Woman arrested for attempting to frame husband by putting child porn on his computer

[davidn3600]

A Pennsylvania woman was busted for putting child pornography on a home computer in a failed bid to get her estranged husband arrested, state police said.

Meri Jane Woods, 42, sparked the investigation last August — when she strolled into a state police barracks in the town of Indiana to report her husband had sexually abused children, authorities said.

Woods, of Cherry Hill Township, also told investigators that her unidentified husband had downloaded several images of the abuse on their home computer.

But troopers soon found that all of the lewd files on the computer were installed just three days before Woods went to the police. The probe also found that Woods’ husband, Matthew Woods, had moved out of the home the month before.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pennsylvania-woman-busted-frame-husband-child-porn-article-1.1556487

She's not only facing charges relating to the child porn, but she's facing 40 counts of lying to the police.

Well, the divorce should be pretty easy now...

[The Straight Story]

1. Not like people to lie like that about such things

He is probably guilty of something else. (yes, that is sarcasm - but there is a good chance some are indeed thinking that)

Either way, that sort of accusation sticks with someone, even when found innocent. Name gets in the paper, it spreads doubts among people which may make it harder to find employment, housing, etc.

I saw inmates night after night and certainly not all of them were convicted. For whatever reason charges might be dropped. But some crimes you remember and associate with the person anyway (you hear snide remarks from inmates and other deputies that the person will be caught eventually for something else, etc).

Coming down hard on people who lie about such crimes would hopefully reduce the urge to do so.

[Festivito]

3. If you throw dirt at a man, some of it will stick.

Even what little you wrote in sarcasm sticks a little.

[el_bryanto]

10. At a man? or at anyone? nt

[sibelian]

196. shrug...

Depends on the flavour of the mud, I'd suspect...

[davidpdx]

4. Yes it does

Maybe he cheated on her (something about a woman scorn). Her actions were reckless. As you stated once it hits the papers and news it really doesn't matter if the charges are dropped. There are going to be some that believe the story no matter what.

[Ghost in the Machine]

7. "once it hits the papers and news it really doesn't matter if the charges are dropped."

I don't see where he was ever even charged. Wife made allegations, police investigated, found her story to be false.

From the link in the OP:

Pennsylvania State Police said Meri Jane Woods, 42, installed child pornography on a home computer in a failed attempt to get her husband arrested.

Peace,

Ghost

[ProfessorGAC]

11. Perhaps the Folks In That Town Know Who Meri Jane Woods Was Married To

He gets stained at least a little either way. Right?
GAC

[davidpdx]

180. Ah, true

I did miss that. Well it is good she failed to if it wasn't true.

[seabeyond]

104. woman scorned. not so much. husband generally kills cause scorned. wife generally kills cause of

threat of violence. it should read, man scorned. can we put this old and tired away?

More important are the reasons for such family violence. When women kill
within the family circle, previous research indicates that in roughly half the cases the
victim is likely to be the spouse of the offender (Wallace 1986). In their examination
of incarcerated women who had killed their spouses or boyfriends, Bacon and
Lansdowne (1982) reported that in fourteen of the sixteen cases the woman had been
assaulted by the male she was subsequently accused of killing. Thus, the violence of
such women can be viewed as both reactive and defensive. Consistent with this view
is the finding of Wallace that:
Women killed their husbands against a background of violence; they killed in
response to and because of violence perpetrated by their husband on them and/or
other members of their family (Wallace 1986, p. 108).
http://www.aic.gov.au/media_library/publications/proceedings/16/polk.pdf

[polly7]

122. Who was killed here?

Not that destroying someone's life isn't probably nearly as bad, but I must have missed the violence and killing here.

And yes, women and men scorned are capable of horrible things. I was working in the bar not too long ago and saw a woman at closing time slam the door shut on her own shoulder. After a few of us looked at each other with, wth, she came back up to the bar and asked us to call the cops to report her boyfriend's abuse. Apparently they'd just broken up. We didn't call.

[seabeyond]

127. "Who was killed here?" really? this is what you start with replying to what i wrote. whatevah

[NaturalHigh]

130. Glad you're feeling better, Seabeyond...

but you're letting your argument with me last week color your opinion of this story. "Who was killed here?" is a valid question for this thread.

