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Grandma Arrested for Child Porn (bathtub photos of granddaughter)
Reason ^ | May 4, 2009 | Radley Balko

Posted on 05/04/2009 4:53:16 PM PDT by ellery

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Jackboot, Nifong-esque DA plus jackboot, complicit cops = tyranny.
1 posted on 05/04/2009 4:53:19 PM PDT by ellery
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To: bamahead; Gabz

Massive jackboot ping.


2 posted on 05/04/2009 4:55:40 PM PDT by ellery (It's a free country.)
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To: ellery

Oh Man, I’m in trouble! I have bathtub photos of all of my eight grandchildren.


3 posted on 05/04/2009 4:56:15 PM PDT by Rushmore Rocks
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To: ellery

First thought on the headline... “Well hell, arrest 3/4 of the country then.”


4 posted on 05/04/2009 4:56:36 PM PDT by TheZMan ("I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.")
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To: ellery
He did say, "There was no legitimate purpose for those photographs. I would never pose my daughter or my step-daughter like that.

Most parents/grandparents who take those kind of photos don't "pose" them anyway. They're usually candids. What a putz.

5 posted on 05/04/2009 4:57:35 PM PDT by Tamar1973 (Riding the Korean Wave, one Bae Yong Joon drama at a time!)
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To: ellery

Good find, buddy. How ya’ been? :)


6 posted on 05/04/2009 4:58:00 PM PDT by Politicalmom ("Energy prices will necessarily skyrocket"-Zero)
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To: Rushmore Rocks

I know. Imagine if the special prosecutor hadn’t shown some sanity (15 months into this poor woman’s ordeal)! She could have gone to jail...and combined with the sex offendor registries, could have been forced out of her home.

According to the article, she still doesn’t have her photos back. Everyone involved should be held personally accountable in court.


7 posted on 05/04/2009 4:59:16 PM PDT by ellery (It's a free country.)
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To: ellery

Wal-Mart Worker.


8 posted on 05/04/2009 5:00:05 PM PDT by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at I00 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: ellery

I hope she sues and gets it all ... this Liberal stuff is getting way out of hand .... it’s almost scary to do anything today ...


9 posted on 05/04/2009 5:01:07 PM PDT by SkyDancer ('Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not..' ~ Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Politicalmom

Hey there, my FRiend! All is well here — just trying to tamp down the daily outrage with lots of time outside in the nice weather with the kids! :)

How about you?


10 posted on 05/04/2009 5:01:33 PM PDT by ellery (It's a free country.)
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To: ellery

I hope the woman sues their *ss off. (no pun intended)


11 posted on 05/04/2009 5:01:53 PM PDT by Nachum (the complete list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: ellery
He did say, "There was no legitimate purpose for those photographs.

Who the Hell was he, to make that judgement? Dunno if this guy was elected or appointed but if the former, he should be dumped Big Time in the next election. If appointed, then dump the guy who appointed him.

As a grandparent, I have taken candid shots, although none were naked. How soon before ANY picture of a kid will be considered "suggestive" and "pornographic" because of the DA's twisted mindview? This is a good case of seeing nails everywhere when all you have is a hammer.

12 posted on 05/04/2009 5:02:18 PM PDT by Oatka ("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." –Bertrand de Jouvenel)
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To: ellery
Why doesn't anyone ask why there is no presumption of innocence in the arrest and pre-trial portion of every case?
13 posted on 05/04/2009 5:03:38 PM PDT by Natural Law
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Wal-Mart Worker.

I am sure Wal-Mart has a policy for it's photo lab personal to report suspicious photos

Why blame the Wally world worker when the idiot DA was the one who brought the charges?

14 posted on 05/04/2009 5:04:33 PM PDT by Popman (Only one question remains: Does the sun rise because of Obama or does Obama rise because of the sun)
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Wal-Mart Worker.

I am sure Wal-Mart has a policy for it's photo lab personal to report suspicious photos

Why blame the Wally world worker when the idiot DA was the one who brought the charges?

15 posted on 05/04/2009 5:05:04 PM PDT by Popman (Only one question remains: Does the sun rise because of Obama or does Obama rise because of the sun)
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Wal-Mart Worker.

I am sure Wal-Mart has a policy for it's photo lab personal to report suspicious photos

Why blame the Wally world worker when the idiot DA was the one who brought the charges?

16 posted on 05/04/2009 5:07:17 PM PDT by Popman (Only one question remains: Does the sun rise because of Obama or does Obama rise because of the sun)
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To: ellery

Pretty rotten, but we’re surviving. :)


17 posted on 05/04/2009 5:07:30 PM PDT by Politicalmom ("Energy prices will necessarily skyrocket"-Zero)
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To: ellery

I just called my son and told him to never send me any naked pics of my grandbabies!

I don’t want them on my computers!

I’m livid, but smart!


18 posted on 05/04/2009 5:07:46 PM PDT by Randy Larsen ( BTW, If I offend you! Please let me know, I may want to offend you again!)
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To: ellery

My gut reaction is that the prosecutor stepped over the line, but I am also aware that in the Internet age there has been numerous cases of family members using underage relatives for just what she was charged with.

It is really a hard call. And there is the cultural element. Things that were permissible and commonplace 40 years ago are no longer acceptable — and obviously vice-versa.

Here in Japan, where family baths are still common, it is not unusual for girls from toddlers up to prepubescent to accompany their fathers into the changing rooms at swimming pools. I can’t tell you what a shock it was for me the first time I was toweling off after a post-swim shower, looked down and saw a five-year-old girl staring up at me in frank curiosity. I practically crawled into the locker.

It still bothers me a bit and I tend to act very shy and dress hurriedly if after swimming I note that there are young girls in the locker room. But no Japanese thinks a thing about it.


19 posted on 05/04/2009 5:12:20 PM PDT by Ronin (Moderate Taliban? Oxymoron. Obama voters? Plain morons.)
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To: Oatka
"...ANY picture of a kid will be considered "suggestive" and "pornographic" because of the DA's twisted mindview?"

Excellent point. This has to be unconstitutional and illegal. The DA's gut? What a load of hooey.

Pretty soon, the real estate ads will read, "great schools, good location, DA not sick and twisted."



20 posted on 05/04/2009 5:12:28 PM PDT by TheOldLady
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