Re: Karma and sin

["L. Bird" <pkeets@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> No one is saying he's an asshole for making a mistake.
> Pete made a mistake.  We *all* make mistakes.
> But for him to come out and continually blame others for what has happened 
> to him just seems to be a case of denial.  And, in my book is another 
> mistake.
>
> If Pete *really* wanted to do the best thing to get past this, he would 
> post a diary entry where he talks about how he erred in judgement by 
> accessing the site and paying for said access. How *no one* should do this.

Doesn't this cover it?

"From the very beginning, I acknowledged that I did access this site and 
that I had given the police full access to all of my computers". He added 
"As I made clear at the outset, I accessed the site because of my concerns 
at the shocking material readily available on the Internet to children as 
well as adults, and as part of my research toward the campaign I had been 
putting together since 1995 to counter damage done by all kinds of 
pornography on the internet, but especially any involving child abuse".

The Police work closely with the Internet industry through the Internet 
Watch Foundation to monitor paedophile activity and any member of the public 
accidentally discovering such images should notify the IWF through their 
website.

Ironically Pete later contacted the Internet Watch Foundation on the subject 
of the offensive site. He pointed out that "The police have unconditionally 
accepted that these were my motives in looking at this site and that there 
was no other nefarious purpose, and as a result they have decided not to 
charge me. I accept that I was wrong to access this site, and that by doing 
so, I broke the law, and I have accepted the caution that the police have 
given me."


> How thankful he is that the Phoenix Survivors understand his dilemma and 
> are petitioning the UK Government to have him removed.  How he wants to 
> work hand-in-hand with these people to get their message out there.

We don't know the facts on this.  There might be something in his agreement 
for the caution that prevents his working with anti-child porn 
organizations--it would seem like taking chances legally.  Also, he can't be 
sure these organizations want to work with him.  We'll have to see if any of 
them issue invitations.


keets

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