“Mr. Handley’s case began in May 2006 when he received an express mail package from Japan that contained seven Japanese comic books. That package was intercepted by the Postal Inspector, who applied for a search warrant after determining that the package contained cartoon images of objectionable content. Unaware that his materials were searched, Handley drove away from the post office and was followed by various law enforcement officers, who pulled him over and followed him to his home. Once there, agents from the Postal Inspector’s office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, Special Agents from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, and officers from the Glenwood Police Department seized Handley’s collection of over 1,200 manga books or publications; and hundreds of DVDs, VHS tapes, laser disks; seven computers, and other documents. Though Handley’s collection was comprised of hundreds of comics covering a wide spectrum of manga, the government is prosecuting images appearing in a small handful.”

Insane, right? And it’s insane because a lot of manga isn’t about children at all, it’s just that androgenynous way of drawing women AND men.

This is insane, and completely against the bill of rights. I read the article quickly so forgive me if this is in there, but I’m not 100% clear on how they found this stuff anyway? Did they have a warrant? And if they did, why? Not that it changes anything, but was there a reason for them looking through his stuff?