Emergent Breasts Handled By Ohio’s Finest
Yesterday CNN reported that Ohio State Representative Matthew Barrett was giving a presentation to a group of High School students a photo of a naked woman appeared instead of the expected graphic. The State Highway Patrol seized the USB drive containing the presentation and in less than 24 hours determined that the image had been downloaded by one of Rep Barrett’s four children. Contrast this with the case of Julie Amero. It has been going on for about three years now and is still potentially facing a new trial.
Questions:
- How good is the forensic ability of the State Highway Patrol and is this a valuable use of their very limited resources?
- Was there actually any harm done after all, how many high school kids (even in Ohio) have not seen a picture of a topless women?
- What was Rep Barrett thinking when he allowed his kids to use his USB drive and/or computer that he uses for work?
Lessons learned:
- When in doubt, blame the kids. Or as the Rep. Chris Redfern (chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party) put it:
Most Ohioans, most moms and dads, understand how information like this gets on a hard drive
- Never share your work media with anyone.
- Rank has its privileges, so be sure that when showing children porn in the classroom, be a politician.