[seabeyond]

132. i am not addressing the OP. i am not addressing a conversation with you. i am addressing the stupid

woman scorned. i thought that obvious since that is the only thing i pulled and discussed. put away the old and tired sexist tripe, woman scorned.

did we talk about this last week? i know i did with someone. and here it is again.

every time i see woman scorned, i will make the same point. men have more issue with being "scorned" than women. quit exclusively giving it to us. it is used as a reason. i do not like it. it is not factual. it is stupid.

and noooo, i do not feel better. thank you

[NaturalHigh]

135. Well, your original post in this thread was a piece...

dealing statistics for male and female violence. That just kind of came in from out of the blue since no violence of any kind had even been mentioned in this thread.

[seabeyond]

139. again. talking about the stupid ass saying a woman scorn. giving out facts that a woman does not

retaliate cause scorned, but fearful. the man retaliates because he is scorned.

now

can we quit giving that cutsey little sexist term, woman scorned, to women.

not a tough one.

[NaturalHigh]

142. Strange how it's okay for some to define men by a minority who commit crimes...

but the women who commit crimes are supposed to be looked upon as outliers.

[seabeyond]

144. whatever. again. not what i am addressing

[NaturalHigh]

146. Okay...I'm just not following you on this apparently.

Obviously we have failure to communicate.

Gotta go for tonight. I hope you feel better.

[polly7]

143. Plenty of women scorned retaliate in all sorts of damaging, if not lethal, ways.

As do plenty of men.

[seabeyond]

145. brilliant polly. how often do you hear man scorned?

[polly7]

147. Brilliant seabeyond.

Whenever it happens and I'm in a position to hear about it.

[seabeyond]

150. ya. that would be a never. hence my post.

[polly7]

152. Sorry, you'd be wrong there. nt.

[seabeyond]

154. lmfao woman

[polly7]

156. How on earth would you know what I hear?

Seriously. I know plenty of men 'scorned', ditched, screwed around on. Do you think I live in a convent or something?

[seabeyond]

167. lordy woman. really? the point. where they CALLED ... men scorned, when they went after vengefully

the point is not if a man has ever been fucked on. the POINT is the sexist cutsey little saying they use exclusively on woman. catch up

[pintobean]

169. At least we now know

the caps lock key actually works.

[polly7]

171. Ahhh ....... well I don't stroke out over outdated little terms.

I actually thought you were going a bit deeper into the 'men retaliate to being scorned by killing, while women just ...... don't' idea you'd brought up.

Catch up? Don't worry yourself, I've long gotten beyond being outraged by a simple word.

[seabeyond]

173. stroke out? done reading. this crap, i stop

[polly7]

181. k ..... bye.

[pintobean]

188. Looks like she may not be around for a while.

Her account is flagged for review again. If admin leaves it that way until January 6th, she's gone until February 4th - if she's allowed back at all. Stroke out - excellent phrase.

[pintobean]

187. I didn't alert on your hidden post, sea

But, since it pretty much consisted of you calling me a liar, you may not believe me.

[pacalo]

182. Years ago I worked at the same company as a married couple whose marriage ended

in a most callous way.

The husband was out of town when he called home one mid-afternoon. When he asked her what she was doing, she told him she was in bed. In the middle of the day, he asked? I'm entertaining someone, she said. It was one of the assistant plant managers of the company at which they both worked. The husband was devastated & I'm sure that the deep hurt must still be haunting him. They had five young sons.

[polly7]

183. That's very sad.

I'm always amazed at how cruel people can be to someone they once loved. I can just imagine how devastated he would be. Those poor boys, I hope they and their dad are doing ok.

[pacalo]

185. She was a piece of work.

She was beautiful but wasn't well-liked because of her lack of people skills. Also, if I described how scantily her tops were for a professional setting I'd be asking for trouble from the you-know-who's. She was on the hunt for a man with a higher salary & she bagged what she thought was the big prize.

I've often wondered how the ex-husband & five sons are doing. I have no idea, unfortunately.

[polly7]

133. lmao ...

no worries, NaturalHigh! Apparently I was 'attacking' her (yet again).

[NaturalHigh]

136. Funny how the two people most apparently offended by this thread...

are the ones who have kicked it all day.

[polly7]

140. kicked it while discussing anything 'but' the actual OP ...

yes, that is curious. [URL=.html][IMG][/IMG][/URL]

[seabeyond]

141. are you suggesting i am offended by this thread?

[pintobean]

151. I think so.

[seabeyond]

153. i have not posted but to talk about woman scorn. if this is how you draw conclusions, it is no

wonder you are too often so far in left field.

[pintobean]

155. I'm pretty good at left field.

Catch pretty much everything.

