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YouTube Prankster Sentenced to 60 Days in Jail for Kid Vid

Evan Emory’s cunning attempt at musical comedy turned very serious, very quickly. The 21-year-old Michigan man won’t be laughing as he spends the next two months in the Muskegon County Jail.

The whole nightmare for Emory began when he posted a video of himself on YouTube singing a sexually explicit song to elementary school students. But before you take the side of law enforcement and the county, it’s not as raunchy and inappropriate as it sounds. The video was only edited to make it appear as if young children were in the classroom, even though they weren’t. Emory posted two disclaimers on the video that elementary school students were not exposed to the explicit lyrics.

The footage of the children was recorded in January when Emory performed a clean song for the class. It was only later that Emory returned to the empty classroom to record a vulgar song, which he edited with clips of the children and posted to YouTube in mid-February.

On Tuesday, Judge William C. Marietti of the Muskegon County 14th Circuit Court sentenced Emory under a previously arranged plea deal to 60 days in jail, two years probation, 200 hours of community service, mandatory counseling and fines and costs. And when he emerges from jail, Emory can’t be within 500 feet of children under the age of 17. All for a comedy attempt gone awry.

Emory in March pleaded no contest to the reduced charge of “unlawful posting of an Internet message with aggravating circumstances.” He had been charged with “manufacturing child pornography,” a charge that comes with a potential 20-year prison sentence.

Under the reduced charge, Emory will not have to sign up on the sex offender registry, which would have been the biggest crime committed by anyone involved in this case.

The video was taken off YouTube because of the lawsuit, and we’re unable to find a copy of it online. The judge in the case now considers it “contraband.” But some of the sexual lyrics in the song include: “I like the way you make your body move. C’mon, girl…See how long it takes to make your panties mine…I’ll add some foreplay in just to make it fun. I want to stick my index finger in your anus.”

Parents of the students from Beechnau Elementary featured in the short segment attended the sentencing hearing and applauded the decision. “It was lewd, it was disgusting, it was perverted,” parent Stephan Hellman told WWMT. “You are no longer a child, you are an adult. You should have known better.” Fellow parent Charles Willick said, “An innocence was taken, something we as parents try very hard to keep, something we hold sacred and dear was taken from the kids.”

Willick’s reactionary, inflammatory rhetoric begs the ultimate question: What innocence exactly was taken from the kids here? From their perspective, all they saw was a musician come in and sing them a happy, appropriate song — they were only exposed to the real thing. Emory only edited in the raunchy lyrics after the fact. So unless these first-graders have been surfing the Internet like 4chan pros and can dig up a copy of a video that doesn’t exist on the Internet, how would they have even seen the finished video?

Last month, Emory sat down with ReelSEO‘s Grant Crowell to discuss the plea deal:

ReelSEO also has the handiest primer on the legal issues and school policy surrounding the case.

Emory, as President Obama said about the Cambridge Police, certainly “acted stupidly” for failing to get permission from the kids’ parents (even though, according to ReelSEO’s post, there’s an opt-OUT agreement for parents at the beginning of each school year and Emory technically had permission). He deserves a swift kick in the arse. But two months in jail? For a joke video in which nobody was truly harmed in the making? That’s some harshness right there. What do you think about this? Weigh in below.

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Slade Sohmer

Slade Sohmer is editor-in-chief of HyperVocal and co-host of SiriusXM's daily "Politics Powered By Twitter" program. Tweet him at @SladeHV.

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  2. this is just sick. The kids weren’t present. Yes the lyrics are gross, but so what? They’re no worse than the nastiness on the radio that idiots blast driving around with kids IN the car! (anybody remember the whisper song? ::puke::) sure those songs are edited a bit but they’re still gross and 5 year olds are still wandering around school singing about their lovely lady lumps, my pokerface and how they just love your braaaaaaain! Tragic tragic story. I hope he is in a minimum security I-stole-music-off-the-internet jail not I-kill-people-for-fun-and-profit jail. :-(

  3. The real, true evil people in this story, are the overreacting parents. They’ve just basically ruined the life of an innocent because of their own idiotic ideas of what actually occurred. These parents should be ashamed of themselves. Evil, heartless, empty people.

