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20 Years for a Youtube Prank? - Page 11
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BritishBeef
United Kingdom372 Posts
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ReaVU
Sweden69 Posts
I can't see how these children in any way can.. nah I don't even wanna write about this. I knew people were stupid but this? Holy crap, sometimes I just want to give up all hope and become a hero in some game. 20 years for video editing.. Might wanna arrest these guys too I guess: | ||
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Angra
United States2652 Posts
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Jugan
United States1566 Posts
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CrazyF1r3f0x
United States2120 Posts
The fact that the kids were not present in the video should be enough to prove him innocent. I wish him luck in court. | ||
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nayumi
Australia6499 Posts
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Circos
United Kingdom115 Posts
I cannot even begin to fathom how fucking stupid this is. No amount of rationality could ever justify the fact that this has even gone so far as to consider a jail sentence, let alone a punishment of that degree. | ||
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sOvrn
United States678 Posts
I'm sure the defendant will think twice now when doing these idiotic youtube videos. Ppl with responsibilities, like a teacher, should be aware that the internet is a very public place.. >.< | ||
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norsK
United States131 Posts
The same sentence Varg Vikernes recieved in Norway for stabbing his bandmate and burning 3 churches and another building. Insanity. I really hope he can afford a good lawyer, or for fucks sake go 100grand in debt for one. Does the sentence have something to do with the sexual aspect of the song? I mean child abuse can be described as more than just sexual. Take the will ferrell clip on funnyordie where his little 3 year old niece is holding a beer yelling at him. Its amazing. But some dickwad could potential say the child is being encouraged to drink. The US jail system is so so so scary for me... because of stories like this - and the insane amount of time given to drug dealers and users. Once your in jail... your gone till you get out. No one even listens to reason anymore at the point, just the law. | ||
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dudeman001
United States2412 Posts
Dean Boland, an Ohio lawyer known for often testifying in child pornography cases in defense of the accused offenders, wanted to show how "fake" child porn isn't harmful at all. http://pinoytutorial.com/techtorial/dean-boland-photoshop-expert-for-fake-child-porn-busted/ Essentially he purchased photos from a photo-taking company and spliced them to create child pornography, to show that fake porn doesn't harm the child and isn't illegal. He was then sued for his picture by the child's parents, because although his point was to show you can create a new image out of anything, he didn't have to turn it into child porn. I have no idea what the video actually includes, but if the above situation teaches you anything, it's.... don't make sexual children stuff. It's really, really, really stupid. | ||
IntoTheWow
is awesome32282 Posts
On February 19 2011 05:30 travis wrote: THE FUCK? | ||
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ggrrg
Bulgaria2717 Posts
On February 19 2011 08:27 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: And the invasion of privacy and destruction of reputations isn't harming people? That's what this idiot did. [...] Reputations will be permanently ruined, there will be consequences because of the viral video, and inevitable defamation will ensue directly because of the lie that is that spliced video. Invasion of privacy: "1) intrusion on one's solitude or into one's private affairs; 2) public disclosure of embarrassing private information; 3) publicity which puts him/her in a false light to the public; 4) appropriation of one's name or picture for personal or commercial advantage." 1) I'd say that children being at school is not exactly a "private affair" or "intrusion of solitude" 2) children being at school doesn't fall under "embarrassing private information" either 3) somewhat debatable, but considering there was a disclaimer explaining that the video is staged should rule this out, too (you know, like the disclaimers they put in tv shows e.g. "all characters and events in this show - even those based on real people - are entirely fictional"). Not to mention that anybody with a semi-functional brain would realize that the kids were most certainly not dancing to offensive lyrics even without reading the disclaimer... 4) now, that's a point he can be sued over, but it most certainly doesn't warrant a 20-years sentence or any jail time for that matter destruction of reputations!? Whose? The children's? Or maybe the teachers'? Or the principal's? The video doesn't claim that any of the officials were involved in creating or approved of the material, and in addition there was a disclaimer that actually says the exact opposite. A case (a stupid one but nevertheless) could be made that the video could be interpreted in an unfavorable way for some officials, but this doesn't warrant a prison sentence. Furthermore, neither "invasion of privacy" nor "destruction of reputations" is why everybody in this thread feels the urge to face palm. The reasons is that some crazy prosecutor somehow came to the idea to file a sexual abuse charge! p.s. Astonishing how you can even dare to compare a disclosed internet joke with a life-endangering, possibly life-claiming, property destroying crime like arson. | ||
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SoBeDragon
United States192 Posts
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xti.aden
Germany65 Posts
Happens 10000 times a day on facebook. He maybe even had the permission to publish the children with the original, clean video. Changing the "light" the children appear in without getting a new permission may not be morally correct, but this shit happens on a daily basis in talk / reality shows, even news interviews etc. too. And manipulating a video to look like there´s something wrong going on cant be illegal. Or Hollywood would have a serious problem. Sure, there is a border. But i doubt it has been passed by some children seemingly listening to a dirty song. kesha lady gaga and katy perry shower you with tainted lyrics all day long. To me this looks like another example of the legal framework working for the rich, not for justice. | ||
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vectorix108
United States4633 Posts
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Tipany
United States368 Posts
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starcraft911
Korea (South)1263 Posts
Edit: if anyone should be in jail it's those crazy pageant moms | ||
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jroc242
Canada22 Posts
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xti.aden
Germany65 Posts
On February 19 2011 09:54 starcraft911 wrote: because for a crime to have taken place there must be victims and there are none. there certainly is one victim. himself. getting beaten up with an inflated moral hammer swung by frustrated parents. | ||
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Dacendoran
United States825 Posts
Legally I think its messed up they can even make a case against him I hope he gets a good lawyer. | ||
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