[seabeyond]

162. no, you are not. this is interpreted by you to mean i give a shit. another brilliant.

no. they are not. i am not one that professes all gender bad all gender good. so it is a futile

effort to correct or influence. it gives them something to talk about

sounds like a huge arse .... meh, to me

talk away

[pintobean]

164. Now I'm hungry

I think I'll go make an alphabet soup sandwich.

[seabeyond]

166. ahhhh, now you are resorting to the really lame diss. you have really excelled over the last couple

days.

something really simple for you pinto, so you cannot interpret it in your own creative way.

the woman was a piece of shit.
it was a piece of shit thing she did
she got caught, early, yea
she needs to go to jail

see how fuckin easy it is

[pintobean]

168. It wasn't a lame diss.

My typing and writing skills suck. I take the time to at least try to make my posts readable and understandable. I don't expect the reader to have to decode what I post.

[seabeyond]

170. you linked to a post that was in a fluid conversation. not my problem. the people i was addressing

understood perfectly well.

it was your brilliant decision that you had to prove how damn smart you are being clairvoyant, assuming what another thinks.

[pintobean]

174. It's nice to see

that your comprehension skills are right up there, too.

[seabeyond]

176. yup. unfortunately, others fail. personally, i think it is purposeful and they are quite capable

now. this whole ambush from the three of you was so beyond lame, .... i am outta here.

[polly7]

134. I thought I missed a murder.

[pacalo]

179. Your information doesn't make me sympathize with this woman's actions.

What she did is vicious & indefensible.

[pipi_k]

25. About this...

Coming down hard on people who lie about such crimes would hopefully reduce the urge to do so.

I'm thinking probably not.

Look at the death penalty. Even that isn't a deterrent.


Besides, anybody who would go to the lengths she did is a VERY sick person. No doubt she probably still thinks she had every reason and right to do what she did.

[Lifelong Dem]

71. Yeah, guilty of dumping her lying ass

[Zorra]

186. I helped an innocent man who was accused of sexual assault. I knew for a fact that

he was innocent, and we proved it before he was charged. I knew the woman who accused him, and she was borderline sociopathic. It was a vengeance accusation. I recorded a conversation in the home of the woman's best friend, that could not be used as evidence in court, but the judge said he would listen to the recording in his chambers. When the judge came out of his chambers, he was red faced furious, and very severely admonished the woman. My friend (who is gay, btw), went to the sheriff's office and tried to press charges against the woman, but the deputies refused, saying that it would cause others to be afraid to come forward with similar allegations if charges were filed. My friend was so crushed, drained, and devastated by these events that he did not have the will to pursue it any further, he just wanted it over.

This whole episode lasted several months, and the poor guy could not believe what was happening to him. He did nothing wrong, and there was not a shred of evidence against him except the woman's testimony. This destroyed my friends life for a long time. He lost most of his "friends", and was afraid that everyone would still think he might be a sexual predator. He went bankrupt from paying legal fees to the lawyer who worked on the case, became depressed, began using cocaine to combat the depression, got busted for selling 3 grams of coke, and ended up doing 1 1/2 years in state prison.

After he got out of prison, he did his probation thing, and moved away, and never returned. He's doing ok now, we are still in contact a few times a year, but his life was permanently and considerably altered by this incident.

I still have the original recording, it's as damning as damning can be; it was definitely as set up, and there have been times when I've actually considered putting it on youtube, but I do not want to bring this ghost of nightmares past back on my friend.

I have played the recording for some of our mutual friends, the few who stood by my friend all the way. The women cried when they heard it, the men wanted blood.

True story, and with more details it becomes unbelievable, how horribly an innocent person be alleged to have committed a crime, yet have no evidence against them except the words of a sociopathic monster, and then have their life ruined in so many ways by the justice system, in a heartbeat.

And you know what he said to me after it was all over?

"No one ever even apologized."

[sibelian]

197. Thank you for posting this, Zorra.

I think the actual human aspect of false rape accusation can very easily be brushed under the carpet in the heat of discussion.

[nomorenomore08]

198. That is a terrible, terrible story. Sometimes I think "People = Shit" (to quote a song title)

isn't all that inaccurate...

[Ghost Dog]

202. Thank you, Zorra.

I've been a victim of false testimony in a similar way, too. Best course of action in court was just to let them get on with it. Didn't have to do jail time, just a suspended sentence and my name on a black list, I suppose, for something I didn't do.

[mercuryblues]

212. my son's

girlfriend's exboyfriend, tried to get him arrested for a felony. It was easily disproved. No charges were brought against the ex either. He was just told by the police to stay away from them.

