Apparently you just have to be a “self confessed pedophile” like Jack McClellan.

McClellan who has never been arrested (other than for trespassing on August 14th, 2007) is an LA resident who describes himself as a pedophile and maintains websites called Seattle Tacoma Girl Love and Los Angeles Girl Love. These sites feature pictures of fully clothed prepubescent in public places. McClellan may or may not make comments about the pictures - I have never visited the sites, have no desire to visit the sites, and the ISPs have shut them down. Because of publicity regarding McClellan and his site a parent sought, and received, a restraining order which prohibited McClellan from coming withing 30 ft of any person under 17 anywhere in California. McClellan was arrested for violating this order on 14 August and charged with tresspassing. The LA City Attorney declined to press charges because the order was issued improperly. On 24 August the judge issued a new order which prohibited McClellan from coming within 30 ft of places children may congregate. McClellan now says he must leave the state because he can’t possibly obey the order and the ACLU while agreeing that the order is overly broad and unconstitutional has declined to represent him.

Don’t take this wrong I am not defending McClellan, where there’s smoke there is generally fire. I do find it amusing that we have finally found a line the ACLU (stalwart defenders of al-Qaeda, Ward Churchill, the Piss Christ, and NAMBLA) won’t cross, even though every lawyer I have heard talking about this case agrees that the restraining order is unconstitutional on two grounds.

First it is overly broad, essentially forcing McClellan to leave the state.

Secondly it punishes thought not actions, and the US doesn’t have thought crimes.

I guess that from now on whenever we pick up an al-Qaeda terrorist we should get them to confess to pedophilia before we dump them in GITMO. That will get the ACLU off our back.

ACLU, Jack McClellan

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