“If it only saves one!” Polk’s Grady Judd is at it again

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…

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11th Circuit shuts down Florida’s ban on vague obscene “live performances”.

In 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,

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Senator Introduces Bill to Make All Porn a Federal Crime

Senator 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

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REASON: Airport Human-Trafficking Posters Are Overstating the Risks to Young People

If 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

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Operation Restore Justice: 205 Child Sex Abuse Offenders Arrested in FBI-led Nationwide Crackdown

he 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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Good Article: Longmont weighs ‘arbitrary’ sex offender residency restrictions

Data shows little efficacy for an approach that could open the door to lawsuits. A weeks-long effort to create legislation that will limit where — and with whom — registered sex offenders can live in the city of Longmont came to a head Tuesday night. City council voted 6-1 to move a bill forward that would prohibit registered sex offenders

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