[tammywammy]

2. That's pretty messed up. n/t

[pipoman]

5. "lying to police"

Making a false report should be illegal. Lying to police, not so much...at least until police lying to suspects and witnesses is grounds for dismissal. .police rely on massive lying to get confessions and manipulate witnesses. .it should not be allowed. .

[lame54]

14. police can't speak w/o lying

[L0oniX]

16. Indeed ...the police and detectives lie all the time.

[daleanime]

56. Wouldn't that be considered....

entrapment?

[NaturalHigh]

86. Surprisingly, no.

Entrapment is when the police or someone acting on their behalf manages to induce someone to commit a crime he or she otherwise wouldn't have committed. Police lying to suspects to get a confession is just fine and dandy as far as I know. Police lying to witnesses...well, that just kind of depends on the circumstances and how a judge interprets it.

[Jenoch]

93. Making a false police report implicating another person is already illegal.

The charges will not be filed as 'lying to police'. That was was what the reporter wrote.

[pipoman]

204. The article stated 40 counts

of "lying to police". If the charge was making a false report, it would be a single charge. It appears it must be in writing in PA..I suspect she was asked to write her statement?

§ 4904. Unsworn falsification to authorities. (a) In general.--A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if, with intent to mislead a public servant in performing his official function, he: (1) makes any written false statement which he does not believe to be true; (2) submits or invites reliance on any writing which he knows to be forged, altered or otherwise lacking in authenticity; or (3) submits or invites reliance on any sample, specimen, map, boundary mark, or other object which he knows to be false. (b) Statements "under penalty".--A person commits a misdemeanor of the third degree if he makes a written false statement which he does not believe to be true, on or pursuant to a form bearing notice, authorized by law, to the effect that false statements made therein are punishable. (c) Perjury provisions applicable.--Section 4902(c) through (f) of this title (relating to perjury) applies to this section. (d) Penalty.--In addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, a person convicted under this section shall be sentenced to pay a fine of at least $1,000. (Nov. 29, 2006, P.L.1481, No.168, eff. 60 days)

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=18&div=0&chpt=49&sctn=4&subsctn=0&mobile_choice=suppress

.

[Jenoch]

207. I'm guessing the 40 counts is

some multiple of the number of images she downloaded onto the computer. Making a false police report that implicates someone else in criminal activity is a serious charge. It's not just about lying to cops.

[NaturalHigh]

6. Wow...that's just plain evil.

I hope they give her plenty of time to think about it in the state boarding house.

[HappyMe]

8. What a horrible thing to do.

She's also not the sharpest knife in the drawer, since the guy had been gone for a month. She will probably be in trouble for what she tried to frame her ex for.

[madville]

9. I saw a similar case 11 years ago

A former coworker broke up with his fiancé and she reported him to the police for multiple crimes, the major ones were child porn and selling drugs. She also reported it to where we were employed because he was selling drugs at work (that part was true). The illegal porn accusations weren't valid however.

Within a few days the employer drug tested everyone and 12 people failed, fired immediately. The coworker got arrested on some drug charges and his ex got arrested for filing a false police report on the porn. That one bad breakup caused a huge shitstorm.

[NaturalHigh]

20. I saw a couple of train wrecks like that when I was in the Air Force.

[penultimate]

13. hmmm... I must be missing something

Because I do not understand your comment about this post. I must be missing some context

[L0oniX]

19. Check his "transparency" page ...it will help you understand.

[NaturalHigh]

34. Thanks for pointing that out. Explains a lot.

[arcane1]

53. Whose transparency page?

The OP and post one have nothing on theirs

[pintobean]

54. This one

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=105176&sub=trans

[Comrade Grumpy]

76. Is Trumad going to have to go sit in the corner for awhile come the New Year?

Is that when this new five-strikes-and-you're-out thing goes into effect? And is that how it works?

We'll miss you, sweetness.

[pintobean]

78. For two weeks

More, if he picks up the pace.

[Comrade Grumpy]

82. He's still got a few days left to raise his score.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

103. Aaaaand the jury is in...

At Fri Dec 27, 2013, 03:05 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

This one
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4236124

REASON FOR ALERT:

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS:

A callout. One of many for this poster. Make it stop.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Fri Dec 27, 2013, 03:13 PM, and the Jury voted 3-3 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Christ. Transparency Pages are shared all over this board. Hardly a hideable "offense."
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Callouts aren't against the rules any more. DU operates on transparency, and if a transparency page is visible there's nothing wrong with linking to it. The way people can avoid having their bad behavior not highlighted is to not say things (like calling posters "douchebag&quot that result in hidden posts. LEAVE.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Y'know, some of us are getting really tired of the petty, juvenile bullshit that seems to have infected much of DU lately. I've reached the point where the call-outs, the mud-slinging, the generally infantile behavior seem just as bad on one side of an issue as on another. It's as if y'all are just tryin' to get each other tombstoned, and I didn't think that was the intent of DU. Both of you -- all of you?? -- need to go stand in a corner for a while. And maybe you'll stand there long enough to grow up a little.
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

I let it slide.

