All Charges Thrown Out in Stagliano Case!

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[BakedPenguin]

Awesome! Congratulations, John S.!

[Max]

Touch me where I pee.

[BakedPenguin]

You're still here, Edward? I thought you were dead.

[Kool]

+1000 if that representation of Warty is Danzig from ATHF.

[Kool]

Stupid brain... that guy's from metalocalypse, right?

[BakedPenguin]

Yes - "Nathan Explosion"

[Warty]

Nathan Explosion. Enjoy his work.

[The Art-P.O.G.]

:::likes Dethklok:::

[Invisible Finger]

Why would I touch you in the mouth?

[TrickyVic]

I don't know if that's a good thing. They can retry him after they get their story straight.

[Warty]

Well, it'll take them another two years to figure out how to order a DVD instead of incompetently downloading a broken torrent of a DVDrip, so Stagliano has some time.

[Cyto]

My cynical side is with TrickyVic. Did jeopardy attach in this case, or is it still open?

[Virginia]

Rule 29. Motion for a Judgment of Acquittal

Afterparty?

[nothinghead]

Rule 29? I would have figured rule 34 would apply to this case.

[hmm]

touche

or touchy

[Bastiat]

http://xkcd.com/305/

[Cyto]

Is that what "thrown out" refers to? I can't reach twitter from here...

[anarch]

Mercy me!*

*still playing it safe; ya never know.

[Warty]

Ha!

[Spur]

w00t!

[Jordan]

Hell yeah!

[CoyoteBlue]

Squirters run free!

[creech]

Does he get to recover his legal expenses or can the gov't just maliciously and frivolously prosecute someone until they are broke?

[libertymike]

As Josh Ashton, playing the role of bounty hunter and niccotine needy Marvin Dorfler, in Midnight Run, responded to the airline attendant's query whether he would prefer "smoking or non-smoking"

Take a wild f........guess!

[Raven]

You're kidding, right?

[Suki]

How long is Reason going to milk this story?

[Ska]

For as long as you gush about it.

[fresno dan]

I have never see such fat udders!

[WTF]

I'm growing increasingly intolerant of it.

[hmm]

Till the maids come home.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Time to moo-ve on?

[Paul]

They're just trying to squirt a little reason into the debate.

[Suki]

+1 😉

[libertymike]

Hooray, yes. But let's not kid ourselves. This man has been made to endure an ordeal a free society would not permit.

[TrickyVic]

""This man has been made to endure an ordeal a free society would not permit.""

Which is why it was permitted here.

In another 200 years, free society will be like the city of Atlantis. Did it really exist?

Ok, who am I kidding with the 200 year mark.

[In Time Of War]

I am overjoyed he is, for the time being at least, a free man.
And to further demonstrate that obscenity laws are an unjustified infringement on adult behavior, I will continue, of my own free will, to not purchase or view his movies. Others are free to do as they wish.

[abc]

agreed

[fresno dan]

When you consider the money spent to defend oneself against obvious lying, the lack of any consequences to the agent, the absolute and total inability of the bar to investigate or sanction its own....why yes, justice was not totally tortured, raped, and buried alive...for once.

[Ken Shultz]

Three cheers for common sense!

[The Art-P.O.G.]

Yes...for now...

[TrickyVic]

This isn't really a victory for anyone. Execpt maybe Stagliano and time will tell about that.

When I put my tin foil hat on, I think the judge did it to avoid shedding light on his involvement with the prosecution during the appeal.

[Cyto]

And since he got cut lose because the prosecution and investigation was incompetent, what are the odds that they come back for another bite at the apple with a new sting operation? Now they have a roadmap as to what NOT to do....

[Old Man With Candy]

Where do I go to get my reputation back?

[TrickyVic]

My prediction is that they know he will continue to do what he does, and they can use the lessons learned from this trial to take a better run at Stagliano next time.

[kilroy]

I think I'll buy something from his company, just to celebrate.

[People for Etthical Analingus]

+100

[TrickyVic]

We should all call the prosecutors office and ask which film they thought was best.

[hmm]

Or just sign them all up for free porn to their emails and a few subscriptions for the office. I'd pay.

[People for Ethical Analingus]

BUTTMAN! BUTTMAN! BUTTMAN!

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BUTTMAN! BUTTMAN! BUTTMAN!

[Marshall Gill]

When I put my tin foil hat on, I think the judge did it to avoid shedding light on his involvement with the prosecution during the appeal.

That isn't what happened at all.

You know how when you watch a DVD over, and over, and over, it eventually gets scratched and doesn't work?

The prosecution is clearly VERY intimate with Mr. Stagliano's work.

[TrickyVic]

LOL.

[TrickyVic]

LOL.

[hmm]

SO you're saying the pages were stuck together?

[BeltwayLurker]

That is the new thing on a different part of the hill.

[Kevin]

So, it's safe to download porn again, right? Any bots have some suggestions for good sites?

[Warty]

If you can't find your own high-quality porn, you need your internet license revoked.

[LarryA]

Or a job with the FBI.

[AnonymityBotfucker]

Dude, sounds like a lot of fun!

Here U go:
http://www.milkybuttfuckersgonutstotalpirvacy.com

[The Art-P.O.G.]

The "pirvacy" (pervacy?) was a nice touch. Or a nice R.C.'z Law.

[XXX]

SHOULD SERVE ALL YOUR NEEDS

[Colin]

The bad news is that they can keep hounding him forever, until they do get a conviction, viz Lenny Bruce.

But today's a good day.

[JW]

Fucking awesome. Milk enemas for everyone!

[wingnutx]

This is great news.

Seriously, though, I'm sick of otherwise great porn being ruined by the milk-squirting schtick.

[tom baden]

I am being prosecuted for obscenity for a single image. of me!

They have been prosecuting me for 3 years in riverside ca. It is insane!

Is this image obscene? If you are a lawyer with a desire to kill a dragon, can you come to riverside and kill this prosecution for me? my email is above.

see the image at the URL above under "obscene image"