Child Porn Charges for comedian; edited video makes it appear children were listening to dirty song

[Jonluw]

Snippidippy

Like I said in my last post: I understand that actually saying the kind of things he said in the video to kids might be punishable. You see, when I first heard it, I just thought he was being obscene, but it turned out he was soliciting sex from them (you know, fictionally).

Captcha: Plato's usings

 

[Jack Macaque]

Were this 6 year olds naked or something? This has got to be a joke or something, can people really be THIS stupid?

 

[Ickorus]

Just thought about it but since they're trying to do him for making and distributing child porn then surely by the fucked up reasoning of those parents when they watched that video they are guilty of watching child porn and should have their kids taken off them because those kids are at risk of child abuse.

 

[witness51]

Is the title of your video called "The Grapist" by WKUK?

 

[Leg End]

I'm sure the perp is guilty of something.

Some time in the slammer will do him good.

P.S. Superimposing, altering, photoshopping, editing videos and images can still constitute as an obscenity.

Maybe he should have done his homework before wasting his time on his little project.

And you might want to do your homework and read some of the posts and examples above to show how wrong you are in your assumptions.

Huh?

Anyway, it's like people who make Pedobear gifs of the little bear attacking kids or that girl from Lazytown etc. We know the kids are safe and the cartoon bear is superimposed and not real, but the message is clear. "Paedophilia is funny,". Well, it isn't.

I'll look into this guy's case in more detail soon, but I think the courts are sending a clear message.

Like I said, a little jail time might give him a bit of time to think of some new, funnier sketches. It'll do him good.

Meep.

Yes, it is funny when it brings about countless .gifs of Lolis punching Pedobear.

A message of Orwellian nature.

Jailing someone on unjust charges... this planet is getting worse and worse every day. :/

 

[Leg End]

WARNING COURSE LANGUAGE

What the FUCK is wrong with these FUCKING pricks, this guy took a harmless video and added funny lyrics and now he's a FUCKING pedophile how the Fuck do they get to that conclusion.

You know it's stuff like that makes me consider crime i mean if there going to send people to jail for nothing whats the FUCKING point in obeying any GOD DAMN LAW.

You realize just now that our current laws are pointless?

They have been pointless Comrade... they have been pointless.

We need change. We must SPARK THE FIRES OF REVOLUTION!

 

[Karilas]

What the hell is wrong with Americans? You're so obsessed with pedophilia and child porn you see it everywhere! Present company excluded of course. Geeks seem to be the only sane people in America left.

Exactly! Funnily enough, the percentage of the population that watches Family Guy is higher in Britain than it is in the USA. Coincidence? I think not! Family Guy constantly shows deteriorating Christian values and makes fun at all the right wing politicians which is probably why America doesn't like it. Family Guy is clearly written by geeks.

I thought we'd already established that Family Guy is written by Manatees?

Also to the guy who doesn't find paedo jokes funny, sure, paedophilia may not be funny when it happens, but that doesn't mean jokes about the subject can't be amusing. Hell, even perhaps quite astute or thoughtful from time to time?

ANYTHING can be funny.

BUT - This man going to jail for a joke that harms nobody, that sure as shit ain't funny.

Furthermore, to anyone who looks at the story and thinks "Good, paedophilia isn't entertaining, this guy deserves to go to jail!" I IMPLORE you to engage your brain for one solitary second. The distinction here needs to be made between what is paedophilia and what is a ridiculous knee-jerk reaction to perceived endangerment of youth.

 

[carnege4]

I thought we'd already established that Family Guy is written by Manatees?

Also to the guy who doesn't find paedo jokes funny, sure, paedophilia may not be funny when it happens, but that doesn't mean jokes about the subject can't be amusing. Hell, even perhaps quite astute or thoughtful from time to time?

ANYTHING can be funny.

BUT - This man going to jail for a joke that harms nobody, that sure as shit ain't funny.

How can some1 not find Pedobear funny? I know is about pedophilia but it's like (well kinda) the video this guy made: A FUCKING JOKE.
Srly. How can you not laugh at this?