  4. This is showing how sick the world is becoming. Why not chase those who actually molest kids?

  5. Dear god I really fear for the future of this country when I see this kind of stupidity. Two months in jail? How is that even close to a fitting punishment. Community service and probation is what was called for. What is going on with this country? I mean, honestly what the hell is going on?

  6. Welcome to America – this is precisely the reason why I’d be terrified living there, your batshit crazy, over protective parents thinking the whole world is out to get their kids and punishing people in bizarre ways because of it. I’d love to know their contact details to send them letters telling them how ridiculous they are.

  8. I really hope that the 2 months Emory spends in jail will teach him that he should never create misleadingly edited videos EVER again.

  9. This is absolutely insane. How can it even be close to legal for this guy to be in jail for this? Very scary example of the police state gone wrong.

    He did *nothing* to these kids. Nothing at all! It’s a JOKE intended for adult audiences. It’s really creepy that you can apparently go to jail for making a joke video and putting it on YouTube.

  10. He gets 2 months in jail and Goldman Sachs gets $20 Billion.

    That’s America for ya!

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  12. The real idiocy here was that he pled no contest, basically submitting himself to the whim of the government. The whole thing about a “right to a trial by a jury of your peers” thing is that your fellow citizens will not unanimously vote to convict you for stupid charges. That is, if they understand their power over the government, and don’t try to get out of it, like morons. You willingly give up your rights, and this is what you’ll get. I have no sympathy. It’s your own utter ignorance. Stupidity should take more people out of the gene pool, so we will evolve.

  13. WOW,
    Not only are these parents overprotective but they are completely delusional. Have they not stepped outside? you think there is ANYTHING that can be said that kids have not heard by the 8th grade? YOU ARE NUTS. The only thing you parents do when you “protect” your kids, is make them go nuts when they finally experience real life!

    Most Americans should not be allowed to reproduce. It seems like the stupidest morons pump out the kids here while the people with half a brain would not be caught dead bringing a child into a world full of YOU people.

    Any one who thinks this kid should go to jail for his freedom of speech on the internet, needs to turn the internet off because dear god are in for a world of nasty. Actually, throw out your computer, if you can read this message than your kids have already been exposed to horrible internet porn.

  15. Where are you located, mystrdat? I bet I can find some really twisted things about your country as well. It’s not about the country as a whole, it’s about these people and only these people. I know people like to stereotype and put labels on things but just relax.

  16. Where are you located, wowwtf? I bet I can find some really twisted things about your country as well. It’s not about the country as a whole, it’s about these people and only these people. I know people like to stereotype and put labels on things but just relax.

  17. Why? Because you were planning on making an edited raunchy video with kids? You’re just as reactionary and hyperbolic as the parents are in this article.

  18. What’s going on is with the parents of these kids. Not America as a whole. Saying so is just as bad as stereotyping an entire group of people based on the actions of only a few.

  19. Absolutely agree, and thank you for not labeling the entire nation to blame for the actions of a few people, the parents in this case, unlike other commenters here. I swear the comments here are just as reactionary as those of the parents involved in the matter itself.

  20. To all you you insulting America, we’re just as shocked as you are. His punishment is asinine to say the least. I’m not sure how the fact that the kids never heard the real song wasn’t brought up but I agree that the parents should be ashamed of themselves. He can’t be near anyone under 17! He can’t even have kids now! Hopefully something will be worked out after his sentence is over to remove this.

  21. No, it is a problem with the nation as a whole. We feel the need to solve problems of basic morality with more and more legislation and punitive measures. The nation as a whole is heading in the wrong direction, and has been for some time. If the politicians can’t get us on the right track, there’s a revolution in the wind.

  24. No there are a lot of problems with the United States, this is just another example of one. Also as to how you keep posting about how you will find twisted things about other peoples countries? Of course you will – every country has its flaws, unfortunately the U.S. has a higher proportion of flaws than most.

  25. Why is he apologizing at all? Any hurt that came of his deeds was caused not by him but by those suffering it. You cannot put someone in jail because they offend you. That is what happened here.

    He wants this moment to be teachable? This moment should be starting a revolution.

  26. He goes to jail. His lawyer needs to be shot. The parents need to shut up. They can sue for having their children’s images in a vulgar video.
    But what this punishment was for, what this crime outlines – BS and another strike against America being America.

  27. Oh man you surely would find a lot of crap about my country, but we really don’t put people in jail for doing something stupid on the net.

