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::Every child in Scotland is to be assigned a “state minder” from birth under draconian new proposals that would enable the government to spy on families under the justification of preventing “child abuse”. ( PrisonPlanet.com)<!-- Added 2-28-14 -->
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*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-extein-msw/capitol-punishment-the-tr_b_4756400.html Capitol Punishment: The Troubling Consequences of Federal Child Pornography Laws]
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Revision as of 09:54, 3 August 2014

In Other News

Michael Buckley admitted to police that he had been downloading child porn on a near-daily basis since 2005 (Chris Osuh - the Daily Mirror)
Sexting among youth is more prevalent than previously thought, according to a new study. More than 50 percent of those surveyed reported that they had exchanged sexually explicit text messages, with or without photographic images, as minors. The study also found that the majority of young people are not aware of the legal ramifications of underage sexting. (ScienceDaily)
The Scottish government’s plan to provide every child with a ‘state guardian’ is downright scary. (Josie Appleton - spiked, UK)
"One of my earliest memories though was of me being in love with our garbage man." ( Noah Michelson - Driftwood)
9 year-old is already well known for his crush on Darren Criss of Glee. His father 'Dave' writes: (HuffPost)
The Center for Sexual Justice and the criminalization of gay youth. (Andrew Extein, MSW - HuffPost )
Account of a teenages exploits with older men. (Mark S. King - HuffPost )
The dangers behind the NSPCC’s campaign to criminalise ‘emotional abuse’.(Frank Furedi - spiked, UK)
Moodys targeted Charles Parker because he was a registered sex offender, and Jeremy Moody admitted to authorities that he had planned to kill another registered sex offender before being caught.(TIM KIMZEY - BlueRidgeNow.com)
The first celebrity to be hanged from Yewtree is unlikely to be the last. (Mick Hume - spiked, UK)
The justices said in a 5-4 ruling that a 1994 federal law gives victims the right to seek restitution from offenders, but only to the extent that the victim’s losses are tied to the offenders’ actions.” (Mark Sherman, Daily Journal) (See: Voodoo Molestation and US Law)
How the language of child protection can be used to undermine adult authority. (Dennis Hayes - spiked, UK)
One of the many pressing stories that remains to be told from the Snowden archive is how western intelligence agencies are attempting to manipulate and control online discourse with extreme tactics of deception and reputation-destruction. (The Intercept)
Every child in Scotland is to be assigned a “state minder” from birth under draconian new proposals that would enable the government to spy on families under the justification of preventing “child abuse”. ( PrisonPlanet.com)


Art and Entertainment

TMZ reports that "Lab Rats" star Billy Unger has been arrested for DUI.
A lawyer who filed a teen sex abuse lawsuit against "X-Men" director Bryan Singer said three more "Hollywood types" will be targeted in similar suits soon. (Los Angeles (CNN))
Censors have refused classification for a 30-year-old award-winning Swedish film (aka Barnens ö), in effect banning it, after an application by the Australian Federal Police. (The Sydney Morning Herald, Au)

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