greed... pure and simple

Is it sad? Yes. Should it be changed? No... It's horrible that certain people can do this, but it's a right that we can choose to defend ourselves. And you can't say that a defense lawyer can view the tapes and not the accused who have chosen to defend themselves. And a lot of people would say, "Don't let people like that defend themselves, then," but I don't know... If I were on trial and didn't have any money for a good lawyer, I just might choose to defend myself, rather than trust my life to the hands of a court appointed lawyer. Low pay (for the field) and not really giving a ****, do not a good lawyer make, lol. Hopefully, he's at least supervised while "reviewing" the tapes...

i agree, but i do not think that he should be allowed to watch the tapes he made while breaking the law... the tapes show his guilt, and there isn't anything on them that would prove otherwise...

Hopefuly that turd gets flushed in the courtroom.

i think they should let him watch them with bubba...big bubba

A Sick sorry sack of SHI# Would enjoy that! They should skin him and boil him in Salt and Paint thinner. And that still Is not no good start.

Do you know what karma is?

For you who don't believe in karma, take a look around. You are the lords of karma in action.

Just like Charles Bronson in Death wish. He is a lord of Karma, dishing out karma to people.

This guy will get his karma, that is certain. The lords of karma are all around him. He doesn't have a chance.

you don't have to believe in karma to experience it

perhaps..
as you sow, so shall you reap
what comes around, goes around

make more sense in different words....?!?!

i believe you make your own bed, through actions and deeds from your past cause a ripple effect for the future, whether it is good or bad... bad actions don't always cause bad actions, good actions don't always cause good actions... call it what you will, but there really is no good or bad, it just is...

If "Karma" (being another word for the law of cause and effect..) really exists... your belief in it is not necessary.

WHO? The pedophile?

No, there is... Unfortunately, he could try to pull the old insanity or mental defect bit, which by his choice to defend himself, he's already got a good start. But, just for the record, I agree with you. But, the point's still valid, that if we made an exception in this case, it would lead to more exceptions in other cases and most likely get out of control. Just wait though... He'll get his in prison. It's strange that no matter what heinous act they did to get locked up in prison, whether it be murder, theft, rape, etc., all inmates HATE child molesters. He just better hope he doesn't get locked up in our prison... It's a joke, lol.

the joke is, he won't be in gen-pop, he'll get a special section were they can't get to him... thats something that should be changed too...

Not always. Only the high risk or high profile Sex Offenders get "PC" Protective Custody, unless they request it. From what I hear it's not really that hard to get to someone who is in PC.

Yeah, that's what I meant by hoping he doesn't get into our local prison. It's medium to maximum security and they only have a few actual "cells." Most of the beds are in big rooms with bunk beds in the center. Only the maximum security wing has cells and they're open for most of the day. Gotta love louisiana!

He is an A-hole

Lets put 2 and 2 together and see if we come up with 4. He is an accused kid toucher who decides to represent him slef and because of this he has access to kiddie porn. Sounds to me like he decided to represent himself so he can watch kiddie porn! 2+2=4!

Yup, but due to a legal technicality he can get away with it and they have to let him!

All though they should watch him while he's watching the videos(they don't have to be looking at the video's or even listening in, they can just watch him) and if he starts beating it then they file more charges against him and whoop his a$$.

Purdy much, he had the right to a public defender...i am sure..