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You're absolutely right.

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You're absolutely right.

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The excuse he is using just doesn't hold water. Sorry. He says he was surfing porn sites because he may have been abused as a child???? What is that about? Count the ways that 2+2= 5 here... >:(
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I agree... I don't buy the "research" excuse either. But the 15 year old in me who grew up listening to the Who wishes it was true.  Are there no more good guys? :-/

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Pete's done a "Gary Glitter"  ::)
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LOL, just what I was thinking :D

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I agree... I don't buy the "research" excuse either. But the 15 year old in me who grew up listening to the Who wishes it was true.  Are there no more good guys? :-/
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Believe me..I wish this was not true.  :( Would that we could think of some legitimate reason for this.

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"...his own suspected childhood sex abuse"? What's with that? Surely you would know if you were sexually abused or not. Repressed memory theory has been virtually debunked as psychiatric quackery. Surely he doesn't expect us to believe he's shut out the memory of something as traumatic as being molested?
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This is NOT a defense of Townshend before you read this, I personally think he is guilty:


People do not always remember and it is a blessing. Sometimes people do block out horrible things. I have a friend, who was burned with cigarettes,beaten with objects AND molested by an abuser. She was 4-5 yrs old and their is proof that it happened,medical exam notes, pictures and all. She doesn't remember this happening to this day in her thirties. I just don't believe that if someone is abused or suspects sexual abuse that it automatically means they should surf sites about porno. Just doesn't add up.

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You're right. Surfing child porn sites is not an appropriate study aid for anyone, for any reason whatsoever. And in regards to my comment regarding repressed memories, there may be some evidence that some people have the ability to block out trauma, but very, very few people can do this. Trauma is something we are more likely to have trouble forgetting. I don't believe Pete Townshend really believes he may have been molested as a child. I know a few children who've been victims of child molesters and they certainly don't forget about it.
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Yes, this thing about surfing child porn sites, I mean he expects ppl to believe this:" I suspect I was sexually abused as a child, so instead of, oh, I don't know, maybe seeing a psychiatrist, or a doctor, I logically go to my computer and give my credit card # to a bunch of sleazy low lifes to see unspeakable and disgusting things done with children." Sorry this just makes me incredibly angry that he is even going there. It destroys credibility for others....

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I am simply amaxed that he would do something so stupid and traceable and then try to pass it off to us as "research".
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It almost worked for Winona Ryder, didn't it? ;)

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beleive it or not, there is a positive side to this whole thing:

I just saw on CNN-HN that the illegal Texas-based porn site he subscribed to has not only been shut down by the feds, but has netted over 1,800 arrests so far worldwide with more to come.  It had over 250,000 subscribers.

So, at least there are 1,800 fewer sick ba$@#&ds out there.
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Does anyone happen to know what the penalties are for this? Whatever they are I am sure it isn't enough. I hope it isn't just slap on the hand and then back out to the general public. Do these people have to register with the state as sex offenders?

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I find this very strange.  Pete Townsend is a smart person, as far as rock-n-rollers he's about the smartest.  I am simply amaxed that he would do something so stupid and traceable and then try to pass it off to us as "research".
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Has anybody considered the possibility that he might be telling the truth?  In the eyes of the law, people are innocent until proven guilty - and so far there's been no evidence released either way (as that would obviously prejudice his chance to a fair trial).  The way this one's heading, he's going to get about as fair a trial as Gary Glitter did.

Before people start jumping on me saying how dreadful child abuse is, jumping on the bandwagon of saying someone's guilty without seeing any evidence at all is the sort of attitude that caused a paediatrician to get a brick through her window.

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Has anybody considered the possibility that he might be telling the truth?  In the eyes of the law, people are innocent until proven guilty - and so far there's been no evidence released either way (as that would obviously prejudice his chance to a fair trial).  The way this one's heading, he's going to get about as fair a trial as Gary Glitter did.

Before people start jumping on me saying how dreadful child abuse is, jumping on the bandwagon of saying someone's guilty without seeing any evidence at all is the sort of attitude that caused a paediatrician to get a brick through her window.

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Granted, there has been no evidence produced, but even if he is completely innocent you still have to wonder at his judgement. If you are planning to do such research it behooves you to go through the proper channels before doing so. I heard that he said he contacted Scotland Yard to inform them of his plans, but didn't wait to hear back. Could he possibly be so dense?

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I heard that he said he contacted Scotland Yard to inform them of his plans, but didn't wait to hear back. Could he possibly be so dense?
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If he can provide evidence of that (the contacting the Yard, rather than being so dense), then I'd be very surprised if it even comes to court (not to mention the possibility of suing for wrongful arrest/defamation etc); i.e. if he did inform the police of what he was doing beforehand...  Whatever, all this speculation is like so much pissing into the wind - what you get back ain't likely to be so wholesome ;-)

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Well, it made me laugh, anyway ;-)

Phil

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Does anyone happen to know what the penalties are for this? Whatever they are I am sure it isn't enough. I hope it isn't just slap on the hand and then back out to the general public. Do these people have to register with the state as sex offenders?
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That would depend on where you're from, I suppose, or at least where you are at the time you're arrested. Make no mistake though: the judicial systems of most nations take this sort of behaviour very, very seriously.