  28. My children were in this video and I’m very upset by the low sentencing here. This pedophile should have received the max sentence and be forced to register as a sex offender. I hope this punk never gets job that pays more than minimum wage. He ruined my child’s life and his life should be ruined too.

  30. I disagree, I don’t think probation or community service was even called for. What the guy did was harmless, absolutely harmless. Are we going to arrest stand up comics in the comedy clubs next?

  32. This is ridiculous. While the prosecutors pursued a case against this guy, REAL CRIMINALS were out actually committing CRIMES. Shame on the parents and the state of Michigan.

  33. Are you SERIOUS?! He did NOTHING wrong! What crime was committed here? He ruined your kid’s life? Your overreacting nature is going to ruin your kid’s life.

  34. It sucks that your kid was involved in this debacle, but can you elaborate on how you think your kid’s life was ruined? Exactly how is it ruined?

  36. Low sentencing? Seriously – I agree with every comment on here that thinks that this is a waste of time. Do you really think your kid is that distraught? Do you really think your kid is damaged goods now? Do you really think that you (and all the other parents pressing charges) have the right to be so high and mighty? I don’t support this kid at all, and I think that it was a lame stunt and in poor taste. But that does NOT give you the right to feel vindicated going after an innocent kid with some video editing skills. Your kid wasn’t even there – and if your kid saw this video – than YOU ARE A BAD PARENT! I have daughter and while I know that she will on day experience the joys and pains of the real world someday, it’s my job to make sure that I shield her from all the sh*t that other idiots put out there. DO YOUR JOB TOO! I can excuse a stupid stunt – but I can’t get past people like you. There was ZERO collateral damage on your half of the story. Accept, now that you have taken this little blip in your child’s life and turned it into this, what your child would’ve forgotten all about, will now always be with them. So good job – good for you.

    And to everyone that’s wants to stereotype America, you’re all part of the problem – not the solution. You are no better than me, my friends and family, and the millions of other decent people born into this country or any country for that matter. Pompous ignorance is a disease…and it’s worse than politics.

  37. First of all, f-ck Muskegon, Michigan. I live in LA, which has a lot of crazies, but no one crazy enough to charge a 21-year-old like this for a YouTube prank. 60 days in jail, three years probation, restraining order with kids under 17 – what the f-ck? For misleading editing? On a video that got maybe 100 views? Nobody saw it. Nobody was harmed. These parents are irrational, hysterical lunatics, and I’m glad I don’t live anywhere near them.

    Second, in that interview, Evan sounds like he’s been brainwashed. “It’s a growing experience, I have to accept this punishment to show I’m sorry” <– bull f-cking sh-t. Once he gets a little older, and especially when he leaves that nightmare town, he'll realize how crazy they all were, and how unfairly he was treated. The only thing he said that made sense was taking the plea b/c he was terrified of prison and being put on the sex offender registry, because the citizens are Michigan are so batshit crazy they just might charge him with that sh-t. Can't fault him for that.

    Third, this dude doesn't seem very bright. At the beginning of the interview, he says "to tell the full story I'd need six hours." wtf? He told the whole story, with a sh-tload of superfluous information, in five minutes. Would the six-hour version begin with him being born? Also, his prank video wasn't funny. It's not like this guy's going to be a famous singer or comedian. Whatever he does for a career, he's going to need all the help he can get. And this bizarre punishment does not help him. I feel sorry for the guy. Hope he moves away from these freaks, ASAP.

    (The appropriate punishment would have been community service, and nothing else.)

  38. You’re a terrible parent, and I feel sorry for your children. You’ve probably f-cked them up already.

  41. This guy is a moron…If he had a brain he wouldn’t be spending 2 minutes in jail and he would been found innocent…Dave Chappelle did a bit on his show a few years back with the exact same idea…and Chappelle didnt get arrested…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZHTFsw2Eqg&feature=related
    this is a first amendment travesty..and this gut is stupid for taking a plea deal…fuckin idiot

  42. I actually applaud his video as satire. The U.S. is a country that puts teens in jail as sex offenders and brands them with the “sex offender” scarlet letter for getting a BJ at a party. Yet, it celebrates naked 15 year old singers and models on magazine covers and has beauty contests with little children in full make-up, hairdos, sexy outfits, and doing adult dances.