[NaturalHigh]

105. "Make it stop."

I love that!

[pintobean]

108. That is absolutely amazing.

3 votes to hide a post for linking to a page that's visible to all members, and it's posted and controlled by admin.

Thanks for the vote and for sharing.

Wow

[WorseBeforeBetter]

115. That was my rationale.

Plus, you're not the first to do it, and, I'm guessing, won't be the last...

[NaturalHigh]

118. I've seen a transparency page shared several times.

Not sure why anyone would think it's a big deal. It's supposed to be transparent, after all.

[Agschmid]

213. Yah that was surprising...

Glad it was not hidden, you didn't even provide commentary...

[L0oniX]

109. OFFS ...another example of people who should not be on a jury ...of any sort.

I wish I knew who they are so I could put them in my jury member ban list ...of course I'd need to have a bigger list than what DU allows right now.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

112. Interesting. I just noticed you referenced...

the transparency page as well. Were you alerted on? Guess it was that blue link that pushed someone over the edge...

[L0oniX]

113. ...or an agenda against Pinto.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

116. Definitely.

Many agendas here -- I can't keep up with all the players. Nor do I want to.

[pintobean]

114. I doubt that it was blue

to the alerter.

[LiberalFighter]

55. Thanks for pointing that out.

Will have to remember it when I have questions about a poster. Looks like it provides some needed insight.

[NuclearDem]

72. David has a habit of finding and posting the few news stories

about men being victimized by women. A couple weeks ago it was a false rape accusation.

Those stories are worth talking about, but his posting history is less than flattering when it comes to discussing feminism. This is just more false equivalency nonsense and exception-rule confusing.

[NaturalHigh]

88. "Those stories are worth talking about..."

Then what exactly is the problem with someone posting them on a DISCUSSION board? Is this supposed to be an echo chamber of only the anointed views here?

[NuclearDem]

92. I never said there was anything wrong with discussing them.

I just know an agenda when I see one.

[NaturalHigh]

94. Oh, okay.

Well, as long you don't think there is anything wrong with discussing them. I'll check with Trumad too, just to make sure.

[pintobean]

98. Who's agenda is it, though?

I noticed a thread in HOF (your favorite group) on the subject. Is that thread creating an agenda in response to an agenda that may, or may not, exist? There could be multiple agendas at play here.
It's quite possible that this thread would have died quickly, had it not been for the agenda accusations.

[NaturalHigh]

125. You still go in there?

Doesn't that burn?

[pintobean]

128. I don't post there

The mini-meta is interesting reading. You can see strategies form and foreshadowing of what's about to happen in GD. Then there's the whining and call-outs...

[NaturalHigh]

131. I've never posted in there either.

Just a glance at the titles of the threads lets me know that there is a disturbance in the force.

Serious question: What does "meta" mean? I see that term used all the time.

[pintobean]

148. We had a forum called Meta

where we talked about DU, DUers, jury results, etc. It turned into a call-out shit storm bar fight and admin shut it down. It lasted a little over a year on DU3. It was replaced with the Ask The Administrators forum.

[davidn3600]

107. False rape allegations?

Where?

Yeah, I did post a few weeks ago on the Jameis Winston case. So did a hundred other DUers. ESPN was running wall-to-wall coverage of it. How can you not comment on it?

I dont have any problem with feminists. Just the HoF-ers who feel feminism is there way or the highway. They can't accept that people are innocent until proven guilty. They want the government to ban pornography. They view anyone engaging in consensual BDSM to be misogynist and committing rape violence. It's just radical stuff and I am not the only one that calls them out on it.

[pintobean]

15. It's a conspiracy

... or something.

[trumad]

18. nah...it's a tag team of teh poor boys..

Saying hey...ya see...teh men's have it rough to.

It's so fucking obvious.

[L0oniX]

23. What's "obvious" is your epic fail reframe.

[trumad]

27. uh huh....

[HappyMe]

24. You're reading an awful lot into one news story.

[trumad]

29. Just call it years of experience

Of reading these types of Ops and matching the names of who posts them.

