#257 Do Not Use the Law Like an Intimidation Club

Students Sue Prosector in Cellphone Photos Case in which the DA is charging her with "sexting", sending nude or seminude photos from and to cellphones.

The only thing is that the photo isn't pornographic and he's attempting to charge her with a crime and to send her to flippin' prison. He lied in his threats by saying they had a full-bodied naked photo of her when they did not in an attempt to scare her into agreeing to a plea.

DA George P. Skumanick (nice name, Skummy!) of Wyoming County is considering filing a charge of sexual abuse of a minor against Marissa Miller and her friend, Grace Kelly, for a two year old photo of them at a slumber party in their bras. Not nude, not full frontal, sitting bras which are quite alot like bikini tops.

This is a pretty clear case of a DA overstepping his duties and using the law like a big ol' scare club to frighten kids into signing plea deals.

I understand and agree that the practice of sexting is a disturbing trend but this kind of over-reaction and abuse of power does nothing to help prevent sexting, it does, however, go a long way towards undermining the laws of the land because they are being applied to heavily and without real consideration for the facts.

There is also the misrepresentation of the evidence in an attempt to coerce Miller's hand. Seems like a very clear abuse of power and I hope Skumanick is brought before a Bar Board to defend his over-the-top actions. There is simply no justification for such heavy-handed coercion.

Rule #257 in Do Not Use the Law Like an Intimidation Club

#177 Keep Your Clothes on While Thieving

Woman mistook naked thief for husband

This story seems too bizarre to be true. A thief was stealing stuff from a house while the family was asleep. He noticed that the husband was sleeping on the couch and figured he'd add a little nookie to his theft for the night. So he took off his clothes and got into bed with the woman of the house.

She woke up when his voice was not the voice of her husband's, went into the living room and saw her sleeping husband and then started screaming.

Hard to believe but the naked thief got away with the loot he'd stolen and his big brass balls clanging like gongs while he ran (no, not really on the brass balls part). The hutzpah displayed is astonishing and he's lucky he didn't get beaten into a nasty puddle of goo.

Rule #177 is Keep Your Clothes on While Thieving