Julia wrote...
> Although I've heard of a case where someone got arrested 
> because he wrote 
> something in his private journal (on paper) along those lines.  Don't 
> remember how they got hold of his private journal to be reading that.


I remember the case you are talking about. I think this was here in
Ohio.  This guy was on probation for a sexual offense against a child
and his probation office ran across his journal during a routine home
check.  His attorney unsuccessfully tried to defend him with the
"freedom of speech" argument.

As a citizen, I can appreciate the freedom of speech argument (although
I don't condone his subject matter), but as a parent, I am glad they
found the journal and locked him back up. Perhaps that is hypocritical,
but if I had to choose a position, I choose the position of a concerned
parent.

Gary

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