Speaking of Europe, take a wild guess as to where a man got busted for reading kiddie porn stories to a group of six-year-olds?
Why, Sweden, of course!
Now, I know that I'm being all puritanical and everything, especially in light of the fact that this was part of an academic project, right? I mean, perhaps I'm protesting too much over a legitimate psychological study.
Well, sure...except for the fact that it was "part of a theater project on children's sexuality." [emphasis mine, of course]
Another mitigating factor was that the guy hadn't intended the stories to be seen as pornographic so, you know, I guess they ought to let him off the hook.
Now, I know that in certain areas here in the States, the statutes protecting kids from sex offenders leave a lot to be desired, but this scumbag got away from this with a fine, which he's appealing.
Forgive me if I'm not all that interested in the much-ballyhooed European sophistication.
Update: I checked around to find out just how big the fine this guy had been ordered to pay was, and according to this site, it's less than $300!
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Are you actually in the Brea Canyon area north of Whittier? Decades ago I practiced being Mario Andretti driving that road. Mario was much better. JB
Yup, that's the same general area.
I knew a guy years ago who liked to drive through the canyon at night with his headlights off. I never had the, um, pleasure of being in the car with him while he did so. Oh well.
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