Edit : wrong person quoted, sorry :x

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[bushwhacker2k]

Freedom of speech is dead. Long live freedom of speech.

It's a good thing he didn't rob a bank for $100 while he was at it, or he would probably be facing life in prison now.

Robbing a gas station and beating the owner would actually get him less time than this

Lol, as amazingly stupid as it is, you're probably right.

I just don't feel any empathy for the people who say that this will 'corrupt the youth.' I just don't get it, I mean I feel like the idea is that a glimpse of nudity or a curse word will immediately allow a demon to possess their body if they haven't yet had an 18th birthday... it just feels like such an overreaction to anything that happens.

I've stated before I don't understand why sex and curse words are regarded as bad things. Sex is a natural part of life, in fact life can't really exist without it. Curse words don't make sense to me, why create words if they aren't meant to be used and ultimately words only have the meaning they're given, they aren't magical incantations that cause some greater power to swoop in and take over.

 

[TheGuiggleMonster]

What the hell is wrong with Americans? You're so obsessed with pedophilia and child porn you see it everywhere! Present company excluded of course. Geeks seem to be the only sane people in America left.

Exactly! Funnily enough, the percentage of the population that watches Family Guy is higher in Britain than it is in the USA. Coincidence? I think not! Family Guy constantly shows deteriorating Christian values and makes fun at all the right wing politicians which is probably why America doesn't like it. Family Guy is clearly written by geeks.

Family Guy is quite popular in the US amongst a certain age group.

I am 14 and I watch Family Guy. My grandma is 72 and she also watches it. We are both English. it wouldn't surprise me if more people watch it in the USA, but the population is about 5-6 times as big as the British population. Even if half the people in Britain watch it and 10% of Americans watch it, there would still be a few more people in the USA who watch it.

 

[John the Gamer]

Americans are way too childish when it comes to stuff like this.

I know you weren't trying to be a pest, but could you do me a favor and not talk about me and 300 millions of my countrymen as if we were some kind of homogeneous hive-mind? You can talk about problems within America or certain Americans, but putting it that way makes it seem like you're judging all of us collectively somehow.

Sorry.

 

[Chibz]

1. The editing of the video made it appear that he was singing the lewd song to the children and they were smiling along with it. The juxtaposition of these two images to give the impression of a single event would count as a false statement. This is especially true since he did not receive permission from the parents to create this film with their children. The reason that shows like the Daily Show can show clips of politicians speaking is because those politicians are broadcast on public channels so their speech is in the public domain. The reactions of the children were not filmed in a public space nor did the parents give permission for him to use it.

2. Since the children are minors, their parents can claim emotional distress at witnessing the video and then claim due compensation. Again, since the parents weren't notified and the video was broadcast via youtube, the parents could easily claim emotional distress on behalf of their children.



OT: Even if the guy beats these civil cases, he is looking at a mountain of legal fees. Unless a group of lawyers agree to work for free, the lawyer fees alone are going to bankrupt him.

I apologize, I should've been more clear. Feeble claims like "emotional harm" do not fly in a libel/slander case. You need to prove that he intended to, and did cause, financial harm. How MUCH financial harm he caused is relevant, because it determines how much he needs to compensate.

 

[Rooster Cogburn]

Sorry.

No biggie, sorry I went into Tower Defensive mode.

 

[Dango]

What the hell is wrong with Americans? You're so obsessed with pedophilia and child porn you see it everywhere! Present company excluded of course. Geeks seem to be the only sane people in America left.

Exactly! Funnily enough, the percentage of the population that watches Family Guy is higher in Britain than it is in the USA. Coincidence? I think not! Family Guy constantly shows deteriorating Christian values and makes fun at all the right wing politicians which is probably why America doesn't like it. Family Guy is clearly written by geeks.

So... your conclusion is that America is made up entirely of right-wing Christians? And everyone my age in America absolutely loves the show... except me.

 

[Hamster at Dawn]

This is also a problem with nudity(not ponography, obviously) on television. Why is it bad? Don't we all look like that? Americans are way too childish when it comes to stuff like this.

What's wrong with pornography? It's perfectly natural, right?