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

[Nemesis729]

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.

So spending 20 years in prison for making a comedy video where no one was harmed in any conceivable way will do him good? Are you serious? Did you even watch the video? If I was this guy and I wound up in jail for 20 years... I dont know what Id do, Just watching this video made me lose what little faith I had left in humanity and freedom

 

[MetalGenocide]

Supporting fire! Go, go, go!

 

[Direwolf750]

THEY ARE IDIOTS!!!! it is a JOKE VIDEO! it is edited together such that it LOOKS like that. It isn't porn, it is completely silly! WHAT THE HELL?!?!? at best it should be using someone's likeness in a video without their agreement!

 

[TheMadTypist]

That the case has actually made it into a courtroom is a gross miscarriage of justice, and is a clear sign of flaws in the system. Any judge with half a brain would dismiss the case with prejudice, seeing as the children never actually heard the "dirty" song, and were therefore clearly not the intended audience for the supposed "talking dirty" that is the basis of the "child sexually abusive material" charges.

Let the parents pursue a civil case if they feel their children were "used" unfairly.

 

[Direwolf750]

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.

So if you say something as a joke, and I don't think it's funny, should I throw you in jail for practically as long as you have been living? Your opinion is one based off of bigotry. Realize that for one stupid video someone could go away for so long that by the time they get out they could be having their midlife crisis. I doubt that you would be so enthusiastic if any off color joke you ever made got you landed in the same position, who wouldn't?

Long story short, I question your sense of misplaced moral superiority.

 

[Direwolf750]

Watching the video got me confused did the kids hear the dirty song or not?

not unless their parents showed them it.

 

[AgDr_ODST]

this is so fucking retarded! He's abit of a moron at worst and a victim of the over reaction by the overly sensitive parents and the suit happy prosecutors at best(and in reality)

 

[Stabby Joe]

What the f...

Seriously!?

In some states and countries you'd get less time in jail for actually doing real harm, so in some places justice is too soft while in others like this case... well, I'm not sure if "justice" is the right word.

 

[Okysho]

well ok since the actual video has been removed from the net, I went and looked up some of his other stuff. He's really not that bad of a singer/rapper. He's pretty damn funny too. If he gets arrested and given 20 for this kinda stuff? ... I dunno...

yeah, I mean he shouldn't have posted the kid's faces without permission, but that's... mmaybe what? a small fine? a few months?

Stupid... I don't wanna sound hyppocritical because this stuff happens everywhere, so if this ever happens in Canada, I'm gonna start a fuckin' rally.

www.duhaime.org

I hate to tell you, but the definitions used by the Criminal Code of Canada are potential as broadly interpreted. What should really bother you is that if this case is successful and creates a precedent, it's going to open the door to more cases this weak. That's not to say that most judges in Canada would even entertain this kind of case, but with how accessible the internet makes recorded media, it's only a matter of time before an American D.A. tries to get somebody from Canada extradited for posting a youtube video that could be deemed harmful to minors, or to portray material relevant to child pornography.

The other thing that worries me is that if this case is successful, this will mean that any form of internet media that has children in it, or involves childrens' show characters, and has been modified to include adult materials is going to be in danger. Any fair use parody of Sesame Street (like Sensimilla Street), will be easily attacked, as will Retarded Animal Babies, since their at least loosely based on popular childrens' shows.

How many people remember the 1986 trial 'California V. The Dead Kennedys', on the charge of 'distributing harmful material to minors'? Can anyone imagine the horror that would ensue if that case was being tried now, in that courtroom?

Oh I'm fully aware that this kinda stuff can happen over here. I don't remember the 1986 incident because I was born in 91, just saying that this shit isn't right, at all

 

[GotMalkAvian]

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.

Try looking into the case a little bit before passing judgement, 'kay? Sure, it was a stupid prank, and not that funny, but the guy doesn't deserve twenty years in prison and a lifetime on the sex offender registry.

The worst part for me is that we're seeing a huge gap between what's okay for a "professional" and what's okay for the rest of us. I've seen plenty of comedy shows (Whitest Kids U Know immediately comes to mind) that have done pretty much this exact thing, and none of them are in jail. Hell, R Kelly did make a sexually explicity video involving minors, and he was acquitted of everything.

This is all time and money that could be spent trying and convicting scum that have actually harmed children...

 

[BoogieManFL]

What a load of bullshit. I hope he that crap doesn't stick.

 

[MasterChief892039]

Well that's a bit ridiculous. I can easily understand why the parents would be upset that footage of their children was used without their permission, but the video clearly isn't child porn, and the children were never exposed to any inappropriate material. Whether association with the video is damaging to the children or not is up for debate, but that can be solved in two minutes by just taking the video down. Jail time is not necessary.

 

[Jamieson 90]

The thing is this, unless you have been living under a rock for the last 30 years then you should know anything to do with children is a no go zone.

Its stupid that he is facing 20 years in prison if found guilty, in fact thats beyond crazy. The guy was stupid though, seriously did he not think there would be any consequences? Seriously if you are going to film/photograph/record children make sure you have all the right permission/health & safety stuff covered or you could end up in shit.

 

[boyvirgo666]

i just had a hate seizure. i was foaming and everything. i think im gong to go make a video of me fake punching something then edit a baby into it. maybe ill get arrest for assaulting a minor

 

[Chronarch]

That's pretty ridiculous but I can see why parents would be mad. I mean, if I had a kid and he/she was put into a video without my permission with explicit lyrics I might get a little peeved. However, 20 years and child pornography charges just seem ridiculous.

In other news I'm surprised The Whitest Kids U' Know aren't in jail as evidenced by:

Spoiler: Viewer discretion is advised.

 

[Wintermoot]

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he recut videos of kids listening to a song so it looked like they where listening to a dirty song, they werent exposed too any sexual material

 

[Master_of_Oldskool]

Ah, that's encouraging. Here I was thinking that I might be too bitter towards my country, but no. It appears I wasn't being bitter enough. It's good to know I'm right, at the very least.

If you'll excuse me, I'm going to nip off and shoot myself.