WTF? There's Dumb And Then There Is This Guy..

LAKELAND, Fla. — After being released from jail at the end of December, Christopher Wilson, who is facing 301 obscenity charges for posting obscene photos on his website NowThatsFuckedUp.com, is back in business.
Attorney Lawrence Walters, defense counsel for Wilson, told XBiz that Wilson has restored all content to the site and feels safe in doing so.

“In light of recent developments in the case, we feel it is appropriate to put the content back on the website, which he has every right to under his 1st Amendment rights,” Walters said.

After his Oct. 7 arrest by Polk County sheriff's deputies, Wilson posted bail, moved to Orange County, Calif., and continued operating his website. But in December, Judge Dale Durrance revoked Wilson’s $151,000 bail and remanded him to custody at Polk County Jail, though all explicit material had been removed from his site by that time. Wilson was originally denied immediate release during December, before an appellate court granted his release on Dec. 29.

Walters said that law enforcement has stated they will continue to monitor the site, though he said he feels “it would be a mistake” for law enforcement or prosecutors to seek another bond revocation.

Chip Thullbery, a spokesman for the State Attorney's Office, said on Jan. 6 that "Law enforcement officials continue to review the website." However, he declined to state whether any new charges would be filed due to the website’s continued operation.

Wilson’s pre-trial conference is scheduled for Feb. 7, but a motion hearing for the case is scheduled in March, indicating that a change will have to be made. Walters said it’s possible the trial may be pushed back to a date after the hearing.

“There’s no telling how the case will proceed,” Walters said. “It’s kind of up in the air as to when things will happen.”

Defense counsel is currently seeking to remove Durrance from the case and has filed various motions including motions to suppress, dismiss and determine various aspects of the case.

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Does this guy want to end up in jail again or what?

He already spent Christmas behind bars, you'd have at least figured that he would ave realized by now these people arent fucking around but, no, he continues to act like a moron.

I really dont feel any sorrow for this guy he seems to be his own worst enemy $0.02

Regards,

Lee

Wow! You are so totally fucking wrong about this Lee... I don't know what to say! I'm shocked that you think legally hosting and displaying pornographic pics (most of them softcore) is wrong in any situation. WTF? How can you not defend this guy. GO BACK TO ENGLAND YOU LIMEY BASTARD! Lol. We have freedom of speech in this country guaranteed by our Constitution. Well, we used to until Bush took it away. :evil:

This guy should have the support of everyone in this industry!

Btw, this situation is just a political attack on Chris Wilson just because he gave free memberships to US soldiers in exchange for their gore pictures. Sure, the government wants to disguise it as an obscene pornography case but this is sheer censorship. It makes my stomach turn that our government can actually get away with these Nazi tactics.

Jim,

I agree with you but, all that aside, if you had already spent Chistmas in jail for running the site, in its current state, if you got out of jail, would you then go right back and start the site up again?

Im guessing this Wilson guy loved prison and wants to go back there.

Regards,

Lee

Huh? You actually expect him to walk away from his livelihood because he is FALSELY prosecuted on obscenity charges? I know I wouldn't and I certainly can't afford Lawrence Walters.

You know something Lee? I'm beginning to think that you would like to see internet pornography made illegal in the US. You hate the FSC... you think Chris Wilson should rollover and play dead... WHY? Do you have some masterplan to retreat back to England and expand your empire with no competition from the US?

Me, personally, I will do anything in my power to defend my right to stay in this business.

Jim,

No masterplan here, i just dont see how dead bodies, in any form, relate directly to the adult industry.

I guess im the only one who feels that way [shrug]

Regards,

Lee

no matter how much i wanted to make a political statement, i would have kept the porn and the politic statement on 2 different websites.

lawrence walters explained a reason to me why one should keep one's site up if some kind of legal thing happens. i don't feel comfortable quoting him here, but there is a solid reason - even beyond the fact that the stuff is legal and is mr. wilson's business.

Good point Patti! The display of dead bodies on a porn site is just plain gross and it discredits any political statement he would have made. I honestly don't think his intentions were noble... like fighting the censorship of this unnecessary war. But I'm going to defend his right to do it!

Wilson was charged with obscenity for mainstream porn--that should scare just about everybody. What they were REALLY trying to do is shut him down because he was making the government look bad because people really do die horrible awful deaths in war. Anyone that thinks we should all turn our eyes the other way really should take a peek at the films from WWII concentration camps where the civilians had turned their eyes the other way. Of course it is gross, but I commend Wilson for having the guts to put it up.
Then, they revoked his bond illegally. That should scare anyone who wasn't scared about the "charged with obscene material" bullshit in my first paragraph. The prosecution doesn't seem to be following the rules. Wilson should never had his bond revoked and should not have been charged in the first place. There seems to be a concerted effort to shut him down for publishing images that make the government look bad--as if there is a "this war cannot have real dead bodies in the press" rule.
it doesn't matter if you don't like the pictures or if you think he shouldn't put the dead body pics up or if you think he should just shut up, hang his head and do what he is told even though the prosecutors are wrong and they have a judge in their pocket. Every time Wilson loses, we all lose.

