With Unity Comes Change
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, notorious for his grandstanding press conferences where he proudly announces the results of his latest “child predator”/”Human Trafficking” operation, was at it again this week, when he announced the results of “Fool Around and Find Out” – he always picks a cutesy name. you can watch the full conference below, but here are the highlights…
Read moreIn 2023, Florida enacted Senate Bill 1438, known also as the Protection of Children Act. The Act makes it a misdemeanor to “knowingly admit a child to an adult live performance.” An “adult live performance” is any show, exhibition, or other presentation in front of a live audience which, in whole or in part, depicts or simulates nudity, sexual conduct,
Read moreSenator Mike Lee (R-Utah) recently introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA), which would effectively criminalize all pornography nationwide by legally redefining what it means to be obscene. For years, “obscenity” has been all but a defunct legal category that narrowly defines speech that remains unprotected by the First Amendment. Lee would explode this legal category, expanding it to encompass
Read moreIf you’ve recently been to a U.S. airport, you might have seen posters depicting an attractive, unsmiling young person. These posters are accompanied by sensationalist, hyperbolic claims that young people are at risk of predation from human traffickers. They include a contact number to report suspected trafficking. The posters are part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign, “a
Read moreLake Geneva, Wisconsin, City Council members have repealed an ordinance which prohibited registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a child safety zone because it was found to be unconstitutional. • Dennis Hines Members of the Lake Geneva City Council have repealed an ordinance which prohibits registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a child safety
Read morehe Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track and arrest child sex predators. The operation resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrests of 205 child sexual abuse offenders in the nationwide crackdown. The coordinated effort was executed over the course of five days by all 55 FBI
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