Nonstopdrivel
14 years ago

Group wants The Who booted from Super Bowl 

Child abuse prevention organization protesting Townshend involvement


Matt Sayles / AP

updated 3:53 p.m. ET Jan. 1, 2010

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - A South Florida child abuse prevention group wants the NFL to reconsider booking The Who for the Super Bowl halftime show.

Child AbuseWatch.net objects to Pete Townshend performing because of his 2003 arrest by British police on suspicion of possessing child pornography. He was eventually cleared but placed on a sex offenders registry for five years as part of a formal police caution for accessing a Web site containing images of child abuse.

The Pompano Beach group's founder and CEO Evin Daly told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that their concerns are focused on Townsh

"I'm a fan of the band, I grew up with The Who. Pete Townshend is the only issue, and the issue is that he's a former registered sex offender," Daly said Friday.

"The issue is, it sends the wrong message to American families."

He did not return phone or e-mail messages Friday.

In a Dec. 17 letter to Daly, Joe Browne, the NFL's executive vice president of communications and public affairs, said the league was aware of Townshend's arrest. He also noted Townshend's charity work.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told The Associated Press on Friday that Townshend and The Who will perform in the Feb. 7 halftime show at LandShark Stadium in Miami.

"U.K. police cleared him since he was doing research for a project on child abuse," McCarthy said.

Messages left Friday for The Who's U.S. record label, Universal, and the band's publicist were not immediately returned.



Just some two-bit advocacy group looking for cheap publicity. Evin Daly, whoever the hell he is, deserves to be castrated. I feel sorry for his children, if he has any. What a lousy excuse for a sack of bioplasm. This group sounds like the PETA of child-advocacy organizations.

By the way, any legislator who voted for a sex-offender registry law that puts men on the rolls for looking at pictures of child abuse should be summarily executed as well. I've looked at pictures of abuse for my job before, as well as for academic projects; the thought that I could have been registered as a sex offender -- as a precautionary measure -- for this is appalling and revolting.

By the way, Mr. Daly, Townshend is a former registered sex offender. He's no longer on the registry. Why should he continue to be treated as something he is not?
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TheEngineer
14 years ago

This group sounds like the PETA of child-advocacy organizations.

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:



Exactly what I thought.
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Rockmolder
14 years ago

Just some two-bit advocacy group looking for cheap publicity. Evin Daly, whoever the hell he is, deserves to be castrated. I feel sorry for his children, if he has any. What a lousy excuse for a sack of bioplasm. This group sounds like the PETA of child-advocacy organizations.

By the way, any legislator who voted for a sex-offender registry law that puts men on the rolls for looking at pictures of child abuse should be summarily executed as well. I've looked at pictures of abuse for my job before, as well as for academic projects; the thought that I could have been registered as a sex offender -- as a precautionary measure -- for this is appalling and revolting.

By the way, Mr. Daly, Townshend is a former registered sex offender. He's no longer on the registry. Why should he continue to be treated as something he is not?

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:



Exactly. He's a former registered sex offender who, most of all, was never actually convicted.

But when it comes to child abuse and child pornography, you're marked for life.

Given, they have a big fall back rate, but as soon as they've paid for what they've done, they still continue to be outcasts and cast-offs.

I recall that we had to write an argumental piece (elucidation?) on a site that listed sex offenders for life and in public. From 30 people in my class, only 2 didn't agree with the site. I was one of them. And I felt it afterwards. Lol.

Again, it hasn't even come that far in this case. The man hasn't been convicted. He hasn't abused anyone according to the law. It's just ridiculous that any kind of accusation gets you on that list, although I like the intention of it. These people should be followed at first, with, again, the high fall back rate.

It's a difficult subject.

Anyway, I don't know what to say about this group. "It sends the wrong message"? What wrong message are they sending here?
Wade
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14 years ago
Fear is a terrible thing.

Within each of us is a deep desire to go overboard to protect ourselves against what we fear.

"Mommy, why are there bad people in the world."

"I don't know. But you don't have to worry, because I'm going to nuke everyone who might someday maybe do something bad to you, baby."
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
4PackGirl
14 years ago
heh - and here i thought it was just cuz they're 'has-beens'!

i have strong feelings about crimes against children but this is going a tad overboard!!
Cheesey
14 years ago
If he was cleared, whats the problem?
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Zero2Cool
14 years ago

If he was cleared, whats the problem?

"Cheesey" wrote:

The problem is with the public knowing when someone is charged with something. Guilty by association an I think it's bullshit. You get accused of something and immediately there's a percentage that believe you're guilty.

I don't think that stuff should ever be made public UNLESS it merits a conviction.
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Greg C.
14 years ago
"The issue is, it sends the wrong message to American families."

So they're saying that the RIGHT message to send to American families is that anyone who was even suspected of this crime should be marginalized by society for the rest of their life, even if they were cleared of all charges. Idiots.
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