LA parents angry about pedophile’s blog

Here's a story to start you off on the right foot on a Saturday morning. It's hard to believe that helping other pedophiles find children to molest is not a crime - seems like it should be. This is my favorite paragraph - I can't get my head around this guy's logic - while the internet is a powerful tool, even it would have difficulty accomplishing both these goals at once:

He had been posting nonsexual pictures of children on a Web site intended to promote the acceptance of pedophiles, and to direct other pedophiles to events and places where children tended to gather.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/28/us/28pedophile.html

July 28, 2007
NY Times
Parents’ Ire Grows at Pedophile’s Unabashed Blog
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER

LOS ANGELES, July 27 — The search for the self-described pedophile in the large-brimmed black hat commences nearly every day here, with findings posted on chat rooms frequented by mothers.

And yet unlike convicted sex offenders, who are required to stay away from places that cater to children, in this case the police can do next to nothing, because this man, Jack McClellan, who has had Web sites detailing how and where he likes to troll for children, appears to be doing nothing illegal.

But his mere presence in Los Angeles — coupled with Mr. McClellan’s commitment to exhibitionistic blogging about his thoughts on little girls — has set parents on edge. One group of mothers, whose members by and large have never met before, will soon band together in a coffee shop to hammer out plans to push lawmakers in Sacramento to legislate Mr. McClellan out of business.

Ms. Thompson is part of a movement to make it illegal to post images of children of any type on Web sites with sexual content or themes. “It became what I call a minor obsession of mine for the next six weeks,” she said, “to get to know his crowd and the things they talk about.”