Tag: child porn
Was The Fired Librarian A Snitch Or A Heroine?
MayorBob.
Posted to Legal on Wed Mar 26, 2008 at 04:09:43 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
If you're a member of the Geek Squad asked to fix someone's computer and you find kiddie porn on the hard drive and you report it to the police, you're a hero. If you're a library aide in Tulare County, California and you spot a patron using library computers to view kiddie porn and report him to the cops, you're out of a job. At least that's what Brenda Biesterfeld is saying happened to her and it's a case that has the entire community in an uproar.
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Hello, You've Got Mail ... And Possibly Criminal Charges.
MayorBob.
Posted to Legal on Wed Mar 07, 2007 at 10:24:05 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
The case of the US vs. Kenneth Kelley presents us with troubling aspects. The first aspect is that the doctrine of "reasonable doubt" may have been turned on its head. The other aspect is that, based upon a decision by the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals, a person no longer need seek out a criminal activity to become the target of government prosecutors. Now, even if you are just the unsolicited recipient of certain spam emails, you may find yourself a target.
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