Naughty Journal Author Denied Plea Change

[Nomen Nescio]

J.A. Terranson writes:
> This is the case I had in mind when I made my recent assertion that
> thought==action in today's "court".  How can anyone see this case, and not
> conclude otherwise?  This dude is going to spend a long time in stir, for
> a *pure Thought Crime*.

Gee, maybe he shouldn't have pleaded GUILTY then.  How can you say that
this proves that thought==action when the issue wasn't decided at trial?


> On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Eric Cordian wrote:
>
> > Not unsurprisingly, the judge has refused to permit a man sentenced to 10
> > years in prison for textual depictions of child sex in a private journal
> > to withdraw his guilty plea and get a trial.