I feel like I’m stating the obvious here, but the “media”, as scummy as they are, aren’t going to do heavy reporting on things no one gives a shit about. If whatever news show got a 0.0 rating on their JBR special, or sold zero copies of their magazine or got zero web hits, they would cease to report on it. Conversely, if the postal strike in Gdansk suddenly piqued the interest of the average shit-brained hillbilly American, then that would be on the front page. Don’t blame the media, blame you neighbors and co-workers who DO give a shit, pathetic as they are. Same reason you can’t give a papparazzo all the blame in hiding in a sewer to get a picture of Tom Cruise Jr’s right ankle- Sally Housecoat and Joe Sixpack will buy millions of copies of the People magazine it gets printed in.
Only in the UK, where merely being accused (but not convicted) of pedophilic crimes will get you on a watch list. Nice thought, considering how many false allegations get thrown around these days. :rolleyes:
As for the U.S., here are things that can get you on the public sex offender list:
(1) Urinating in public (in some jurisdictions)
(2) Having “non-forced” sex (I almost said “consentual” but I don’t want to open that can of worms) if you’re 19 but your “victim” is 16. Doesn’t matter if she lies about her age, either. This is also the sort of crime that can get you killed.
(3) In California, raping an adult woman (or man, if that’s your taste) will NOT get you on the public registry, unless there are extenuating circumstances like kidnap or murder. (May be different in other jurisdictions.)
As for this Karr guy…I suspect it’s a short matter of time before he “meets his end” (note that I am NOT wishing death on this person…as much as I’d like to…I am merely predicting it.) And then the media shitstorm will really hit full-force like a dozen Katrinas…
I’d hardly call that a low threshold. It’s kiddie porn after all, illegal in all 50 states. IME the threshold is too low when it takes in such offenses as 18-y.o. on 17-y.o statutory rape. Kiddie porn is utterly vile and there’s no room for any tolerance.
And remember that Karr is not facing “charges” in CA- he was convicted in absentia after jumping bail. Besides, since he served quite a bit of time awaiting that trial, he may not have to do any more time in jail on that conviction, just register as a sex offender. Whether or not there will be any consequences besides bail forfeiture for the runner he did, we’ll have to wait and see.
Is anybody going to take a closer look at Michael Tracey, who appears to have leaked info to a skeeve and then “turned him in” for the glory? Tracey seems like the real bad guy here. Hell, he had already “positively” identified one man as JonBenet’s killer in his infamous “documentaries” who was later found to be 100% innocent (John Steven Gygax, IIRC), and now he’s done it again to another guy? What the hell?
Some people are acting like, since he didn’t kill JonBenet, then he is “innocent.” This guy didn’t kill her, but he wishes he did and fantasizes about it. He is majorly sexually obsessed with toddlers. I, for one, hope they catch him for something before they set him free on society again.