    I haven’t seen the video, but the concept of what this kid did was art with relevant cultural commentary.

  43. This is the only post that really nails it. The guy pretty much told the entire court room that “I’M SO GUILTY THAT I CAN’T POSSIBLY EVEN DEFEND MYSELF IN THE LEAST AND I THROW MYSELF TO THE MERCY OF THE COURT”.

    The real question is: Who the hell was representing him?

  44. dave chappelle’s song about drugs and pussy aired with no jail time given…..and there were kids present at the shoot….

  45. who is surprised by this exactly?

    This brand of gut-reaction, over-sensitivity has been plaguing our society for as long as I’ve been alive. Agreed, this guy was stupid for 1)not getting the proper release forms, and 2) taking a plea deal.

    What is all this sh*t about kids’ innocence? The Disney channel and their vast selection of tot-stitutes produce more sexual stuff in a typical hour than this guy did. if anything he should be put in jail for just being stupid.

    you want proof this is parent produced hysteria – the original charge was “the production of child pornography”. With the internet, we should all know very well the subtle discrepancies between a dirty song and porn. Only oversensitive parents would claim that this was porn

    I, personally, cannot wait until this crap really hits its stride – because this is just the very beginning.

  46. Of course he pleaded no contest and took some jail time. He had two options here. The first is take the deal they offered, do some jail time over something ridiculous, and stay off the sex offender registry. The second is take it to trial and hope like hell that a jury of his “peers” doesn’t consist of a bunch of other craz individuals that think he is the devil. Considering that option involved upwards of 20 years jailtime, as well as the potential of being added to the sex offenders registry, I think he made the right choice. That doesn’t mean that this whole trial wasn’t ridiculous, but I think he made the right choice

  47. Was the judge who should have thrown this case out in a heartbeat one of the parents? Was the DA that should have known better that to prosecute the case one of the parents? Is the justice system that allowed this travesty to occur staffed entirely with the parent of the kids in the video? No? Then I think I feel blaming people other than the parents here.

  48. There should have been a “justified” between the words “feel” and “blaming” in that last sentence. I blame my failure to include it on America as a whole.

  49. seriously, the show Reno 911 does bits like this allllllll the time…

  50. be careful, because we’ll extradite your ass if you do some of this in your country…

  51. the american empire will fall, eventually, and its hearing from people like you that make me not feel so bad about it. Hope your kid has a good one!

  52. i wish somebody would do a copy-cat video and actually fight the case…

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  55. Wow. People/parents are freaking sensitive as hell these days. I have a 3-yr-old niece, have been a sports coach for children for more than a decade, and absolutely love children, but I would NOT have done anything so extreme as pushing for a dude in his early-20s who has no history of pedophilia and absolutely no evidence against him regarding child pornography to go to jail for effing 20 years. The children never saw the video! The children never heard the lyrics! Simply requesting that he take the video down, and maybe even asking for an apology, should suffice. But no, people these days just want “justice”…problem is, they feel they deserve more justice than is due to them.

  56. The take-away to all of this. If you value your constitutional rights, avoid Michigan like the plague.

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  59. OH MY GOD THAT MAN IS THE ANTICHRIST TOO.
    We should probably put everyone involved with that show in jail too.

