Bernie Ward got 7+ years.

[TomInTib]

An artist of ours just walked into the Gallery and said she heard it on the radio.

Seven years and three months, I believe, for transmitting images.

What an idiot.

[EFerrari]

1. I understand most compulsions but I sure don't get that one. n/t

[varkam]

2. And he'll probably have to serve most of that, since it is a "violent crime".

[fascisthunter]

3. Man... I Used to Listen to His Show Now and Then

you just never know....

[navarth]

4. evidence that I'm dumb

who's bernie ward?

[Vanje]

5. Bernie Ward was a leftie Radio Talk show host

Had a night time slot on KGO San Francisco.
His show could be heard all over the western US and Canada.

He was good at it and he was popular.

[navarth]

6. oh my....sorry to hear that.

I don't even know what he did, but I'm sorry to hear about it.

Whatever it was, was it worse than what the Pig Man and Michael Wiener Savage have done?

[NYCGirl]

7. Yes, it was worse.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/08/BAIR10J9JC.DTL&feed=rss.news

[navarth]

8. Whoa. Yeah, but still....

What he did was not good, but did it get anyone killed? How about the Pig Man's show? Hmmm...

Not excusing what the guy did, kinda feel sorry for him too. That would not be an easy cross to bear. Too bad. I think I'll still hold him above Limbaugh and the rest.

[NYCGirl]

9. What he did was highly and rightly illegal. What Limbaugh does on the air is

reprehensible, but perfectly legal.

[Dogtown]

11. It's inexcusable.

We can't villify the opposition for this behavior and shelter one of our own.

[navarth]

13. Well I'm not going to make a big deal about defending the guy..I'm just sayin'

that there are degrees....IF he did hands-on nasty with innocent little kids...yeah, that's really bad.

BUT I really believe that people have died because of what pigs like Limbaugh spout.

That's all I got. Not excusing him, just comparing crimes and relative punishments. We can talk what's 'legal' or we can talk about what's 'reprehensible'.

I'm pretty much done with it. Sorry the guy had a problem and even sorrier if any innocents were hurt.

Very tragic.

[Dogtown]

15. Not trying to pick a fight

We're cool.

[TomInTib]

10. He was a progressive talk-show host here in the Bay Area.

Got his ass busted for kiddie-porn.

Maybe some hands-on stuff, too, but I cannot recall exactly.

[EFerrari]

12. He sent kiddie porn over the net to someone he was chatting up.

And meanwhile, Deadeye Dick roams free. We have a problem here.

[navarth]

14. THAT makes him STUPID.

He's a liberal force and he does that? Didn't he think he would be targeted??

[EFerrari]

16. I can't argue with stupid and going one better, he supported the kiddie porn industry.

WTF kind of liberal does that?