It's so obvious .... but hey...If not to you...oh well.

[HappyMe]

36. I don't keep track of who posts what sort of things.

If you wanted to make this OP into a big deal, you suceeded so far. That much is obvious.

[NaturalHigh]

41. No kidding.

He apparently hates these posts so much, but he keeps them kicked.

[trumad]

59. What makes you think I hate them

Actually I think its fun to make things obvious.

[pintobean]

60. It's obvious

that this has become a thread about you. That's pretty funny.

[trumad]

62. Nah---not about me....

mostly about the same whiny group of boys who continue to think that life is unfair because of teh mean women's.

[NaturalHigh]

64. Trying to get attention before January.

[L0oniX]

42. Blog stalking?

Kinda seems like it.

[trumad]

57. Silly you

[pintobean]

28. Right

because this happens all the time. If it were something that never happens, it might just be a WTF? post.

I think your accusation is fucking obvious.

[trumad]

31. ah Pinto

I made an imaginary bet with myself that you'd pop up in this thread...and there you are.

Very very predictable.

[pintobean]

33. I'm flattered

How often do you daydream about me?

[L0oniX]

38. Did you dress provocatively?

[pintobean]

39. You'll have to ask trumad

Excellent question, though. I'm dying to know.

[NaturalHigh]

17. What is the problem exactly?

It's a news story on a discussion board. If you don't like it, I'm sure there are other news stories on the discussion board. Different strokes...that sort of thing.

[trumad]

21. Yeah sure...

Whaaatevah

[NaturalHigh]

22. You've really been on a conspiracy trip lately.

[trumad]

26. nah....

I just know poor whittle guy posts when I see them.

Same fucking characters posting the same fucking Ops showing us all that the women's can be bad to....and then the same sad sacks jumping in to say oh my.

False equivalent amateur shit.

[NaturalHigh]

30. Okay, whatever.

I'm sure everyone will take steps to make sure they don't post anything that might offend you...or not. Have a pleasant day.

[trumad]

32. I already said whatever....

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

35. And like clockwork, you jumped in to troll over it....

....enjoy it whilst you can!!!!

[L0oniX]

37. Agree. If he keeps this up he won't be here much longer.

[NaturalHigh]

40. I think that's the point.

He's getting his jabs in before his January hiatus.

[leeroysphitz]

44. What happens in January? Is Skinner finally going to purge GD?

[NaturalHigh]

45. I think that's when anyone with more than five locks...

gets posting privileges revoked until they don't have more than four in the previous ninety days. Something like that.

[pintobean]

47. On the 6th, and thereafter, anyone with an exposed transparency page

can't post until it is no longer exposed - when it drops to 4 hidden posts. Trumad will have his own safe haven for a while.

[leeroysphitz]

51. Oh, that. I was hoping for a good old fashioned purge like we used to

have in the lounge back in the day.

[NaturalHigh]

52. I wonder if he has anything planned for his big finale.

I can imagine an epic rant on the 5th.

[RC]

87. It is not GD that is the problem.

The OP is only a reaction, or response to a problem that is centered elsewhere.

[leeroysphitz]

90. I know. I was hoping those parties might be sent back where they came from...

[trumad]

61. Really--- been here a lot fucking longer than you...

Aint gonna happen.

[L0oniX]

85. It's good to have hopes and dreams.

[NaturalHigh]

123. Cool story dude.

[pintobean]

63. OMFG!!!!

[Union Scribe]

65. maybe not the best phrasing

on a thread about child porn.

[NaturalHigh]

66. Dude, that's just creepy.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

73. What? trumad said something creepy?

In contrast to his constant claims he's evolved to a higher plain than all other men?

Naaaah....say it ain't so!

[NaturalHigh]

74. Strange, I know.

I see he had the decency to delete, at least.

[aikoaiko]

106. Woah.

[L0oniX]

111. Nice capture.

[nomorenomore08]

199. I know what he meant, but out of context, that is just... Geesh...

[Bonobo]

175. Finally he spoke the truth! nt

[pintobean]

178. I just noticed

he had a post hidden up-thread. That extends his upcoming time out a little bit. The one I capped went 3-3, the same as my post that linked to his transparency page.

[madinmaryland]

67. You might want to re-phrase that trumad. It sounds like something you know who would say.

[madinmaryland]

68. Unintentional DUzy??

[SomethingFishy]

91. Wow you are really full of it...

False equivalence my ass. I have lived through this. I was falsely accused of spousal abuse and child abuse by my now ex.