  60. It’s not fair to call the guy an idiot for taking a plea to reduce the charge. They were threatening him with 20 years plus sex offender registration for a much more serious charge, and he got it reduced. If he wasn’t out on bond, he’s probably been waiting in jail for something like this to happen. This is how the American criminal justice system works. It’s still basically the same as the Salem witch trials. If someone is accused of a crime, the grand jury rubber stamps the indictment without really looking at it, and the District Attorney rubber stamps the paperwork (actually the D. A.’s signature is printed into the signature line, so it’s even worse than using a rubber stamp) without seeing it, and the police execute the warrant in good faith thinking they’re chasing down a dangerous child sexual predator. This is followed by an arraignment before a judge, and the charge (which would be worded like the guy was a baby rapist) is read in open court in front of other people who have been arrested. Chances are some of those people will end up in the tank with you, and after hearing that you’re essentially some kind of child molester, they’re going to fight with you every day. They have no concept of innocent until proven guilty any more than the jail does. You’re also fed unpleasant food, possibly with no salt in it at all, and subjected to extremely cold temperatures. You’ll also be awakened very early in the morning every day, something they do to get people up for court, but you have to get up whether you have court or not. You may end up in a place where the lights never go out. If you become suicidal from the torture and being taken from your life and family and friends, you’ll be put in a rubber room with no toilet (instead there’s a grate in the floor) and no bed, and you’ll be wearing nothing but a paper smock. That room will also be at very low temperatures, and you’ll be in solitary confinement there and you’ll have no idea if it’s day or night. If you say you’re not suicidal any more, you may return to the tank for more beatings. Then you’ll be encouraged to take a plea to end the torture. If you have a court appointed lawyer or a public defender, they may not really be on your side. Even when you pay for an expensive lawyer you can’t be certain they’re on your side, especially if they suspect you’re guilty. They break you down. This is why “idiots” take plea agreements. Even if you get bailed out after being treated to our lovely jail system, you’ll be threatened with your bonds being revoked sooner or later if you don’t get your trial soon enough. Another game the D. A. likes to play in some counties is to offer you a bad deal for a plea, coupled with a threat of filing additional charges against you if you say no. If you don’t have the money to pay for additional bail bonds and potentially additional legal fees, will you take the “deal” or will you go back to jail for more torture?

    The system is broken. No one who accepts a bad deal is to blame. The system is to blame.

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  62. So all of those parents will be monitored to determine what type of music they’re listening to around their kids, right? I mean, if the kids are actually hearing the music, it’s a thousand times worse… How many of those parents would lose their kids on the same basis that this guy was charged and convicted…? Bunk, I say…

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  67. I’m a parent, and granted, my son is only 6 months old, but I just can’t see how any parent is making such a big deal over this. Was it kind of stupid and tasteless? Obviously some people think so. Criminal? Evidently, it is in Muskegon County. People need to get a grip.

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  69. Nope… plead no contest and you are not allowed to revisit the case/appeal.

  71. Ignoring all the crap about whether or not he’s guilty; this case is fucking scary.

    He was charged initially with “’manufacturing child pornography,’a charge that comes with a potential 20-year prison sentence” plus mandated enrollment in the Sex Offender Registry meaning he was stuck between either plea guilty or bend over so we can shove the constitution up your ass.

  73. WHERE WAS THE ACLU?

    This is the kind of case that gets thrown out on appeal given competent lawyers.

    Seriously nobody has the balls to try and set a decent precedents with regards to the USA’s terrible definitions of CP. Like we have this horrid definition, and then a case added case law to it that made it even more difficult to determine what was and wasn’t (you know, the 6 characteristic test that makes it possible for the government to argue that pictures of fully clothed children in a park qualifies as CP).

    If you think this can’t happen outside of the USA, think again. In Sweden a man was convicted of possession of child porn because he owned the Love Hina manga (which is not CP by any stretch of the imagination)…terrible laws and overzealous law enforcement are everywhere. Beware.

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  75. Being a jerk, being stupid, and being Howard Stern isn’t a crime. Whoever talked him into the plea bargain is an idiot. Kid should have fought it. After all, you can edit pictures of kids together that makes it look like a sexual act and the Federal Supreme Court has said that isn’t pornography. How sad. Sad he was dumb, sad this was prosecuted, sad this when to trial, and sad he took a plea and was convicted.

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  80. What the heck?! How on earth can anyone, let alone a judge think that this isn’t exactly what it was intended to be: a funny internet video that will amuse some and hurts no one.

    Shame on the legal system.

  81. Once read a novel describing the daily life of an enlightened human living among the loonies in an Inquisition-dominated country. Things haven’t changed much in the passing centuries. Be careful, freethinkers. The fookin eejits are still in the majority.

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  86. Meanwhile female teachers get away with sexually abusing children all the time.

    Also note that rape happens in county jails too.

    What a travesty of justice.

    This never would have happens to a female. Remember that guys. No justice for boys or men today. It’s all MISANDRY.

  87. “An innocence was taken, something we as parents try very hard to keep, something we hold sacred and dear was taken from the kids.”
    Well based on that I am looking forward to a whole load of cases against manufacturers of, and parents who purchase, padded bras for minors, sweatpants with risque messages across the seat in children’s sizes, anyone selling a CD with adult content (not just profanity)to under age children and the organisers of the above mentioned children’s beauty pageants.
    But you know what? I ain’t holding my breath. Unlike this poor chap those above are generating tax income and a bonafide part of the capitalist machine. Not to mention have a whole team of lawyers on retainer.

