Get the fuck outta here!
Jokes aside, yeah, this fucking guy is really, really icky, but using his ickiness to futz about with the First Amendment is a concern.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Phillip Greaves achieved nationwide infamy for writing a “how-to” guide for pedophiles. The Colorado native was the cause of a controversy when it was discovered that Amazon.com sold the book, “The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure”.
Amazon initially defended the book, then pulled it from its website under a swarm of criticism.
Now, Polk County’s outspoken Sheriff Grady Judd has taken aim at the author, having him arrested in Pueblo, Colorado as part of an obscenity investigation.
Greaves’ pedophile book might be disgusting to most, but until now, he’s been protected by free speech laws. He has no criminal record.
Judd doesn’t believe Greaves’ book is protected free speech. In a news conference on Monday, Judd said that after hearing about Greaves on the news, he decided to look into whether Florida could prosecute him. After consulting with the state attorney’s office, Judd began an investigation into Greaves, even though he had no apparent connection to Polk County.
“Someone had to step up and do something. We’re not going to allow him to sell a step-by-step guide showing how children can be or will be battered,” Judd said.
Judd had detectives contact Greaves by e-mail and pay $50 for a signed copy of his book. Greaves sent the book to Polk County with the message, “For all your encouragement, Phillip K. Greaves 2nd”.
Judd says once that book arrived, he had jurisdiction to arrest Greaves based on a Florida obscenity law that says that it is illegal to portray children in an explicit sexual manner.
Lawyer and First Amendment expert Lawrence Walters says the law has been used in the past to prosecute people who possess inappropriate images of children, not words. Walters says it may be tough to prosecute Greaves.
“There is no indication that Mr. Greaves knew what the standards were in Polk County that the Sheriff is trying to enforce. This just seems like a massive waste of taxpayer dollars,” Walters said.
Judd argues that Greaves will eventually have to pay the cost of the investigation if convicted. Judd is confident the charges will stick, and he says it is worth attempting it to put Greaves away. Judd says his book endangers children in Polk County and across the country.
“I sit there in shock, in disgust, with all these experts saying there’s nothing we can do. Yes, there is something we can do,” Judd said.
But Walters believes the case could lead to a long legal fight.
“There are certainly some very significant First Amendment issues at stake in the case. This case could have the potential to go to the State Supreme Court,” Walters said.
Judd is attempting to have Greaves extradited. If Greaves waives a hearing, Judd believes he could be in Polk County in a few days.
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/new...uthor-arrested
Jokes aside, yeah, this fucking guy is really, really icky, but using his ickiness to futz about with the First Amendment is a concern.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Phillip Greaves achieved nationwide infamy for writing a “how-to” guide for pedophiles. The Colorado native was the cause of a controversy when it was discovered that Amazon.com sold the book, “The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure”.
Amazon initially defended the book, then pulled it from its website under a swarm of criticism.
Now, Polk County’s outspoken Sheriff Grady Judd has taken aim at the author, having him arrested in Pueblo, Colorado as part of an obscenity investigation.
Greaves’ pedophile book might be disgusting to most, but until now, he’s been protected by free speech laws. He has no criminal record.
Judd doesn’t believe Greaves’ book is protected free speech. In a news conference on Monday, Judd said that after hearing about Greaves on the news, he decided to look into whether Florida could prosecute him. After consulting with the state attorney’s office, Judd began an investigation into Greaves, even though he had no apparent connection to Polk County.
“Someone had to step up and do something. We’re not going to allow him to sell a step-by-step guide showing how children can be or will be battered,” Judd said.
Judd had detectives contact Greaves by e-mail and pay $50 for a signed copy of his book. Greaves sent the book to Polk County with the message, “For all your encouragement, Phillip K. Greaves 2nd”.
Judd says once that book arrived, he had jurisdiction to arrest Greaves based on a Florida obscenity law that says that it is illegal to portray children in an explicit sexual manner.
Lawyer and First Amendment expert Lawrence Walters says the law has been used in the past to prosecute people who possess inappropriate images of children, not words. Walters says it may be tough to prosecute Greaves.
“There is no indication that Mr. Greaves knew what the standards were in Polk County that the Sheriff is trying to enforce. This just seems like a massive waste of taxpayer dollars,” Walters said.
Judd argues that Greaves will eventually have to pay the cost of the investigation if convicted. Judd is confident the charges will stick, and he says it is worth attempting it to put Greaves away. Judd says his book endangers children in Polk County and across the country.
“I sit there in shock, in disgust, with all these experts saying there’s nothing we can do. Yes, there is something we can do,” Judd said.
But Walters believes the case could lead to a long legal fight.
“There are certainly some very significant First Amendment issues at stake in the case. This case could have the potential to go to the State Supreme Court,” Walters said.
Judd is attempting to have Greaves extradited. If Greaves waives a hearing, Judd believes he could be in Polk County in a few days.
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/new...uthor-arrested
