Wait until you read what he’s being prosecuted for in Georgia. How much you want to bet this went to trial because somebody was up for election. And given the apparent incompetence of the prosecutors, I guess they needed all the help they could get.
Lee’s trial comes after three years of legal action arising from the Halloween 2004 distribution of Alternative Comics #2, a Free Comic Book Day sampler which featured an excerpt from the critically acclaimed graphic novel The Salon that depicted Pablo Picasso in the nude, and was allegedly handed to a minor. The CBLDF has spent over $80,000 on Lee’s defense since taking the case in early 2005, and expects costs to reach six figures by the end of the trial. The case has been ready for trial three times – the first, in April of 2006, when prosecutors dismissed and re-filed the charges because their facts were wrong; the second last August when the judge’s illness led to a rescheduling; and today when statements made by the prosecutor led to a mistrial.
“Never in the Fund’s history have we seen prosecutorial conduct of this nature,” says CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein. “We’re dumbfounded by prosecutors assuring the court that they weren’t going to do something, and then doing exactly that thing five minutes later. Every step of the way they have been adding further expense to Lee’s defense, first by changing their facts, then by entering new indictment after new indictment, and today by contaminating the jury. Nobody, especially a small retailer, can bear this kind of expense on their own. Today’s action is clear evidence of why the Fund needs to be around to protect comics.”
Here’s what the local newspaper said about the case. Wonder if the local residents feel OK about spending more on a fourth trial — or even the first.
Prosecutors are lawyers who decided early on to move into politics. They suck. Not all of them. Most.
Next they move on to the state legislature. If they kiss enough butt, take enough bribes, they get to be Kongresskritters.
Reminds me of that Simpsons episode where they tried to censor Michalangelo’s David
Always amazing the stuff they choose to go after. Probably like a lot of you warped bast-tids I grew up on MAD Magazine, pretty sure there was nudity in there. I bought a copy of Zap #2 at a comic book show when I was about 12, guarantee there was a lot worse (and funnier) stuff in there too. Usually you’ll find that there is some sort of a political subversion somewhere amongst the “porn” that brings these crusaders out of their closets. Ask Larry Flynt about that.
Anybody here remember Underground Comics from the 70’s, Fritz the Cat, Son O’ God (a Jesus superhero) or Fabulous Furry Freak Bros.?
#4 yep, Zap was one of those, penned by R. Crumb.
Come on! Two cartoon drawings of nude men did harm to these children? Whatever… These bible thumpers should get the sticks out of his ass.
I’d hate the prosecutors, but given how you guys stated the facts in another Georgia prosecution, the state vs Genarlow Wilson, I think I’ll pass. In the latter case, you said it was prosecutors going after a guy for getting oral sex from a girl, leaving out the details of a rape against another girl by him and some other guys, all on videotape.
#7, Mental Midget Mike.
Bullshit.
#6
“Come on! Two cartoon drawings of nude men did harm to these children? Whatever… These bible thumpers should get the sticks out of his ass.”
YEAH! WE HAVE TO CENSOR EVERYTHING BECAUSE AMERICAN CHILDREN ARE DEFENSELESS IMBECILES UNABLE TO WIPE THEIR ASSES UNTIL THEY BECOME 18YO (said by EVERY child protection group) SO PARENTS TOO BUSY TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN CAN TAKE THE CREDIT FOR TAKING CARE OF THEM.
Search for yourself at peachpundit.com.
I gave a summary when you guys talked about that travesty of justice, so you can search that post as well. Also, Wilson could have left jail at any time if he had just copped a plea that would not have listed him as a sex offender, but his lawyer decided making a statement was more important than going for the deal agreed to by all the other defendants in the case.
As it is I’d say it’s good that Wilson got out of jail, as the rape charges were suspect. That woman shouldn’t be crying rape after putting herself in that situation. That said, I’m not going to lose sleep about Wilson going to jail after he decides to have sex with a woman drunk and drugged.
You accused me of getting my news from bogus sources like Rush Limbaugh or Fox News. When you realize the facts of the case, perhaps you will reconsider your own sources.