The extent to which government has gone in its attempt to control the thoughts of citizens is showcased in today's Advocate by the report headlined Girl, 15, accused of sending nude photos over phone.
It's about the local court's prosecution of a kid who sent nude photos of herself via cell phone to some other kids. Charged with two felonies, she could be labeled a sex offender and put under government behavior control for 20 years.
A sexual offender? And the other kids who got the photos? The report indicated that even they could be charged. Doesn't it make you feel good to have government looking over your shoulder, protecting your morals and guiding your thoughts?
This likely is a kid who, when opening her e-mail is drowning in spam that wants to know if she'd like to buy pills to increase the size of her penis, salves to make her lover more sensitive, and any other slimy crap that can be imagined by basement-level pervs throughout the world.
Why doesn't government get that stuff off everyone's computer instead of regulating what citizens say (in words and pictures) in private over their private phones and computers?
As I understand government's mind-control capability, you can be charged as a perv for downloading photos and written materials that don't meet standards set by high-thinking moralists who oversee state and federal governments. Yet the perverted spam rolls on like a river. Don't tell me government couldn't stop it. But better headlines for government are to be had in local grunts coming after local citizens. What a crock.
I'm not saying the girl should have done what she did, but I know at age 15 if I had a cell phone and I knew a girl who had a cell phone I would surely have encouraged her to be a bit naughty with it. More than a bit, in fact.
Back then, though, our phones were on party lines with live operators. So my chances of naughtiness, phone-wise, would have been slim to none.
Complicating such an endeavor would have been my parents and her parents who likely would thrash all unclean thoughts out of us if we got caught.
Which points to the differences of then and now. Parents took care of their kids' morals and behavior and local government wouldn't have dared to poke around in our private activities or thoughts. Back then, such notions were still merely sci-fi.
All of which makes this a good time to review The Price of Freedom.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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My son is currently in prison for the same thing. A photo on a cell phone, with a locked code on it! It was not shared with anyone, but the local police who opened it.
ReplyDeleteThis picture involved him and his girlfriend, a 'state-made' victim.
The nightmare for our family began in 2006.
For the complete story and my fight to restore the registry to its true intent, please visit my blog and don't miss a single posting or comment.
I e-mail the senators of Ohio on a regular bases. I've met with them in person. They agree that the laws need to be 're-considered' and 'fair'.
My son is not a threat to a child, nor is he dangerous. Yet, he is punished for those that did violate a child. He is required to register, has to abide by the same restrictions as a predator.
We, the people of Ohio pay for these resources.
Every day I read of another sex offender re-offending. The focus in Ohio is not on the true, violent and dangerous offenders.
Laws are NOT based by what experts say, they are based on our governments BELIEF, their BELIEF is what is signed into law.
These LAWS do NOT predict who will re-offend!
Their thinking?
"Here's your tier for you offense!"
No experts, none!
Grouping ALL sex offenses, saying they are a THREAT and DANGER to society, WITHOUT consulting experts, not allowing them to make mistakes that many of us have (or would, given the same opportunity as kids these days) requiring them to registry with molesters and rapist, because of a MISTAKE, POOR judgment, makes this state, OHIO, nothing short than a state of COMMUNISM! Ha, last time I checked we were the UNITED STATES!
You do not have to be in the military to FIGHT for our freedoms and the rights for the next generation of children!
Thank you for allowing me to comment.
Great posting! I am going to 'share' it if you do not mind.
Jacquelyn L Horst
bruce your all talk if your so anti gov why dont you run for office
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