Posted on 01/11/2020 4:12:41 PM PST by Morgana
A convicted sex offender from Michigan who claims to identify as an eight-year-old girl and who was caught with porn on his computer is now arguing it is protected by free speech.
Joseph Gobrick, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was arrested after officers discovered illegal child pornography — including scenes of child rape — on his devices.
The 24-year-old convict attempted to argue that his porn was protected under the First Amendment.
Prosecutors, of course, argued that video and photos of children being raped are not protected free speech. Officials identified eight children being abused in the porn on Gobrick’s devices.
While representing himself at trial in Kent County Circuit Court, Gobrick brazenly exclaimed that he is not sexually attracted to children.
“I would no sooner have sex with a child than you would with a rattlesnake,” Gobrick insisted in court. “It’s just not safe.”
He also claimed that he identifies as an eight-year-old girl.
“I’ve always been an eight-year-old girl,” Gobrick claimed. “And even my drawings and fantasies, I am always an eight-year-old girl.”
Still, prosecutors pointed out that while in jail, Gobrick constantly drew pornographic images of children, where he similarly claimed it was his First Amendment right to do so.
“Based on everything he’s said and done, including bragging about what he was drawing in his cell, he obviously doesn’t think child sexually abusive material is wrong,” the judge said.
But the judge added, “This isn’t just virtual stuff; this is also real people being harmed.”
The court referenced the 17-year-old girl police found in Gobrick’s home in 2018. The girl had been reported missing and endangered. It was during that investigation that officers discovered the illegal porn on his computers.
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Breitbart got the age wrong. Had to go to a British newspaper to get the info right.
Metro News
Pedophile says he’s entitled to look at child sex abuse images because of free speech laws
Jacob Geanous
Friday 10 Jan 2020
A pedophile told a judge he identifies as an eight-year-old girl as he claimed free speech laws entitle him to look at child sex abuse images.
Joseph Gobrick, 45, was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison this week in Grand Rapids, Michigan by judge Paul Denenfeld, who did not buy Gobrick’s strange claims.
“Prosecutors, of course, argued that video and photos of children being raped are not protected free speech.”
And especially not something an 8 year old girl should have access to. Someone needs to call Child Protective Services.
I identify as Optimus Prime.
Can I transform and run over this useless and dangerous piece of used food?
.....About ten times, just to be sure?
I just turned 80 years old.
I have believed for many, many years that there are 2 kinds of criminals that can NOT be helped/change/ etc.
Sexual offenders/predators/molesters
Arsonists.
Just kill them-—don’t spend a dime feeding or housing them.
Forget ‘therapy’. It doesn’t work in any manner or form.
“I guess that’s your friend in the wood chipper.” LOL
In dog years?
The Supreme Court really put a screw-job on the Constitution. The First Amendment guarantees political speech against the government without government repercussions. It really doesn’t grant any other form of speech. What you can get away with should depend on the size of the fists in the mouth’s immediate vicinity.
Or a seriously ugly 8 year old girl.
Love that movie, Fargo.
We have a saying here in the South. Child molesters are why God made alligators.
Hey if she says she's a dog, then you'll honor that safe kennel, or else I'm calling you out for being the racist that you are just about dancing on the edge of being young man. Check your privledge! Woke up!
How about the other inmates beat him to death, then identify as a group that dindoonuffin?
I do believe you’ve hit on something that the “smartest people” in the U.S.(Washington bureaucrats) still to this day can’t understand.
This is what our news laws are yielding: you get to “identify” as female...even if you are male. do we Gert to “identify as 8” even if we are 34? niot sure.
But once you allow people to make up who they are....you’re inviting this!
If that is 24, I’m Joe Di Maggio.
Take it to the Supreme Court and kill this “identifies as” garbage once and for all.
I was going to say, hopefully he identifies as room temperature soon.
Best post of the day!!!
I'd add sadists, and lump them all together as People Who Do Evil for the Sheer Pleasure of it. And I agree. Kill them. One and done.
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