[TwistedPrincess]

remember way back when some guy was attempting to rob some business and he fell through a window on the roof so he sued and won? people were shocked at such an outcome. but that was only a start.this country continues to shock us with crazier and crazier laws and interpretations of laws. its like we are slowly doing a complete about face and are legalizing that which was illegal and criminalizing that which once was legal.

TACOMA, Wash. -- A strange quirk in the law is allowing an accused child rapist to watch child pornography inside the Pierce County Jail.

Marc Gilbert is accused of sexually assaulting young boys and videotaping the abuse.

Under the law, defense attorneys are allowed to review material tied to the case. And because Gilbert has chosen to act as his own attorney, he has had unlimited access to the pornographic footage.

Therefore, the jail says it has no choice but to allow Gilbert to review the footage times over with no limits. Restricting his access would risk a mistrial.

Investigators seized from Gilbert's possession more than 100 DVDs containing 28 hours of pornographic footage. Some of the material was allegedly shot by the former jet pilot, and feature the young boys he's accused of luring to his home and exploiting.

The prosecutor and the sheriff say the results of the legal loophole are sickening in this case, but say the state Supreme Court has ruled in Gilbert's favor.

"Make no mistake -- I don't like it," said Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor. "But it is not my choice whether to do it or not to do it. There's no question that I don't like it. There's no question that this makes me grind my teeth."

"We don't like it. We don't want to do it, but we have to follow the law. The fix here is to change the law," said Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist.

To make sure no other inmates get a chance to see the pornography, Gilbert is made to review them in a separate room.

Child advocates say allowing the tapes to be viewed further victimizes the victims.

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/125454238.html


i just thought i would add a few comparisons....

legal vs illegal

legal... child rapist watching child porn in jail

illegal (some states) collecting rain water
http://www.rationalskepticism.org/ge...es-t10679.html


freedom of speech vs offensive speech

freedom of speech
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...tary-funerals/

offensive speech
http://punditpress.blogspot.com/2011...god-jesus.html

[Jere]

[redelefant]

Let him watch his sick disgusting videos for awhile longer. He will better remember why he is being ass raped to the brink of death daily for the foreseeable future.

[DollHead]

All of that is just all kinds of baffling

[candymosh]

[slapchoppa]

"the fix here is to change the law"... nope. the fix here is to hang him, in his cell, and tell everyone it was a suicide. meh.

[Dz]

Thats completely fucked.
Somethings broken.

[Wolf]

This is why people laugh at our justice system.

[Hvergelmir]

This makes me really mad.
Dude's lucky I'm not an American, I'd sit outside the courthouse and assassinate him.

[DiamondSmiles]

After Casey Anthony was found not guilty of murder, I knew it was all downhill! Babies and children are supposed to be protected. When you're old enough to make stupid mistakes, that's the perps' problems, but, this is another disgrace!!!! Look how long it took justice to free Jaycee Dugard!