While surfing reddit, I came across a submission titled “Man being jailed for MANGA. [NON-LINKJACKED]” which was submitted by “masta“. After having a run-in with “masta” and his team who I believe run a mass up-vote/down-vote operation (very similar to the shady “DIgg” teams we all love to hate on Digg.com), I tend to ignore anything this guy posts. For some reason, the title sounded interesting. I was wondering how someone could possibly be on trial for simply having Manga. Who doesn’t have a little Manga lying around?
After reading the article linked to the reddit submission, it became very clear to me that the title on reddit and on the article were extremely misleading. The article’s title is “CBLDF Serves As Consultant in PROTECT Act Manga Case”. So far, everything I have seen on the internet concerning the case either does not mention that this is a child porn case or they don’t mention any specifics until you are a ways into the article. The first sentence of the article:
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has signed on as a special consultant to the defense of Chistopher Handley, an Iowa collector who faces up to 20 years in prison for possession of manga.
I’ll be looking into this case a little more, but he’s certainly not on trial for having Manga in his house. This guy had manga that the government claims was obscene. If you are interested in the story, definitely check out the via link below but don’t read too much into it. There aren’t enough facts shown in the article for anyone to have a legitimate opinion. Right now, I am left wondering if his rights were violated or if he’s a scum bag who liked reading animated child porn.
Via Newsarama.com
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