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quidditchgrrlIf you still think that you're somehow protected against being prosecuted for what you write (darn that pesky Constitution and Bill of Rights!), read ahead. I've been meaning to put up a few links concerning this man's conviction, but have put it off for whatever reason.
By listing this, I by no means condone the things that he has done, and it's been stated more than once that this guy is no hero. But, when all is said and done, how do we know that we're not next?
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As if I care what Ann Coulter thinks...
OU Post Article
How 'socially acceptable' are your thoughts and writings? If you've ever written/read anything labeled NC-17, you fall well within the interpretation of Ohio law. Grab that mental floss, it's time for a brain-scrubbing!
By listing this, I by no means condone the things that he has done, and it's been stated more than once that this guy is no hero. But, when all is said and done, how do we know that we're not next?
A Rather Left Viewpoint
As if I care what Ann Coulter thinks...
OU Post Article
How 'socially acceptable' are your thoughts and writings? If you've ever written/read anything labeled NC-17, you fall well within the interpretation of Ohio law. Grab that mental floss, it's time for a brain-scrubbing!
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Re: A though from Morgandy
Date: 2003-06-05 05:00 am (UTC)Actually, the conviction was based solely around the diary, and whether it was a violation of parole - it was not a parole violation in and of itself. He did not have any other pornography in his home at the time. So, if you're an ex-con, should you be allowed to have murder mysteries in your house? Or write about murders in your diary? Or talk about it at all?
No person writing fanfiction is solely writing about canon characters; I'd wager that no person writing about characters period is doing it in a vacuum. There are real people that the characters are based upon. However, even with the physical descriptions in the diary, there was no established link between the fictional characters and any RL children this man had any visual contact with.
Was what he wrote disgusting? Yes. Was it disturbing? Yes. Was it fit for public consumption? No. But I'd rather he write it down in a diary than actually perpetrate it on the street.
And for the record, I'm a chemical castration proponent.