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Yet he continues to poke fun at those who are willing to help him lose the industry a little more credibility with each passing day.

Regards,

Lee

lee, I agree with you. he does make it hard for his supporters to keep supporting him. But what happens to him can set a precedent for everyone else; if he gets convicted of obscenity for the lame amateur stuff on his site, anyone could go to jail.

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Btw, this situation is just a political attack on Chris Wilson just because he gave free memberships to US soldiers in exchange for their gore pictures. Sure, the government wants to disguise it as an obscene pornography case but this is sheer censorship. It makes my stomach turn that our government can actually get away with these Nazi tactics.

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I completely agree with that.

And if Wilson just rolled over and said fuck it, then our fascist govt. and all the right wing fundies win. We are all involved in risks to some degree by being in this industry whether they be legal or social (or health for performers) or otherwise. I'm not comparing Wilson to Flynt, Black, Butts or Hardcore, but did they just give up? Those who appreciate their livelihood in this biz and the right to do so legally ... we fight.

I highly doubt Wilson "likes" prison... good on him for not folding.

Thank God Wilson has the balls to fight. Let's not forget that his fight ultimately affects the rights of all of us. The Bush Administration is obvioulsy targeting him because of his posting of photos from Iraq on his website. It has nothing to do with the soft porn he has on his site. If they can bully him, they can bully any of us. This is truly a 1st Amendment issue.

Once rights and Liberty are lost, they are very hard to get back. Edmund Burke said; "The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts." That is exactly what is happening in this case.

I despise the KKK, but I'd fight for the right to march down the street because if they lose their right to express their beliefs, we then, stand risking losing ours.

Bill

Jay Grdina said it best at the "Mind F#ck '06" seminar: "If one of us falls, we all go down together."

Best to support the guy, even if you don't like what he does.

Personally, I think the guy is pretty ballsy for going right back out there and putting himself right back in the limelight. He could be the new Larry Flynt for all we know. :)

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Jay Grdina said it best at the "Mind F#ck '06" seminar: "If one of us falls, we all go down together."

Best to support the guy, even if you don't like what he does.

Personally, I think the guy is pretty ballsy for going right back out there and putting himself right back in the limelight. He could be the new Larry Flynt for all we know. :)

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Ken,

I was thinking the same thing but guess I didn't have the balls to say it. I remember when Larry Flynt was constantly embroiled in legal fights fighting the system. Their were many at the time that thought he was crazy. Of course, as it turns out, he paved the way for all of us to be able to do what we do in the adult entertainment business.

Not a lot of difference between what is currently happening with Wilson and what the government tried to do with Flynt. It's called censorship and the erosion of Liberty. Thank God Larry had the balls to fight the system and thank God Wilson does.

Bill

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Ken,
I was thinking the same thing but guess I didn't have the balls to say it. I remember when Larry Flynt was constantly embroiled in legal fights fighting the system. Their were many at the time that thought he was crazy. Of course, as it turns out, he paved the way for all of us to be able to do what we do in the adult entertainment business.

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Well, I'm not going to say that everything this guy does is totally altruistic, and I can't say I necessarily admire the guy for putting gore shots on his site, but I do think that this case is a very important one for us all to pay attention to.

I agree totally that everything Christopher Wilson is doing is not altruistic, but then some of the stuff Larry Flynt did wasn't either. The posting of gore and dead and wounded Americans and Iraqui's on a website by not be our "cup of tea", but it certainly isn't illegal and is protected by the 1st Amendment guaranteeing freedom of speech.

I remember seeing in Hustler magazine the picture of a cock sitting on a dinner plate. Looked like the cock had been sawed off someone. Personally I thought it was disgusting. And even tho it wasn't my thing, the 1st Amendment guaranteed his right to publish it and Larry was sued over it and did win, thus protecting the right of free speech for all of us.

D. H. Lawrence said it best when he said "Men fight for Liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves."
Let us not, the new adult entertainment generation, allow are Liberties to be taken for granted, and thus, lose them.

Bill

Chris Wilson agrees to plea... must stay out of adult for 5 years...
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I guess that under the circumstances, it's a pretty good deal for Wilson, He gets 295 charges against him dropped, only pays a $500 fine, stays out of jail and has 90 days to get his affairs in order before he has to get out of the adult webmaster business. I'm guessing it'll go into someone else's name in another country and he will still profit from it.

At issue for us is what the the Appelate Courts says as to why they granted the Writ of Habeas Corpus and and let Wilson out of jail. According to Lawrence Walters, the answer may have some positive impact on future internet obscenity cases. That could be a good thing!:cool:

Bill