bernie ward going to the big house

well, ward’s plea of guilty to distribution of child pornography is going to guarantee him 5 years in prison, minimum, possibly 9 at the long end. however, his plea lets 2 other counts be dropped, possibly saving him years. listening to the news on the radio today, they said he seemed in good spirits prior to the formalities. his lawyer explained that ward basically maintains some sort of innocence in that it was research related (the porn), but wants to spare his family and friends the hurt that may come from a prolonged trial.

i really don’t know how i feel about all this. i wasn’t a huge fan of the guy, but enjoyed his god talk show for a couple of years (i drive a cab on weekends and would listen to kill the dead time on sunday mornings). the guy’s done a lot of good things for people. but those transcripts of some his communications with the dominatrix were pretty disturbing. i’m open minded about what people do in their private lives, but connected with the kiddy porn, i had to take a step back. it’s a little too coincidental.

hopefully the guy will figure out whatever has got him to where he’s at while he’s in prison and come out a better person.