BS. Unless you can prove John knew they were children he's not a scumbag.

Do you think the millions of people who watched Traci Lords movies and the people who filmed and performed with her are scumbags? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traci_Lords

Being accused is not evidence of guilt.
Being arrested is not evidence of guilt.

This thread so far has no information suggesting he is guilty.

After you evaluate the evidence then you can make an informed decision about whether he did anything wrong. Until then it's just speculation.

None of the above is evidence of guilt. When a case is argued in court evidence is presented. Evidence like the images he's accused of possessing.

Fanning the flames of mob mentality with unjustified conclusions is harmful to society and you should stop it. When you have evidence he has done something wrong please post it.

A sobering statistic from the above article: "The vast majority of felony convictions are now the result of plea bargains—some 94 percent at the state level, and some 97 percent at the federal level. Estimates for misdemeanor convictions run even higher."

And: ""...plea bargains make it easy for prosecutors to convict defendants who may not be guilty, who don’t present a danger to society..."

When the evidence is presented for me to evaluate I'll decide if he did anything wrong. Until then he's 100% innocent.

Imagine these two options. Go to trial, 25% chance of conviction and prison for 25 years. Or plead out, no jail time, probation for ten years. Your trial lawyer will cost $50,000-$100,000 or more. The state has essentially unlimited resources to prosecute you.

Did you watch Making a Murderer on Netflix? Avery was wrongfully convicted, eventually got out and successfully sued. While fighting over the amount was framed for murder, forcing him to settle for about 30% to pay his legal team to battle the new charges. I believe he spent over $400,000 and was convicted anyway.

What seems like an irrational decision becomes a rational choice when faced with unthinkable possibilities.

Hyde Park isn't exactly a bastion of justice.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-chicago-aldermen-and-corruption-kass-1215-20161214-column.html

Is that what John is accused of? Or did he have screenshots of the September 1984 Penthouse Pet of the Month who was 16 at the time?
There is a huge grey area. Wait for the evidence.

Another big part is one's confidence in the justice system. If you see it as flawed and unfair you're more likely to favor the accused. If you see it as mostly correct and fair you're more likely to favor harsh treatment immediately.

Do you consider the porn movies Tracy Lords made to be pedophilia? She was 15-18. Are the six million people who bought her Penthouse magazine pedophiles?

Of course not. Yet some here are outraged because they assume the worst deviant behavior is what happened.

I'm very skeptical that a deviant of the worst kind would only have two images. But there are many possibilities.

Then it's perfectly plausible because I've manufactured supplements and the level of ingredient integrity for them is damn near zero. Case in point, look at the advertising Alex Jones has on his website.

The timeline fits with the takedown of AlphaBay. That happened back in July.

Your unfounded assumptions are a detriment to society. You and others who are willing to punish before guilt has been determined are perpetrating an unjust world.

Your actions are causing real, demonstrable harm to someone and their friends & loved ones.

You and your ilk have learned little since the Salem witch trials, the internment of Japanese Americans on WWII, the Red Scare, or the myriad other examples of a kangaroo court.

I detest the faulty thought process that you think gives you the right to deny someone the due process we all deserve when accused of a crime.

Maybe glossed over at the time. Given the current context I think it's noteworthy. We have no idea if the poster took other action, nor who they are or how they determined what they believe is factual. Perhaps they notified law enforcement, perhaps they fiercely followed John at pinball shows and took photographs from behind. It's a lead worth investigating but without further information it's nearly worthless.

No worries Gryszzz. I don't take it personally. I do think it's important for people to have good reasons for what they believe. Many times it doesn't matter but in the case of crime and punishment it does. Recall the Satanic Panic back in 1992? A couple spent 21 years in prison for something that never happened: http://www.snopes.com/2017/06/23/satanic-panic
That's from right here in Austin.
Another case in the news right now someone wrongly convicted: http://www.mystatesman.com/news/local/greg-kelley-case-cedar-park-council-moves-toward-police-policy-review/QzeSIvZzUvcsKBoB25XZTK/

It's bad when people get due process and still suffer. It's worse when they're punished without due process and have little recourse against those that have harmed them.
The risk to society is almost zero if you wait for due process before punishing someone. The risk of harm to the accused is high if they're punished before due process.

Yes because cannibalism is weird.