Why isn’t this illegal?
Posted
August 16, 2007 at
5:01 pm by
Jessica
Being hailed as a saint on one side and a “punisher of thought crimes” on the other, a California judge recently issued a restraining order against self-proclaimed pedophile Jack McClellen ordering him to keep at least 30 feet away from any child or be arrested.
This article names a few people who believe the restraining order violated McClellen’s first amendment rights and assert that until he actually molests a child (or is caught — it wouldn’t surprise me if he already has), that his taking pictures of toddler girls, posting them on his website, and explaining to other pedophiles where to find them and observe little girls (which they refer to as “LGs”) for sexual gratification is all perfectly legal.
As a result, his case has stirred debate, particularly since his arrest on Monday, over whether attempting to restrict unseemly behavior that isn’t criminal violates a person’s constitutional rights.
“There is no law against someone making you feel uncomfortable,” said Laurie Levenson, a former federal prosecutor and a Loyola Law School professor. “There’s a line to cross and I don’t think he has yet. He’s tiptoeing around the law.”
My question is…what about the rights of a toddler or a child? Don’t they have any privacy rights? Don’t they deserve to be protected from sexual depravity and exploitation?
Why isn’t this behavior illegal??
Why do pedophiles have more rights than small children? What makes a pedophile more important than a baby or child? I just don’t get it.
I mean, why should a 3 year old, or a 4, 5, 6 year old, or any child be aware that there are creepy men that lust after them and if they want to take their picture, put it up on the internet and/or sit next to them and sexually fantasize about them, then they just have to deal. If a man wants to sit underneath a playground set and look up a small child’s skirt, is society obligated to protect that right???
That should be unacceptable to any human being with any decency.
We need law makers to act. Unfortunately, our laws are not adequate for this new internet threat. Our founding fathers could not have had the foresight to imagine a loophole would exist to make the exploitation of children legal.
This is not okay. It should never be okay.
Tags: child abuse, child advocacy, Criminal Justice, exploitation, jack mcclellen, pedophiles, predators
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1. Petulant Pixie said:
August 17, 2007 @ 9:06 am | Quote
I thought it was illegal to post pictures of minors without parental consent.
2. Jessica said:
August 17, 2007 @ 9:50 am | Quote
Apparently, it’s not. If it’s not for commercial use, kids are not protected under the law. Kids have very little rights to privacy when it comes to the internet and revealing very personal information about them.
The laws need to change.
3. Erica said:
August 17, 2007 @ 11:57 am | Quote
I saw all about this guy on our news in Seattle. He’s from over here and has been doing stuff like this for years he admitted. He was in a big hat and sunglasses bragging to the reporter about that he’s a “self-proclaimed” pedophile. But “I’m NOT GAY.” he says. “I only post on sites that cater to men wanting to see girls, not boys.” He was so cocky and crass. When I heard of his arrest in California, I just about did backflips off my couch.
I hope that he’s put in jail, someone finds out what he does, and the prisoners do awful things to him. I have no sympathy for pedophiles whatsoever!!!!!