ACLU Sues Penn Prosecutor For Empty Threat of Child Porn

TechDirt is reporting that the ACLU has stepped in on behalf of several teens facing the threat of child pornography charges in Pennsylvania for sharing nude pics of themselves. Unfortunately for a girl in New Jersey, she is facing much more than just a threat, as she was arrested yesterday for posting almost 30 explicit pictures of herself on MySpace for her boyfriend to see. "...the ACLU has sued the prosecutor on the girls' behalf, saying he shouldn't have threatened them with baseless charges — which haven't yet been filed — if they wouldn't agree to probation and a counseling program. The prosecutor says he was being 'proactive' in offering them a choice, but the ACLU says he shouldn't be using 'heavy artillery' to make the threats. As its attorney points out, teaching kids that this sort of behavior can bring all sorts of unwanted and unforeseen ramifications is a good idea, but threatening them with child-porn charges isn't the best way to do it."

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Fuck you Linus and the horse you rode in on

[CubeCubed]

Linux just isn't ready for the desktop yet. It may be ready for the web servers that you nerds use to distribute your TRON fanzines and personal Dungeons and Dragons web-sights across the world wide web, but the average computer user isn't going to spend months learning how to use a CLI and then hours compiling packages so that they can get a workable graphic interface to check their mail with, especially not when they already have a Windows machine that does its job perfectly well and is backed by a major corporation, as opposed to Linux which is only supported by a few unemployed nerds living in their mother's basement somewhere. The last thing I want is a level 5 dwarf (haha) providing me my OS.

Re:Fuck you Linus and the horse you rode in on

[Mikkeles]

Linux just isn't ready for the desktop yet.

Yes, it is.

It may be ready for the web servers that you nerds use to distribute your TRON fanzines and personal Dungeons and Dragons web-sights across the world wide web,

That too.

but the average computer user isn't going to spend months learning how to use a CLI and then hours compiling packages so that they can get a workable graphic interface to check their mail with,

Yes, they are.

especially not when they already have a Windows machine that does its job perfectly well

I don't think that word means what you think it does.

and is backed by a major corporation,

Ditto

as opposed to Linux which is only supported by a few unemployed nerds

So, they have plenty of time to ensure it works well and to help you with your problems.

living in their mother's basement somewhere.

They save money on not having corporate headquarters and pass the savings on to you!

The last thing I want is a level 5 dwarf (haha) providing me my OS.

To reach level 5 dwarf, one needs an OS rating of (pinky to mouth) ONE MILLION.

Re:Fuck you Linus and the horse you rode in on

[blackbox_jones]

Sure, this is absurdly off-topic, but can't I respond? It seems like I've been reading this same exact post for years now, right down to the clever description of Linux users as living in their parent's basement. And they're still talking about Linux as if was Slackware 2 or something. "the average computer user isn't going to spend months learning how to use a CLI and then hours compiling packages so that they can get a workable graphic interface to check their mail with." Jesus. So how's the weather back there in 1995?

Re:Possession?

[spun]

Oh, and I totally have ten mod points right now, and I'm going to go back and mod everything dopey you've said in the last two weeks down. Hah-hah!