2257 Inspection of online gay content producer

[Xstr8guy]

not that faced with 4 FBI agents "asking" you would want to day no, but did they have the authrity to effectivly seach this producers home ? dont they need a search warrent for that?

In this political climate, how hard do you think it is for the FBI to get a search warrant? Pretty easy, I'm guessing.

[desslock]

Well that's my question - is it an audit, or a criminal investigation?

My hairdresser is subject to inspections by the Texas Board of Cosmetology. They don't need warrants. They are making sure they are following health laws, etc.

In other words, conducting an criminal investigation for six months on child porn is one thing, but a continuous, non ending search for something of an entire industry seems like its is something else. The fast food industry could potentially hire someone underage to serve ice cream cones. Yes, that would be child labor, which is a federal crime. And obviously we don't want to see any forced child labor....

But that is not a continuous, comprehensive audit proceedure enforced by the US Dept of Justice of every fast food business that uses the notion of "guilty until proven innocent" as its stepping stone.

By the way, I think there is a weird effect of this: the federal government is legitimizing the porn business, not at all the goal of the legislators who wrote 2257. Because we now have two companies who have had the US Dept of Justice in their offices, undergone a complete inspection, and pronounced legal.

Steve

[Squirt]

By the way, I think there is a weird effect of this: the federal government is legitimizing the porn business, not at all the goal of the legislators who wrote 2257. Because we now have two companies who have had the US Dept of Justice in their offices, undergone a complete inspection, and pronounced legal.

Steve

Not exactly Steve

The two that were searched claimed they were legal.

The DOJ/FBI has every right to come in, check everything out and WAIT to make a report and file charges at a later date.

It's very likely they are gathering evidence and at some point in the future, before the elections, the papers will read "225 porn producers arrested today in nationwide sting on internet pornography by the Bush administration"

Remember this has only just begun

[desslock]

Well, let me play that down. It's just a thought that occured to me.

I'm not a fan of 2257, and I think of many examples of federal criminal law is superfluous, high handed, court clogging, potentially damaging to civil rights and
expensive. (others would be the federal carjacking law, the federal stalking law, all drug laws, "insider trading" laws, the mandatory sentencing, etc.)

But still, the sword cuts both ways, companies that undergo successful inspections would logically benefit from that - the governement is in effect giving a stamp of approval on the business. Certainly an interesting spin....

Steve

[Squirt]

Well, let me play that down. It's just a thought that occured to me.

I'm not a fan of 2257, and I think of many examples of federal criminal law is superfluous, high handed, court clogging, potentially damaging to civil rights and
expensive. (others would be the federal carjacking law, the federal stalking law, all drug laws, "insider trading" laws, the mandatory sentencing, etc.)

But still, the sword cuts both ways, companies that undergo successful inspections would logically benefit from that - the governement is in effect giving a stamp of approval on the business. Certainly an interesting spin....

Steve

I agree

Also consider those true criminals they might uncover. That will be great for our industry, and the criminals intended vicitms. A good healthy cull of our industry is what we need, but not in the guise of a law to protect children via organized paperwork. he he

[collegeboyslive]

But still, the sword cuts both ways, companies that undergo successful inspections would logically benefit from that - the governement is in effect giving a stamp of approval on the business. Certainly an interesting spin...

or more like a stamp of "we couldnt get you THIS time.. but we will be back!"

[Dick Hunter]

not that faced with 4 FBI agents "asking" you would want to day no, but did they have the authrity to effectivly seach this producers home ? dont they need a search warrent for that?

On the GayWebmasters.com thread, JJ mentioned that they did have a search warrant, and that his home is his official bussiness address, which was listed for the COR.