tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37568007.post3464951201363711850..comments2007-08-16T23:36:23.571-07:00Jeff Pidgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480545918063778031noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37568007.post-38365965362259537482007-08-16T23:36:00.000-07:002007-08-16T23:36:00.000-07:00Yeah, that's so true. It's sad that some people react this way.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07973144102195593357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37568007.post-60078105638419056742007-08-16T14:34:00.000-07:002007-08-16T14:34:00.000-07:00The kids were both boys - their ages are mentioned in the radio story (the first link is to the sound file).<BR/><BR/>I don't think the irate folks involved are going to see any comic book as art, so I'm not sure how well that argument would work.<BR/><BR/>Plus, remember the Janet Jackson halftime wardrobe malfunction flap - breasts aren't that much more acceptable, even accidentally viewed in a dance number for a pretty brief amount of time.Jeff Pidgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480545918063778031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37568007.post-36372043696322956492007-08-16T14:21:00.000-07:002007-08-16T14:21:00.000-07:00I also agree that he should have been handing out younger reader titles. But there was a worse case in Texas where a comic book store was sentenced to 180 days in jail and a $4,000 fine for selling an adult comic book to an adult. The state's argument was that comic books are for kids.<BR/><BR/>http://www.cbldf.org/pr/archives/000146.shtmlEthanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05474406918272684241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37568007.post-10953694450711982932007-08-16T12:02:00.000-07:002007-08-16T12:02:00.000-07:00I agree that Dot, Richie Rich, Sad Sack, Baby Huey, Archie or any of the Disney titles would have been a far better choice. <BR/><BR/>But since the story doesn't say anything about the age or gender of the child, I wonder if the parents and legal authorities would have made such a big deal if the nudity depicted was female or the child aged 10 vs. one age 4?<BR/><BR/>The drawing doesn't sound like it was "pornographic" in anyway, simply nude. Was the child really traumatized? And, why is a nude breast more acceptable in art than genitals?<BR/><BR/>The distribution of the comic book was probably an innocent mistake ... and if the store owner didn't bail out after a night or two in the pokey, then I'd say a year in jail and $1,000 fine was already overkill here.<BR/><BR/>As judge, I'd simply tell the defendant to apologize to the parents and child, agree to be more cautious in the future, and dismiss the case.mnmearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14073519242578035472noreply@blogger.com