FoxNews.com also just (?) added a note to the end of the piece linking to Mr. Moeller's defense of his past statements on the subject of pedophilia.
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-- Following publication of this article, Wikimedia Foundation posted an online response that reads in part:
"The Wikimedia Foundation obeys the law. In the weeks since Sanger’s published allegations, the Wikimedia Foundation has not been contacted by the FBI or any other law-enforcement agency with regard to allegedly illegal content on any Wikimedia projects. Our community of volunteer editors takes action to remove illegal material when such material is brought to its attention. The Wikimedia Foundation is proud of the Wikimedia editors who zealously work to keep the projects free of illegal material. If and when we are informed by law enforcement agencies of illegal content that has not already been removed through self-policing, we will take quick action to delete it."
This is a fine response, except that the community of volunteer editors does not take action to remove illegal material when such material is brought to its attention; rather, it argues over whether or not the laws are wrong, and often concludes that they are. More importantly, the statement (naturally) makes no mention of the fact that WMF-funded sites have the technology to
prevent such material from being posted in the first place, and have essentially refused to implement it.
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-- Erik Moeller also posted a response that reads in part:
"I want to say definitively: I do not defend nor support acts of sexual violence against children and have never defended pedophilia in any way.
"I have consistently defended the right of children of comparable age to engage in consensual, harmless sexual interactions with each other – what’s commonly called "playing doctor", and also safe sex among teens. I have never defended the "right" of pedophiles to abuse children; child sexual abuse is a crime, and there is no such right. Children also don’t have the ability to consent to sexual activity with pedophiles, and such activities are sexual violence against children by definition."
Ah. So, "playing doctor," that's all it is, then!
It's all consensual and harmless! Clean, wholesome family entertainment! Shee-it, why didn't he just say so all along? Think of the time we could have all saved, thinking that he meant... well, never mind that now.
By the way, does this mean Erik believes children
do have the ability to consent to sexual activity, as long as it isn't with pedophiles?
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In response to the content mentioned in Larry Sanger’s letter to the FBI, Moeller wrote:
"It’s a false claim related largely to some historic early 20th century drawings, as described in the summary published by the Wikipedia Signpost. The Wikimedia Foundation’s General Counsel examined the drawings and concluded that they do not violate federal laws; we have not received any communication from the FBI to the contrary, and when and if we are asked by authorities to remove images that are illegal, we will do so."
Historic? Did he really say
historic? (IMG:
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-- FoxNews.com has been informed that Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, sent a copy of Sanger's letter to the FBI on April 21, and Rep. Steve Austria, R-Ohio, sent a copy of the same letter to the FBI on April 27.
Legislative attention... that usually results in at least a case number, doesn't it? Maybe they should be less worried about being "contacted" by the FBI and more worried about being
raided! (IMG:
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Wikipedia Distributing Child Porn, Co-Founder Tells FBI - FOXNews
