Man Cleared Of Girls Aloud Thought Crime
MAN cleared of Girls Aloud Thought Crime against Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh.
DARRYN Walker has been cleared of committing a thought crime after he wrote an internet article imagining that Girls Aloud - Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh - had been kidnapped, raped, mutilated and murdered.
This is not pictorial matter but the written word. It’s not even a cartoon, doodle or photoshop, all of which can a result in arrest.
Having been charged under the terms of the Obscene Publications Act, Walker appeared at Newcastle Crown Court to argue that the article could only be found by those looking for specific material.
Mr Walker creation, Girls (Scream) Aloud, was shown to police by something called the Internet Watch Foundation, a independent self-regulatory body that seeks to “report potentially illegal online content within our remit and to be the ‘notice and take-down’ body for this content.”
This sounds not enough unlike vigilantes policing the web beat, telling you what you can and cannot see.
The Obscene Publications Unit is dedicated to targeting those persons manufacturing and distributing obscene material through a number of sources including shops, mail order, complex distribution networks and the Internet. Particular attention is focused on the most extreme and or exploitative material.
So here is Walker being arrested at his home by officers from the Obscene Publications Unit. It is February 2008.
Almost one and half years later Walker gets to defend himself in court. And he hears David Perry QC, prosecuting, opine:
“A crucial aspect of the reasoning that led to the instigation of these proceedings was that the article in question, which was posted on the internet, was accessible to people who were particularly vulnerable - young people who were interested in a particular pop music group.
“It was this that distinguished this case from other material available on the internet.
“The CPS concluded, with the benefit of counsel’s advice, there was a realistic prospect of conviction.”
So, someone looking for Girls Aloud tickets, say, might see the article, read it and become distressed? They may even be triggered to live out one man’s fantasy and to commit crime?
In court, a consultant psychiatrist opines that it is “baseless” even to suggest that reading the story could turn the readers into a sexual deviant.
“He had written what he had described as an adult celebrity parody and was only meant to be for an audience of like-minded people. As soon as he was aware of the upset and fuss that had been created, he took steps himself to take the article off the website.”
But then the thought police stepped in and arrested him.
Judge Esmond Faulks listens and returns a not guilty verdict to the charge of publishing an obscene article.
Mr Walker is free to go. He may even be free to think. For now…
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Posted: 29th, June 2009 | In: Celebrities, Key Posts Comments (19) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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June 30th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
awwwww crap.
well, thats what i get for having a big mouth :L
Moderator - try looking up the definition of ’satire’ and while you are there ‘ad hominen’
June 30th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Three visits and he still doesn’t get it. A hopeless case
Moderator - if he carries on I’ll give him an ell to go with the aitch
June 30th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
H - if you can’t recognise that Yampster was taking the p*ss out of the subject with his first comment, then this site is really not for you…..
June 30th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
please don’t patronise me, i’m not aiming to offend, i just have a different point of view.
i do agree that it is down to parents to be responsible for what websites their children view.
however, removing anything that may be considered offensive from the internet seems an unrealistic approach. different people have varying definitons of what is ‘offensive’ or not. some websites that you may consider to be filth may be less than suitable for younger people, but not harmful to those who are old enough to view them.
although i agree with parents taking action to stop their children having access to these, i think that removing them completely is a bit extreme - for the most part, adults can take responsibilty themselves for what websites they choose to view.
yampster - i’ll agree that maybe my saying ‘get a life’ was a strong statement, but in my personal opinion i couldnt understand why anyone would want to spend a large portion of their time policing what everyone else is doing on the internet, rather than just taking care of themselves/their family?
Moderator - Perhaps if you could just post on the topic, and leave moderating other posters to us, you might find yourself in a more agreeable place. Strange you didn’t even think to read any of Yampster’s posts, then you would have comprehended his style, and not rushed in with a rebuke on your very post
June 30th, 2009 at 9:26 am
…straight over his head, Yampster - nice one…!!
June 30th, 2009 at 8:18 am
‘any pervert can type tit into google & they will come up… obviously.’
I think that is what’s called ’cause and effect’.
June 30th, 2009 at 6:47 am
Snigger. It’s not often we get a live one. To have one hang around for two days, or will it be three, before catching on is a rarity indeed.
Moderator - lets hope he has
June 30th, 2009 at 2:48 am
“A crucial aspect of the reasoning that led to the instigation of these proceedings was that the article in question, which was posted on the internet, was accessible to people who were particularly vulnerable - young people who were interested in a particular pop music group.”
Parents are responsible for policing what their children have access to on the internet.
END OF!
June 30th, 2009 at 12:05 am
sorry, but if you don’t like so called ‘filthy’ sites on the internet, why spend hours searching them?
i wouldn’t really class it as research, any pervert can type tit into google & they will come up… obviously.
yeah, you’re right, if i had sence i’d definately see how ’selfless’ spending endless amounts of time googling porn is.
good one
June 29th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
The person below needs to get a sense, any will do
June 29th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
oops! sorry, i thought my comment would go somewhere else :L
i meant that yampster person needs to get a life
haha, my mistake
June 29th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Oh. Ok then!
June 29th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Yes, you.
June 29th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
if anyone has read the blog this guy wrote its funny. the fact that the mind control police have arrested this man is nuts
June 29th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Who, me?
June 29th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
the person above needs to get a life ^^^
June 29th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Next time, the IWF should clamp down on those that really should have no access to the public at all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waLhLr60P1s
June 29th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Good news for common sense. The case should never have been brought in the first place. Are the police going to apologise to Mr Walker and will he get his job back. The nutters at Internet Watch Foundation should pay substantial compensation for ruining an innocent persons life.
June 29th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
How does one get in touch with the Internet Watch Foundation. After hours of selfless research I have built up a complete dossier of the most filthy sites on the interweb and I would like to share this information with them.
My mother in law collects large jugs and I was led to believe that by accessing http://www.monsterjugs.com I would find some suitable for her upcoming birthday. Imagine my surprise when………………………………………………