 25 years in prison for forcing her 14-year-old daughter to have sex with two men on camera. Of course! We would have expected nothing less.
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/anti-gay-activist-found-guilty-filming-child-porn120113
THE LITTLE LION: SYRIA’S 11-YEAR-OLD KILLING MACHINE
Freedom fighters come in all sizes.
http://www.vice.com/read/the-little-lion--syrias-11-year-old-killing-machine
Sammamish boy drums to different beat, video goes viral
Little Drummer Boy, in between loads of laundry.
http://www.bellevuereporter.com/news/186341892.html
The readers' editor on… why there should be no taboo subjects in a serious newspaper
Jon Henley's 'crime' was to have tried to write rationally about a subject – paedophilia – which, according to one blog, 'nobody should try to be rational about'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/13/no-taboo-subjects-serious-newspaper
Jimmy Savile was part of satanic ring
The great advantage "journalists" have in making up stories about people after they have died: no libel laws protect the dead!
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/370439/Jimmy-Savile-was-part-of-satanic-ring
Judge okays child sex
Gotcha goin' didn't we? Judge okays child sex for children. In New Zealand. The newspaper later apologized for the headline after some outraged "child savers" voiced their disapproval.http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/judge-okays-child-sex-1.1452575