    Democracy? Oh wow! Those were the days.

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  89. whether or not the children were actually harmed, he still exploited them. What if someone took a video of your child and edited and manipulated it into a porno or something extremely suggestive and published it all over the internet?

  90. But he didn’t make it into a porno it was a comedy video.. i think people have servilely overacted and this guys going to jail over something that should be a slap on the wrist at most… we have bigger problems in this society

  92. not a porno but lets say it’s something suggestive. Say he films himself spraying a bunch of kids with water but then re-edits it so it looks like he’s ejaculating on them without showing any nudity. It’s really not far off from what he did in this case. If he received permission from the parents then it would be fine but the point is that he didn’t and he abused people’s trust all while exploiting the innocence of children. I think it’s important to set a precedent for something of this nature. These are things we shouldn’t take lightly. Is it more important than catching real child predators and murderers? Of course not, but he did break the law and he should be punished. I don’t think jail time is over the top.

  93. It was a stupid video in poor taste. Yelling at the guy would have seen the problem resolved adequately, but unfortunately we live in crazy upside down backward land where he will instead be incarcerated at insane expense.

    I don’t know what to say. They managed to grossly hyperpunish duder for something that he didn’t do to children. Police, lawyers, judge, prison, food and medical care. All that money could be used to do something productive like saving the wee children from threats.

    Huge waste of money. Abuse of law.
    Insane.

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  96. using the logic to send this guy to prison, the movie Bad Santa could also get Billy Bob Thorton 60 days in jail. The clips of him swearing up a storm in front of that kid were edited to make it seem like the child was present when Thorton was searing profanely when in fact he was not. How is this any different?

  97. Holy shit Arther how sick in the head are you? It went from he is singing a song with suggestive lyrics and you turn it into a porno with ejaculation. It sounds like your the sick freak that only see’s what you want to see. I think you need to be spending time in jail not this guy.

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  99. Hi, I’m a Brit who lives in France and I got to hear about this. The judgement is so wrong. The punishment is not proportional to the crime – where are the victims? really?
    I get the impression that everyone is pretending here. The parents have a right to be mildly offended -but are probably hoping for a big lump of cash from the school district, likewise the school has to make a noise about being offended too – for fear of being sued. The mayor and the police have to make a noise for fear of not being reactive enough. The news channels are hyping the story and chose the tack of ‘this is such a bad crime, how sorry are you’. Even Evan I think is just making the expected apologies and towing the line out of fear of receiving a harsher sentence. He should be mad as hell! He made a stupid film clip, which hardly anyone saw. He did the right thing and removed it. I agree some sort of punishment is appropriate – along the lines of picking up trash or painting the classrooms, but 20 years and the sex offender list!. It is quite possible his life could be ruined over this. Shame on all involved – shame.

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  101. “So unless these first-graders have been surfing the Internet like 4chan pros and can dig up a copy of a video that doesn’t exist on the Internet, how would they have even seen the finished video?”

    Umm, hey idiot, the video was taken down AFTER this lawsuit started, meaning there was plenty of time for children to see it online had they, I don’t know, searched this guys name because he came and sang them a song and they wanted to show their parents and friend? Fucking morons working at this website…

  102. “So unless these first-graders have been surfing the Internet like 4chan pros and can dig up a copy of a video that doesn’t exist on the Internet, how would they have even seen the finished video?”

    Umm, hey idiot, the video was taken down AFTER this lawsuit started, meaning there was plenty of time for children to see it online had they, I don’t know, searched this guys name because he came and sang them a song and they wanted to show their parents and friend? Fucking morons at this website…

  103. Fuck the bible bangers in michigan. Idiots. The kid made a joke that wasn’t even original. Dave Chappelle, The League, many others have done similar things without consequence. Kid was a victim of conservative jesus freaks being in control of his part of the state.

