Cellphone thief turns himself in to help catch pedophile
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[B][quote]I'm bad ... but not that bad: thief goes straight after finding child porn[/B]
[B][URL="http://ow.ly/8W8kA"]By Evan Schuurman of the Ballarat Courier[/URL][/B]
February 8, 2012Read later
A magistrate has praised the actions of a man who stole a wallet and two mobile phones, then turned himself in to police when he found images of what he thought was child pornography on one of the phones, a court has heard.
The man appeared in Ballarat Magistrates Court yesterday, where a suppression order was issued preventing his name from being published.
Upon learning the man's actions had led to child pornography charges being laid against a 46-year-old man, magistrate Michelle Hodgson said he needed to be congratulated.
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"You did the right thing," she said. "That kind of offending is very serious. You are to be commended for your conduct even though it placed you at jeopardy of losing your own liberty."
The police prosecutor, Senior Constable Steve Kent, said the man had been in the supermarket car park on Little Bridge Street last October when he noticed a car window not fully wound up.
After stealing two mobile phones and a wallet from the vehicle, the man went to the Ballarat police station and said he was in possession of a memory card which possibly contained child pornography.
Senior Constable Kent said that, [B]despite being warned he may also be prosecuted for theft, the man said he wanted to hand himself in if it assisted police with such investigations[/B]. The man also faced charges over a vehicle he allegedly stole from outside a Ballarat flat last year.
The court heard that shortly after stealing the vehicle the man was caught speeding outside Ballarat.
Defence lawyer Mike Wardell said his client's honesty had led to a separate arrest and he deserved credit for this.
Ms Hodgson sentenced the man to one month in jail and fined him $400. "We don't want to discourage other like minded people to act in the manner you have," she said.
The man pleaded guilty to seven charges including theft of a motor vehicle and theft.
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clap, clap, clap
Still he should be punished for stealing, because as admirable as his act was, stealing just isn't ok.
A thief with morals....
Of course the punishment shouldn't be anything wild, maybe a few community work hours.
I hope he doesn't get harsh punishment (still shouldn't get off scott free, obviously). He is a thief, but still better than many people who wouldn't give a fuck, even if they could turn the evidence in without putting themselves in danger of punishment.
I would have submitted it anonymously. Good on him though.
I would probably do the same thing, pedophilia is to be hunted down.
Reminds me of those kids that broke into that mans house and stole a ton of, what they thought to be blank CDs only to find they were full of child pornography.
There's honor among thieves. Right on him.
That bloke must be pretty pissed off
Gets his shit stolen, then more than likely goes to jail from it
He gets a month in jail and a four hundred dollar fine, I think that's pretty fair. He flat-out turned himself in like a boss and plead guilty to all charges just to assist in catching a pedophile.
I feel proud for this guy without even knowing him.
[QUOTE=JumpinJackFlash;34616340]He gets a month in jail and a four hundred dollar fine, I think that's pretty fair. He flat-out turned himself in like a boss and plead guilty to all charges just to assist in catching a pedophile.
I feel proud for this guy without even knowing him.[/QUOTE]
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if someone wound up helping to pay that $400, at least in part.
Just goes to show that just because you're a criminal doesn't necessarily mean you're a bad guy/don't have honor/standards.
[quote]I'm bad ... but not that bad: thief goes straight after finding child porn[/quote]
This title can be interpreted in many different ways.
I dont agree with the fine. If he is stealing shit hes probably in need of money anyways. But whatever, good job.
[QUOTE=Rankxerox;34616200]I would probably do the same thing, molestation and sexual abuse is to be hunted down.[/QUOTE]
ftfy
I mean I dislike sexual abuse as much as the next guy but paedophillia really isn't the problem in itself, just the abuse that stems from it.
And how old were the kids on the phone? 17? 16? if they were 10 year olds I can understand but if they're around 16 or 17 I would hardly consider this guy a pedophile.
I'm just happy they didn't accuse him of being the one who took the pics or having basically misunderstood the whole situation to where the thief got accused of being the pedo.
Because that would've sucked.
[QUOTE=TheCloak;34617081]And how old were the kids on the phone? 17? 16? if they were 10 year olds I can understand but if they're around 16 or 17 I would hardly consider this guy a pedophile.[/QUOTE]
well sure, [b]you[/b] wouldn't consider the guy a paedophile. but the law sees things differently, and in this instance it would be illegal.
I hope the pedophile is going to be raped in prison :v:
[QUOTE=MrFlashcat;34617307]I hope the pedophile is going to be raped in prison :v:[/QUOTE]
So because you have child pornography you should be raped? Okay.
I might be more inclined to agree with you if he was a child rapist, but there's nothing about that. And I don't believe in "eye for an eye" so yeah.
[QUOTE=Zezibesh;34617318]So because you have child pornography you should be raped?[/QUOTE]
You're one of them.
[QUOTE=TheCloak;34617081]And how old were the kids on the phone? 17? 16? if they were 10 year olds I can understand but if they're around 16 or 17 I would hardly consider this guy a pedophile.[/QUOTE]
since the guys 43, i'd call him a pedophile
[QUOTE=Zezibesh;34617318]So because you have child pornography you should be raped? Okay.
I might be more inclined to agree with you if he was a child rapist, but there's nothing about that. And I don't believe in "eye for an eye" so yeah.[/QUOTE]
having not been to jail myself, so I won't really know, but I can assume that rape in prison is prettttttty common, so hoping that this perv is a target of said sodomisation is pretty fair, plus he deserves it
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Scum, fapping to children. You disgust me.
[editline]9th February 2012[/editline]
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[QUOTE=Pelican;34617337]since the guys 43, i'd call him a pedophile[/QUOTE]
I don't think there's anything weird in being attracted to late teenagers. Yeah, he was an idiot for having nude pictures, but that doesn't make it wrong. I could be attracted to guitars but not actually rape guitars, is that wrong?
[quote]The man pleaded guilty to seven charges including theft of a motor vehicle and theft.[/quote]
[quote]Ms Hodgson sentenced the man to one month in jail and fined him $400.[/quote]
lucky break
[QUOTE=Zezibesh;34617318]So because you have child pornography you should be raped? Okay.
I might be more inclined to agree with you if he was a child rapist, but there's nothing about that. And I don't believe in "eye for an eye" so yeah.[/QUOTE]
Jeff Dahmer was beaten to death in a prison weight room.
[QUOTE=Zezibesh;34617360]I don't think there's anything weird in being attracted to late teenagers. Yeah, he was an idiot for having nude pictures, but that doesn't make it wrong. [/QUOTE]
in the eyes of the law it does. I agree when it comes to jailbait you can argue the logical implications of the legal age but since the article isn't specific about the content the point is moot
[QUOTE=Zezibesh;34617360]I could be attracted to guitars but not actually rape guitars, is that wrong?[/QUOTE]
regardless of the fact that having sex with a guitar has no moral implications whatsoever???, the attraction vs action distinction has been done to death. [I]obviously[/I] you can't (rationally) blame someone for what turns them on, but if they do stuff based on their strokes then that's a different story. The difference between a pedophile and a child rapist.
[QUOTE=Griffster26;34617386]Jeff Dahmer was beaten to death in a prison weight room.[/QUOTE]
Your point? I don't think it should have happened.
[QUOTE=Zezibesh;34617360]I don't think there's anything weird in being attracted to late teenagers. Yeah, he was an idiot for having nude pictures, but that doesn't make it wrong. I could be attracted to guitars but not actually rape guitars, is that wrong?[/QUOTE]
Stop trying to make your disgusting behaviour sound acceptable
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