The world is officially coming to an end no Harold Camping. In Washington state, 50 year-old former UPS pilot Marc Gilbert is being allowed to watch child porn—while he sits behind bars for raping children and possessing child pornography!

That’s really all that needs to be said, right? What the hell is up with our justice system? Make no mistake about it, he wasn’t caught smuggling or secretly viewing porn. Instead, Mr. Pedophile Pilot is allowed to watch his own immoral former conquests while imprisoned.

Why is Gilbert allowed to engage in such maddening behavior? Does he know the warden? Nope. This fool is representing himself in the courtroom. That’s right, he’s serving as his own legal counsel and all legal counsel for defendants have the right to view the evidence against their clients. So, even though he’s his own (and only) client and is not a practicing lawyer, the state (or more specifically, the state Supreme Court) has decided he should be allowed to view video evidence of his crimes.

Add this to the long list of rights criminals get in prison that they probably shouldn’t. Don’t get us wrong here, we’re all about following the law and its equal and fair application, but the reason we have a judicial branch of government is for it to interpret laws. It is obvious the law was not meant to give pedophiles access to pornographic material featuring underage victims.

Furthermore, the law seems to specifically allow defense attorneys the right to view evidence against their clients. Even though this sick bastard has chosen to represent himself, it doesn’t mean he has become a qualified defense attorney. Couldn’t he law could have been nullified in this case on that point?

Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist says they don’t want to allow it, but by law they have no choice.

“We don’t like it. We don’t want to do it, but we have to follow the law. The fix here is to change the law.”

State legislators need to add this one to their agendas, period. However, things could be worse in this pending court case. While it looks like there’s no chance in Hell this guy could walk, a lot of us said the same thing about a high-profile case that ended recently. Keep your fingers crossed.

Source: ABC

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