Child porn is a pretty disgusting subject. It involves the depiction of the rape of children. But the American Civil Liberties Union has been active in opposing the installation of porn filters in public library filters. Good for them.
So much for the First Amendment. But Bill O’Reilly asks:
How many of you have heard of Charles Rust-Tierney?
You haven’t? Well maybe you remember this, as quoted by O’Reilly:
On Dec. 1, 1998, Tierney issued this statement: "Recognizing that individuals will continue to behave responsibly and appropriately while in the library, the default should be maximum, unrestricted access to the valuable resources of the Internet."
Charles Rust-Tierney is a former ACLU chapter president.
On February 24, 2007 the Washington Post published this teensy-weensy Virginia Roundup, headlined “Ex-ACLU Head Seized in Porn Case.”
An Arlington County youth sports coach and former ACLU chapter president was arrested on child pornography charges by federal agents who accused him of viewing Web sites filled with explicit images of pre-pubescent girls.
Charles Rust-Tierney, 51, of Arlington was charged with receipt and possession of child pornography. He was ordered detained pending a preliminary hearing Wednesday. Prosecutors said Rust-Tierney coaches various youth sports teams in and around Arlington. A 2002 Virginia ACLU newsletter identified him as the group’s president.
So far, none of the MSM has picked up the story. Conservatives, of course, are all over it now that O’Reilly has broken it wide open.
Now imagine that this youth sports coach was not a “former ACLU chapter president” but a “fundamentalist” Christian minister.
Exactly. The arrest report would not be buried on page B05.
Here’s an idea. We ought to hold our own guys to a higher standard than the other guys. Just an idea.
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