Bernie Ward and Child Porn

Given the extreme liberal views of the San Francisco media it’s likely that no one has heard of this story and I had to go to the conservative Fox News website to gain further details on it. The underlying issue with Bernie Ward is that he is a journalist who was arrested for accessing websites that knowingly contain child pornography. It sounds like an open and shut case. Surely the police can determine if your IP accessed specific sites. Well… yes they can.

However, Mr. Ward is not claiming innocence or that it wasn’t he who did it. He is claiming that he was writing a book about hypocrisy in America. What?? What does child porn have to do with the hypocrisy in America?

Here is the definition of hypocrisy “the false claim to or pretense of having admirable principles, beliefs, or feelings”

For as long as I’ve been alive, the U.S has had strict standards on what they feel is child porn or child endangerment. So, in order for there to be any hypocrisy there would need to be evidence that the people who write the laws are above the law and it would be widely accepted that those leaders would be allowed access to child porn without fear of prosecution. I’m sure things happen on a higher level than I can't conceive but I highly doubt that any member of Congress, the Senate or the judicial system would knowingly be allowed to practice such behavior without suffering the consequences. After all, this is the government not the diocese.

I add to this the question: “why would you need to access child porn to speak about hypocrisy?” If any high ranking member of the government was involved, I highly doubt it would be advertised on these sites. So, viewing the porn was not necessary even if the defense is legitimate. All this does is fuel the fire. The more page hits these sites get, the more material is posted. It’s simply supply and demand and it puts our children in danger.

I feel that Mr. Ward is looking for an easy way out under the guise of “journalism” and in this case it doesn’t add up. In best case scenario Mr. Ward made a terrible judgment call when accessing these sites and in worst case he needs to go away for a long time. Given the atmosphere in San Francisco I’m sure it will go under the rug and not be heard about again but for the sake of our children I feel that a conservative approach is best. When in doubt, (and in my eyes there is little doubt) lock them up and lose the key!

Show the world the book being written and then provide legitimate proof as to why you would need to access porn to write your book or accept that you are a sick man and reap the consequences. I hear convicts love guys like you in prison! Should be fun…