I was arrested, jailed and a restraining order was put against me on her word alone. On her word alone I spent over a year clearing my name. Had her mom not came forward and testified on my behalf I would probably never have seen my kids again.

I could go into the whole sordid story, but there is no need. I know what your response would be.

I just truly hope that you never have to find out the way I did that the equivalency is real for many people. And lives are ruined by it.

[NaturalHigh]

95. Man, that's brutal.

Sorry you had to go through something like that.

[SomethingFishy]

97. Thanks... I think it has something to do with my not enjoying these "war of the sexes" threads..

I have never brought it up before but this post was too much to let it go...

And I still love women! I am happily remarried, and we have a great life together, my kids love her and she loves them.. I have just learned that even though assholes come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and sexes. However DU is not the place to discuss that. I guess I missed the day where it was decreed that if you are male and white there is no defending yourself, no matter how a good a person you try to be.

[NaturalHigh]

99. It's only a small, vocal minority...

that would deny your right to at least voice an opinion. I imagine you've met them all by now.

[trumad]

96. uh huh

[SomethingFishy]

100. Ahhh at least you don't defy expectations!

Congratulations, you are.. predictable.

[madinmaryland]

119. Believe me, when it happens to you, I will not shed a tear for you. nt

[trumad]

120. uh huh

[madinmaryland]

121. That was a really cute post you had above. I'm sure cboy and upton are getting

their haha's at that one.

[Comrade Grumpy]

158. Don't you have somebody to go poke?

[pintobean]

161. Don't encourage that.

Jebus.

[trumad]

163. Just whiny little guys.

Poke

[treestar]

137. Reminds me of righty friend always posting

individual articles on black on white crime. So you take the time to look for hate crimes by whites against blacks. All pointless to make some generalized stereotype. As long as statistics are against you, go find individual case after individual case and keep reminding people of these cases, hoping to make it appear that the opposite of statistical reality is true.

[trumad]

165. Good example

Perfect actually

[davidn3600]

184. So we should completely ignore any case where a woman does something bad to a man

...because it's not a "statistical reality?"

Meanwhile we can post to our hearts desire crimes men commit on women?

[treestar]

206. I'm just saying statistically the women are more often attacked by the men

And the posting of these articles over and over is just trying to make it appear like that statistic is not true. Nobody said women are never guilty. It's like a taunt, see a woman did a bad thing, so all your feminist arguments are invalid.

[NaturalHigh]

209. "just trying to make it appear like that statistic is not true..."

So you're able to discern the OP's motivation for posting this story somehow?

It's an interesting story. Posting interesting stories is one of the things that people do on discussion boards.

[treestar]

210. Over time we know which posters think what

When my righty racist friend publishes his daily reports of black on white crime, I know what he's trying to do. Granted it is just an educated guess.

[NaturalHigh]

211. Okey dokey.

I haven't kept up on what the OP has been posting, so I think I'll just wait to form my own opinion.

[Hosnon]

177. This post should be deleted as disruptive, IMO.

This story is all over the internet. Posting it here does not mean there is some other motive involved.

You're just dragging in the last few days/weeks into this thread. Seriously...

I've been around since 2004 for what it's worth.

[Dash87]

43. *facepalm*

I love how these dumb criminals have never heard of metadata. There's not a brain cell between them.

[geomon666]

46. I'll never understand why people do this.

Just try to completely ruin someone else's life forever because of a break up. It's so disgusting.

[Demo_Chris]

48. I suspect that this and similar happens all the time. nt

[penultimate]

89. All the time? I dunno about that, 'cause we'd hear about it more often

Besides, I think most people (male & female) are not evil enough to pull stunts like this, even when things get nasty.

[FreakinDJ]

49. Same thing happened to a friend in Ca

Except his Ex was never charged

[NaturalHigh]

50. Good grief...why wouldn't she be charged?

Shouldn't anyone making a false report to police be charged? I mean, it's not like there is a benign motive behind it.

[NaturalHigh]

70. Seriously?

If this is meant as sarcasm, you might want to add the thing.

If not, just, wow...

[HappyMe]

79. Holy smokes!

You concluded all of that from what was said in post 49?

[NaturalHigh]

80. My thought as well.

Last edited Fri Dec 27, 2013, 04:09 PM - Edit history (1)

That's why I was thinking (hoping) it might be an ill attempt at sarcasm.

If not...

