E-mail threat to governor leads to child porn conviction

[Mugu]

By Denny Walsh, Sacbee.com

The next time you feel like sending a nasty e-mail to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, consider the case of David Kearby Clements.

In September 2004, Clements e-mailed the governor protesting the lack of enforcement of California's Compassionate Use Act, the voter initiative allowing medical use of marijuana with a doctor's recommendation. But Clements made the mistake of calling Schwarzenegger a "Nazi" and threatening to physically harm him, according to court papers.

That got the attention of the California Highway Patrol, which is responsible for protecting the governor.

So, on Feb. 16, 2005, CHP officers executed a search warrant at Clements' South Lake Tahoe home to obtain evidence that the e-mail originated on his computer. They found a trove of "child pornography, sexually explicit images of minors, and child erotica," court papers say.


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http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/826485.html

[BuyingThyme]

1. It's a mistake to call a Nazi a Nazi?

Who wrote that law?

[Ordr]

6. Who's a Nazi?

[NeedleCast]

2. Proof that being stupid can be a criminal offense

If you are a criminal, it is unwise to call attention to yourself.

[DJ13]

3. So he calls him a Nazi, and he responds exactly like a Nazi sending in troopers?

:rofl:

[NeedleCast]

5. That's how it's supposed to work, right?

When you threaten a politician?

The man theatened physical harm to the Governor. CHP had a properly served search warrent. Because it was an E-mail, his computer is evidence. According to the article, the dude plead guilty.

"Court records show that, two weeks after the search of his home, Clements pleaded guilty in El Dorado Superior Court to threatening the governor, a felony.


What about this has anything to do with Nazism? Regardless of the Governator being a dumbass, what issue do you have with what happened here?

[Speck Tater]

4. Apparently people stupid enough to break the law,

are also too stupid to maintain a low profile and stay under the radar.

It reminds me of all the cases we hear of wanted criminals who are only caught when they are stopped for speeding or running a red light.

I guess we are lucky that criminals are, as a general rule, pretty stupid.

[Wednesdays]

7. What was the threat?

They were clear about what he called the gov, but it's vague what the "threat" was that got him into trouble.

What I'm afraid of is, they interpreted an ambiguous phrase as a "threat" so they could march into his home and search it. :scared: