[Huck]

I'm not going to say it. Someone else will.

[ozzymandus]

This is a weird story. The cheerleaders are doing their acts in public, right? I mean it's creepy, but is it really illegal to film them?

[John Valentine]

Flame away, but I think this represent legislative over-reach.

If someone in the STANDS for goodness sakes, can't videotape whatever is before him or her, with no surreptitious viewing from below or otherwise obtaining shots that would not normally be visible to the public, where are we headed?

The resale of these tapes raises a moral issue, I'll grant that much. But it seems to be not much of a legal one. All he did was to film a public display.

If there is a concern about the exxxposure these girls are providing to the PUBLIC, then maybe they ought to reconsider their participation in such activities.

And schools might want to reconsider the nature of the cheerleading costumes they put these girls into for PUBLIC display.

[jwh_Denver]

Look up these girls names on MySpace and see what pictures they have in their profiles.

[NewRomeTacitus]

There are guys who look but would never touch and those without morality. Human engineering, being stuck in survalism, encourages hook-ups with young hotties as often as possible. Modern standards (in Western Civilization) dictates that young women are protected from advances until reaching legal age of maturity.

Real men help and protect girls without hesitation while keeping clear minds and pure intentions of meeting their hottie moms.

[Joe Miner]

Put the cheerleaders in burqas; problem solved.

[Dallas59]

[bikerman]

Anderson's spokesman, Erik Raney, said the sheriff was outraged about the videos when he learned of them last month "but had his hands tied in that there were no laws on the books to prevent filming of these minors."

I guess the sheriff didnt get his copy first.

[Blue_Ridge_Mtn_Geek]

People who put themselves on public display, and then complain when the public gazes at them, can try to have it both ways, but none of us need pay their complaints the least bit of attention. Either they should cover up, or they should shut up. In any case, they should grow up.

Even more outrageous than such childish complaining by exhibitionsts is the posturing by petty politicians. Apparently the sheriff has too much time on his hands to be giving a second of attention to such nonsense.

[R. Scott]

"But we believe it's completely surmountable, and we can draft appropriate definitions to address this case and cases like it in the future."

I can’t see how it can be addressed without being overly broad. If taping cheerleaders is a crime, what about taping at the beach – or even taping attractive people walking down the street?

[BluH2o]

Going back a couple of decades ... remember watching videos of young women in cute exercise gear going thru aerobic dance routines. This was in some sports bar, when nothing much of interest was on TV. First time I recall seeing this type of thing which must be closely related to what this guy was trying to accomplish.

[Dilbert56]

I can't believe anyone would waste money buying something like that. If you are on e-bay you are on the internet and have access to as much filth as you want, for free.

Yes, it would be a good idea for schools to dress their cheerleaders more appropriately. Something less revealing than heavy underpants and short skirts for starters.

We can't outlaw everything that's wrong. Would you trust our legislators to decide morality? OTOH, if the father of a cheerleader beat this guy within an inch of his life he may find a lenient jury.