Possibly 2 years for 14 year old who got head from Jesus

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**A Town Called Malus**

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/11/oral-sex-jesus-statue-photo_n_5805174.html?ir=UK

Teen May Get 2 Years For Pic Of Fake Oral Sex With Jesus

Will this boy get punished for coming to Jesus?

A Pennsylvania teen may face up to two years behind bars for allegedly taking a photo of himself simulating oral sex with a statue of Jesus, Kron 4 reports.

The photo was taken in front of Love in the Name of Christ, a Christian organization in Everett, Pennsylvania, and posted on Facebook back in July.

On Tuesday, the 14-year-old — whose name has not been released by police — was charged with desecration of a venerated object, the Smoking Gun reported. If convicted, he could wind up spending two years in a juvenile jail, according to Kron 4.

“Desecration” is defined in Pennsyvlania as ““Defacing, damaging, polluting or otherwise, physically mistreating in a way that the actor knows will outrage the sensibilities of persons likely to observe or discover the action.”

Patheos.com notes that in Pennsylvania, a vandalism charge usually carries a maximum penalty of only one year in jail. JT Eberhard writes:

So let’s say an adult (subject to harsher penalties than minors) elected to spray paint “Jesus loves dicks” on the side of this boy’s school. That guy, at most (and the “at most” comes in to play for people with previous criminal records, which this boy doesn’t have), would serve a year in jail – and that’s assuming the cost of having the wall re-painted exceeds $150, otherwise the penalty would be less.
But a 14 year-old does something stupid that causes literally zero property damage and he could face two years in juvenile jail because it’s a “venerated object”? That’s insane. That’s really ludicrous.

The teen's original Facebook post garnered 124 Facebook comments, ranging from “Amazing” and “this is heaven” to “this is repulsive, even if you don’t believe you could at least have respect for those who do and those who ARE going to Heaven…you discusting [sic], disturbed, disrespectful little punk ass bitch.”

A spokesperson for Love in the Name of Christ told Raw Story that the ministry did not ask police to press charges.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that the statue is located in a park. The statue sits in front of Love In the Name of Christ, a Christian organization in Everett, Pennsylvania.

Seems a bit ridiculous and excessive if you ask me.

**Kilkrazy**

Surely "free speech".

**squidhills**

If the Church didn't press charges, why is he being arrested?

**LordofHats**

Well that's kind of silly.

**Wilytank**

Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh on one side, Philly on the other, and a whole lot of Mississippi in between.

Meanwhile in Canada, here's a dude having his way with the Pope. He didn't get in any trouble.

Spoiler:

**A Town Called Malus**

Wilytank wrote:
Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh on one side, Philly on the other, and a whole lot of Mississippi in between.

Meanwhile in Canada, here's a dude having his way with the Pope. He didn't get in any trouble.

Spoiler:

That's because catholics are more forgiving now we have Francis as pope

**NuggzTheNinja**

Pennsatucky ain't havin' it.

**Howard A Treesong**

“Desecration” is defined in Pennsyvlania as ““Defacing, damaging, polluting or otherwise, physically mistreating in a way that the actor knows will outrage the sensibilities of persons likely to observe or discover the action.”

Unless there's actual criminal damage, this looks like a law merely against offending people 'sensibilities', as good as a blasphemy law.

What they did was disrespectful, but shouldn't be criminal.

**gorgon**

Googled it and saw that Everett is near Bedford. Yeah, that's Pennsyltucky.

**Iron_Captain**

Shouldn't Jesus be the one getting arrested? I'm pretty sure blowing a 14-year old is illegal for adults.

While I do think people should respect religious people and their symbols, and deliberately offending them should be punished, I think he should be given a relatively small fine at best. Two years in juvenile prison? America is insane...
(though to be fair, in Russia they could have sent him to a re-education camp)

**Hordini**

It was disrespectful, but he shouldn't be facing any jail time for something that did literally no damage, much less something as ridiculous as two years.

**Fireraven**

Well you can say tresspassing. It on privite property and he for sure did not have permission to do this. Kind of like someone jumping your fence kicking your dog.

**Kilkrazy**

Free speech says he shouldn't be punished at all.

What he did was stupid and disrespectful, however God is big enough to rise above a silly teenage prank.

**Hordini**

Exactly.

**Co'tor Shas**

Another obviously unconstitutional law that a state will waste lots of money defending.

**timetowaste85**

Dumb kid, dumber ruling. He did something childish. He doesn't deserve jail time for it.

**Desubot**

I think i would of preferred him getting sent to mandatory bible camp.

Bore him to submission

**Fafnir**

Wait... so he did no actual, measurable, physical damage to it? Why is this an issue then?

**whembly**

Fafnir wrote:
Wait... so he did no actual, measurable, physical damage to it? Why is this an issue then?

Someone got their fee-fees hurt.

**MrDwhitey**

Iron_Captain wrote:
While I do think people should respect religious people and their symbols, and deliberately offending them should be punished

Why?

**Kilkrazy**

I should have thought that the deities of the various religions would arrange suitable punishment after death. That should satisfy any true believer of a religion.

**A Town Called Malus**

Kilkrazy wrote:
I should have thought that the deities of the various religions would arrange suitable punishment after death. That should satisfy any true believer of a religion.

Shhhhh, don't get them thinking that. If you do then they'll switch to the death penalty so the perpetrator will face the deities punishment more quickly...

**purplefood**

A Town Called Malus wrote:
Kilkrazy wrote:
I should have thought that the deities of the various religions would arrange suitable punishment after death. That should satisfy any true believer of a religion.

Shhhhh, don't get them thinking that. If you do then they'll switch to the death penalty so the perpetrator will face the deities punishment more quickly...

That'd be an interesting turn of events...

**Chongara**

Has anyone even stopped to ask Jesus how he feels about this?

**Hordini**

Chongara wrote:
Has anyone even stopped to ask Jesus how he feels about this?

He'd probably invite everyone over to have something to eat, have a laugh about it, and move on with life.

But to answer your question, no I haven't actually asked him.

**angelofvengeance**

Bloody fool.

**MrDwhitey**

I agree, whoever decided to try prosecute is indeed a bloody fool.

**Hordini**

I think we're all in agreement. Well done, chaps!

**purplefood**

This must be a first...

**Hordini**

purplefood wrote:
This must be a first...

Quick! Someone lock and sticky this thread. It will serve as a nice trophy on the mantelpiece of Dakka OT.