[Comrade Grumpy]

81. Wow! That's one butt load of prejudiced assumptions backed into a single sentence. Impressive.

And not in a good way.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

117. Aren't you adorable. (n/t)

[NaturalHigh]

124. Was that a crazy hit and run post or what?

[nomorenomore08]

200. Yeah, because there's no such thing as an "innocent man," right? They're *all* rapists/batterers/

child abusers deep down...

[dawg]

75. How evil.

It's a shame that child porn is so easy to come by. Otherwise, it would *not* be so easy to frame someone in this fashion.

[NaturalHigh]

84. True. / nt

[HipChick]

83. What a dumbass

[KansDem]

126. Really! Not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree.

Just keeping with the holiday spirit!

[hrmjustin]

101. If this is proven in court then shame on her.

To those in this thread who think this was posted for some ogher reason all I can say is it is a legit story.

[NaturalHigh]

102. Just a hunch...

I don't think this will ever go to trial. I predict that she will take a plea offered by the DA. Any halfway competent attorney could tell her just how devastating the sentence might be from a jury.

[hrmjustin]

110. Good point.

[KansDem]

129. Isn't this more than just lying to police or filing a false police report?

She was in possession of child pornography. She had to have it to download on the computer.

Doesn't that make her a pedophile, and, as such, subject to laws banning child pornography?

Will she be required to register as a "sex offender?"

[NaturalHigh]

138. Yes. She was actually charged for the child porn.

Woods was charged with a felony count of sexual abuse of children for having a computer with the graphic images on it. She was also hit with 40 counts of lying about alleged abuse involving her husband.

[KansDem]

149. Thanks!

I missed that in the article...

[Comrade Grumpy]

159. Ha ha.

[lostincalifornia]

157. I don't think this couple is compatible. Just my sense of things

[maddezmom]

160. Pretty sick woman

[BainsBane]

189. I find is fascinating that there are no admonitions about innocent until proven guilty

Well, actually I'm not. That would require ideological consistency.

[davidn3600]

191. She IS innocent until proven guilty

But...look at the evidence. They can prove the images were uploaded when the husband no longer lived in the home. And they can prove she was in possession of the computer when they were uploaded. So she's kind of screwed.

The forensic evidene in this is strong.

But I dont think this ever goes to trial. This will be a plea deal. A jury and a judge would hammer her if it went to trial.

[BainsBane]

192. evidence like DNA and a medical exam showing vaginal tearing, bruising, and wounds

Everyone is innocent until proven guilty, but the fact is some feel compelled to make that point central to every discussion about rape yet it never comes up in other cases, particularly when the woman is the perpetrator. People can draw their own conclusions as to why that is.

[davidn3600]

193. That would be strong evidence suggesting rape

But that is only half the battle. Then the problem might be proving the person did it, especially if it was a stranger. People have been released from prison after DNA proves they didnt commit the crime. That's not saying the woman lied about being raped, it is saying she accidentally identified the wrong person.
But ultimately, the law outlines what has to be proven for someone to be convicted. That's all part of the jury instructions.

And yes, I talk extensively about "innocence until proven guilty" all the time in lots of cases. I mentioned it over and over again during the Zimmerman trial (and called a racist by some for doing so). And I told people the same thing during the Casey Anthony trial (and was called crazy for doing so).

And btw, studies show when women are accused of a crime, they have a higher chance of getting their charges dropped than a man does. She also, if convicted, would usually serve a lesser setence than a man would. She'll also get sweeter plea deals. Patriarchy is the reason for that by the way. If feminism is successful, women would be going to prison longer because the stereotyps and gender roles is a big part of the reason the system goes easier on female defendants.

[cynatnite]

190. She obviously never heard of computer forensics. n/t

[gerogie2]

194. If she had back dated the computer

when she downloaded the files the ploy would have worked. Pretty scary.

[U4ikLefty]

195. How the HELL isn't she being prosecuted for acquiring child porn? Or is she?

The setup is horrible, but she obviously go ahold of some child porn.

[NaturalHigh]

203. Yes, she is.

Woods was charged with a felony count of sexual abuse of children for having a computer with the graphic images on it. She was also hit with 40 counts of lying about alleged abuse involving her husband.

[U4ikLefty]

208. Oh good. I cannot read too much of these "threads" of late.

Hurts too much to see what DU has become.

[Skittles]

201. she is not fit to supervise a child

she is mentally unbalanced

[Waiting For Everyman]

205. Dayum!

Just read the thread for the first time, all the way through. This is a classic. Not to mention the offshoots spun off. Awardable art work too.

Have a donut, all.

[camille1971]

214. please sign

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