  104. This is why eastern and western countries think that Americans are fucking dumb asses. Period. A 21 year old being falsely accused of exploiting children. Oh gee wiz! Lets throw him in jail for showing that my child has had lewd lyrics sang to them! Personally, I’m a American, I think this is the stupidest thing I have ever seen in my life, played by the U.S.A. Its like Prince William’s and Katherine Middleton’s wedding, people made a big deal about it. But its not really a big deal, Royal families don’t have as much power as they did what… 200 years ago?
    I shall go on to say on how much people are pussying themselves out to the court. If I were him, I would say “I had ment no harm, but the children weren’t shown anything I had sang in the video. ITS. ALL. EDITING.” People should start getting their heads out of their asses and start realizing that they are making a big deal out of something //VERY// small.
    But people think I’m a sex offender if I backup myself… Which is better? Standing up for your pride and innocence, or, follow the rules like a fucking tag-along. My mother was in the law enforcement, she knows something like this shouldn’t become the biggest deal in the world. It’s not like someone kidnapped a little girl and raped her. But nooo, we Americans have to be so butt hurt about it.
    Rant Over.

  105. how come no one saw that in rebecca black’s awful vid 13 y/o’s drive a car? and theyre going to clubs dressed like sluts?

  106. Welcome to The United States of Attorneys, where oppertunites for Lawsuits are high and favorable over the smallest things, The Home of people who can’t take jokes, get annoyed easily and have nothing better to do but file lawsiuts… This is the future of America who is no longer it’s old self, it’s becoming more and more of a place of a hazard and not a place for freedom anymore. Plus i bet you can type like 2 to 5 words in google and find things that are much worce then an edited video of a guy singing a song, which he put a disclaimer on saying he didn’t sing the song to the childern

  107. Um.. the Video was edited. He was singing a completely different,and very innocent, song to the kids and went into the classroom when it was empty to sing something different. Then he edited the film to make it look like he was singing a dirty song. he wasn’t actually singing that dirty song to them. YES he should have gotten permission to do that kind of edit first, especially for filming rights, but I think jailtime is too much.

  108. Also remember the movie “Clerks” in which
    a clerk in a videostore is ordering the
    porn movies on the phone, reciting a
    litany of sexual practices in front of
    a mother and a small child? Almost
    exactly the same offense as in this
    case. Lock Kevin Smith up!

  109. This story still gets me steamed. Apparently people in Michigan are idiotic, backwater theist morons. No wonder Detroit’s become a post-apocalyptic shithole. Can’t expect a culture breeding folks like this to even remotely fathom the principles of running a city.

    If I were this kid, I would have fled the state and made them catch me. No way I go to jail for doing nothing. And the pseudo-Megan Law 500-ft no-minors thing is especially revolting and infuriating… Jesus fucking Christ, he didn’t do anything. The kids weren’t exposed to anything, at all.

    Minimally I’d get out of jail, tell all these assholes to die, and leave the city forever. But that’s not what Evan wanted. It’s a small little hick town and everybody knows everybody, and this kid felt bad for pissing off so many family friends and such that he’d known his whole life, so he suggested the jail time in order to sate his detractors (who, according to his own words, want him dead).

    Want him dead?!?!?! Why try to make up with these people? They are clearly raging fucking lunatics. Way crazier than Evan supposedly is. The Muskegon County prosecutor’s an autocratic cunt of a public “servant.” Not sure why Evan still feels ANY attachment or affection for these losers.

    A baffling and enraging story even to this day. Seccede already, Michigan! You guys suck.

  110. My child never saw anything that was wrong or inappropriate. Obvious her innocence was taken away! To the gallows!

    This is the type of video that needs to be mirrored.

    The parents just come off as idiots in this.

  111. You are right Jeff. The kids also had the time to watch all the homosexual, Nazi, racist, atheist, Christianity, God Hates Fags, S&M, and people hurting themselves for fame on YouTube too. So pick which ones you hate the most.

    All that however is still up and it would still be the parents’ fault if they let their kids surf the net unmoderated. Not to mention the ability to watch porn, you can do that with even a good search with no filter.

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  113. I am truly disgusted with the state of Michigan for prosecuting this man for a joke video. The prosecutor should be voted out of office. How was anybody harmed? This idiocy of protecting the children has ruined too many lives and is tantamount to a Salem Mass. era witchunt. The mainstream media is much more harmful than some YouTube video.

  114. What if he took an axe and chopped up some puppies and put it on YouTube? But he didn’t, he made a comedy video.

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  116. I promise to give $10,000 to the first person to logically explain to me how anyone was victimized by Evan Emory video.

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