Another one?!?!?!?!

[devilsadvocate]

METAIRIE, La. -- Grant Storms, a conservative pastor who has staged protests against New Orleans' Southern Decadence Festival, was arrested Friday on accusations of masturbating in a public park. Update: Pastor Offers Tearful Apology Storms, 53, was charged with obscenity after two witnesses told deputies they saw him touching himself while watching children on the playground at Lafreniere Park in Metairie, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

http://www.wdsu.com/r/27027797/detail.html





Let's see how he likes sex in prison

[Skiz]

Prison? For what? He didn't get out of his van so there was no exposure, and he just had his hand down his pants. Inappropriate behavior for sure, but I'm not sure what the actual crime is here. Being he's a pastor, I see some simple community service and that's about it.

He'd have a lot better off if he hadn't done that press conference though.

[devilsadvocate]

Storms told deputies he was just having lunch at the park when he had to go to the bathroom, so he relieved himself in a bottle.But two women said they saw Storms masturbating, and they notified sheriff's deputies. Officials said Storms later admitted to inappropriate conduct.

Prison? For what? He didn't get out of his van so there was no exposure, and he just had his hand down his pants. Inappropriate behavior for sure, but I'm not sure what the actual crime is here. Being he's a pastor, I see some simple community service and that's about it.

He'd have a lot better off if he hadn't done that press conference though.

I realize I kind of highlighted that yet another pastor/priest/social conservative crusader/Self righteous judger of others has been caught acting immorally, but W.T.F. does "being he's a Pastor" have to do with possible punishment?


Do you really think that jacking off in the front seat of a van isn't public exposure? Hugh Grant didn't get out of the car when he was with that hooker did he?

[Skiz]

They also said they saw his hand down his pants. It isn't like he was sitting on the see-saw tuggin it. I don't doubt he was masturbating, but he also wasn't exposed.

I bet his case will that he was in his own vehicle and not (for the most part) in public view. The outcome I'm guessing will be some community service for lewd conduct.

The only reason I mention him being a pastor is that he likely has no criminal record, and this being a first offense type thing.

Hugh Grant didn't get out of the car when he was with that hooker did he?

And...? Hugh Grant didn't go to prison either.

[devilsadvocate]

Being a pastor says nothing about past criminal records. There are plenty of ex con pastors.

As for Grant he should have gone to jail, but I used him as an example because you appeared to be making a defense because he hadn't gotten out of his van. Vans have windows.

Even if it was a first offense the fact that he was parked by a children's playground makes it special, doesn't it?

[megabyteme]

They also said they saw his hand down his pants. It isn't like he was sitting on the see-saw tuggin it. I don't doubt he was masturbating, but he also wasn't exposed.

I bet his case will that he was in his own vehicle and not (for the most part) in public view. The outcome I'm guessing will be some community service for lewd conduct.

The only reason I mention him being a pastor is that he likely has no criminal record, and this being a first offense type thing.

I agree with your legal assessment. Outside of his charges, I am certain his social punishment will include damage/ending his personal relationships, his career, future employment, etc. His life, as he has been living it, is over. No, he won't go to prison, but he is not getting off lightly, either. People just don't tolerate creepiness around kids.

[j2k4]

I would regard this incident as a sort of behavioral admission that the pastor is not a conservative, but actually a heretofore-closeted liberal.

[clocker]

I was certain you would.

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I hope he does spend some time in prison, and hopefully he will have to register as a sex offender from now on, so parents in whatever neighborhood he lives in will have some warning about his possibility of becoming a pedophile.

I have no respect for the clergy. I can't see how any of them, after years of study of their religion, can honestly still believe in it. Religions have so many gaping holes in their stories, I could drive a truck through them. So, they are all probably living a lie, just being ministers. And that makes them more and more corrupt, leading to all sorts of things they are supposed to be against.

Here's a related story, you might find interesting...

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/atheist-min...ry?id=12004359

[j2k4]

I would regard this incident as a sort of behavioral admission that the pastor is not a conservative, but actually a heretofore-closeted liberal.

I was certain you would.

I am absolutely sincere, too.

I mean, after all, liberals even keel-haul conservatives for liberal sins (think "Fannie" and "Freddie"), but we are left to conclude a conservative's guilt is merited for no reason other than his/her party's oft-quoted scruples.

Liberals escape similar treatment by eschewing scruples altogether.

It may therefore be deduced that the pastor was (however temporarily) in the grasp of a fit of amoral liberalism - a sort of seizure, if you will.

A conservative would never do such a thing.