From the Educated Idiot files:

[Publius pro tem]

Well, here's another oxygen thief from the Educated Idiot files:


Utah Professor Charged With Watching Child Porn On Flight To Boston

November 28, 2011

BOSTON (CBS) — A professor at the University of Utah pleaded not guilty
Monday to charges he viewed child pornography on his laptop during a flight
from Salt Lake City to Boston.

47-year-old Grant Smith of Cottonwood Heights, Utah was arraigned in East
Boston District Court. Bail was set at $75,000.

If he is released, Smith will not be allowed to have any contact with children
without supervision.

State police say Smith was sitting in first class on a Delta flight Saturday
afternoon when another passenger saw the pornographic images and alerted
the flight crew.

The passenger also e-mailed a relative and asked them to call police.

Investigators say he began to erase the files after the flight attendent told
him to shut off his computer.

State troopers met Smith after the plane landed at Logan Airport and took
him into custody.

Police say they found several disturbing files on his laptop, including photos
of children, mostly girls, ranging from 5-to-14 years old.

Smith has been charged with possession of child pornography. He was also
ordered to stay off the Internet, unless it’s for business purposes.

Smith is a divorced father of two young children. He is a professor of material
science and engineering and an adjunct professor of chemical engineering at
the University of Utah.

Prosecutors say his laptop was purchased with grant money.

Smith does not have a criminal record, but prosecutors said Monday he
admitted to police that he has traded pictures of teens over the Internet.

State police spokesman David Procopio issued this blistering statement about
the arrest Sunday.

In the view of the State Police, child pornography is a form of child sexual
abuse–nothing less. Those who possess it — a crime unto itself — foster an
evil network that sexually abuses and exploits children irreparably.

Stopping child pornographers is a critical part of our mission to protect
children. Along with our federal and local partners, we execute dozens of
warrants related to this wicked crime each year. One hopes there is a special
place in Hell for the evil people who make, trade, and possess child
pornography. Until they get there, we are committed to putting them in jail.

Smith is due back in court December 27th.

Utah Professor Charged With Watching Child Pornography On Flight To Logan Airport In Boston « CBS Boston

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[Thumpalumpacus]

From the Educated Idiot files:

Nah, too easy.

 

[Thermionik]

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[River side]

There are plenty of educated idiots out there, but this is something else.

 

[Fred61]

i always say, if you're gonna watch porn in public, make it something normal

kept me out of jail for 19 years now

 

[Fracture]

Smith is due back in court December 27th.

Merry Christmas! Your going to miss all the really good sales.

 

[Juan Starr]

i, Juan Starr, when flying, prefer to watch the stewardesses. hubba hubba hubba, innit!

 

[SteveGangi]

i always say, if you're gonna watch porn in public, make it something normal

kept me out of jail for 19 years now

I will stick to my lol cat pictures. They are safe and legal. They may be dumb, but they will not get me locked up.

 

[KSG_Standard]

I wonder if he was looking at peer reviewed child porn?

 

[SteveGangi]

(Foghorn Leghorn voice) Listen here son, I say listen. That boy is educated far beyond his intelligence.

 

[Fred61]

I will stick to my lol cat pictures. They are safe and legal. They may be dumb, but they will not get me locked up.

but see, i can't look at lolcats in class because i just laugh and will get busted

stick to regular porn man, i'm telling you

 

[upl8tr]

but prosecutors said Monday he admitted to police that he has traded pictures of teens over the Internet.

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This is something that always amazes me, how do you trade illegal pictures of kids over the net or anywhere else for that matter?

I can just see it now,

Psst: Hey would you like to buy some photos of nude kids?

cue: Bang/slash/stab/stomping/death...

There must be more to it than meets the eye, I mean they are definitely not a "Type" because when they get arrested they are from all walks of life.

I dunno but finding out how they seek each other out must be one of the keys to tracking these people down...

 

[cwness]

I will stick to my lol cat pictures. They are safe and legal. They may be dumb, but they will not get me locked up.

You get turned on by lolcat pics?

CW

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

This is something that always amazes me, how do you trade illegal pictures of kids over the net or anywhere else for that matter?

I can just see it now,

Psst: Hey would you like to buy some photos of nude kids?

cue: Bang/slash/stab/stomping/death...

There must be more to it than meets the eye, I mean they are definitely not a "Type" because when they get arrested they are from all walks of life.

I dunno but finding out how they seek each other out must be one of the keys to tracking these people down...

I've wondered this. I sure organizations like NAMBLA serve this purpose for some of these assholes.

I wonder if he was looking at peer reviewed child porn?

That depends. Were you looking over his shoulder?

 

[Notorious BFG]

Tard

 

[KSG_Standard]

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That depends. Were you looking over his shoulder?

I'm not an academic type...and I don't do child porn...skippy.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I'm not an academic type...and I don't do child porn...skippy.

 

[BillB1960]

Wow...just wow...

 

[Roberteaux]

I dunno but finding out how they seek each other out must be one of the keys to tracking these people down...

Hush yo' mouf! You has come perilously close to tippin' the pedos as to by what sort of skullduggery the law roots 'em out!

Just kiddin' on the square there, buddy!

In reality, there has got to be at least one thousand different ways to do this. Some are purely technically-based efforts, and others rely on a bit of social engineering... frequently there is a combination of those two approaches utilized in concert, however.

FWIW: catching the common offenders who collect and trade that sort of crap isn't incredibly difficult. It is an important activity, but it does not represent the highest priority. What makes cybercops come out of their cubicles en masse for an office-wide high-five session is when somebody finally gets a line as to who it is that is doing the original production work. And when they manage to snag an entire group of adults involved in this sort of thing, they have been known to literally dance for joy.

After that, surveillance teams are put into place-- both cyber surveillance and physical surveillance, that is... and now the clock ticks quickly...

And then, one fine day and out of the blue, a group of officers shows up to serve the search warrants. Meanwhile, yet other cops pop up at sundry places to serve arrest warrants on the adult offenders as they are alone and away from their victims. You want to get them all at once, too, so that none of them can warn any of the others. In many ways, some things in life were actually easier before the advent of cellular technology...

When all these final operations are executed simultaneously and with swift precision, it is a thing of astonishing grace and beauty. Not a shot fired, no beat-downs, and nary one perp in the wind is the true Gold Standard when it comes to this sort of thing. It's a form of social surgery, with police officers playing the role of the oncologist.

In the main, police work is one of the nastiest, most disheartening professions there is... but participation in just one operation of that sort is generally enough to renew the faith of even the most jaded and burned-out of coppers. Even guys who normally hate one another will be seen slapping backs.

--R

 

[River side]

Way back in the day, when I was a badge-carrying Federal Special Agent, folks used to invite us in to chat with all of their "Lewis Carroll Society" magazines on the coffee table...

As if we didn't know.

These folks are weirdos, and there is no amount of logical, reasoning conversation to be had about why or how they do the things that they do.

The really weird ones are the ones who truly do not understand that there is anything wrong with the whole deal.