On 1/9/06, Gary Sibio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If there were any extenuating circumstances, I would think he - the > perp -
Don't call him a perp. What the hell is this, Law and Order or something? Are you a cop? As far as we know, he's not even been charged with anything. Since a trial date is upcoming for the uncle, I think we're pretty safe in saying the the police would have charged him by now were they going to. > would have mentioned them. Quite frankly, we know even less about the camera store employee's motivations to say whatever he said, than we do his involvement, so we don't know if he'd have mentioned any extenuating circumstances or not. > I don't believe we are talking > about taking pictures in the bathtub or a group of shirtless > 4-year-olds playing in a splash pool. You're right. It's less than those scenarios. Whoever did the photographing, apparently photographed fully clothed children. For reasons that I don't understand, it seems there are people out there who are aroused by looking at photos of young children in dance costumes. It may be sick, but how harmful is it? > The man has injured innocent children. How has he injured them? Again, it may be sick, but unless the children are identified and somehow harassed or harmed, where's the injury? I would agree that there's ~potential harm~ to them, but as far as we know, no one has been hurt yet. We obviously must protect our children, but we also need a bit of perspective here. > He must pay for his crime. If anyone does anything illegal, and is found guilty by due process in a court of law, of course he should pay for his crime. > His > rights ended when he admitted what he did. No sir!! With the greatest of respect,you are wrong. First of all, in this case, no one admitted to anything. Secondly, one's rights don't end when they confess. There are any number of very good reasons that one may confess to a crime they didn't commit. In fact, it's much more common than one would think. One could be acting under duress. One could be insane or otherwise not in their right mind. One could be simply seeking attention or notoriety. A person who confesses to a crime must have the same rights as anyone else. If we take away that person's rights, then who's next? cheers, frank (wimpy liberal guy) -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
