Next time a little girl runs out in front of your car, you may want to think twice before swerving to avoid her. From World Net Daily:

A man who grabbed a 14-year-old girl's arm to chastise her after she walked in front of his car, causing him to swerve to avoid hitting her, must register as a "sex offender," the Appellate Court of Illinois has ruled.

Fitzroy Barnaby, a 28-year-old Evanston, Illinois, man was prosecuted for attempted kidnapping and child abduction charges following a November 2002 incident in which he nearly hit the teen with his vehicle.

The girl testified Barnaby yelled, "Come here, little girl," when he jumped out of his car and grabbed her arm. She broke away and called authorities. Barnaby says he was merely trying to lecture her for her carelessness. . .

Trial Judge Patrick Morse ordered registration reluctantly, acknowledging it was "more likely than not" Barnaby only intended to chastise the girl. "I don't really see the purpose of registration in this case. I really don't," Morse said. "But I feel that I am constrained by the statute."

Kim du Toit says there's plenty of blame to go around for this travesty of justice. He lists the following people, at a minimum, who need a swift kick in the nuts:

1. The Chicago cop who arrested Barnaby for an action which was no offense.
2. The parents of the little girl, who, instead of giving her a severe spanking for playing in the traffic, pressed charges.
3. The Illinois state's attorney who decided to prosecute this case, despite the obvious injustice and misapplication.
4. The trial judge who allowed this bullshit to continue.
5. The appellate judges who didn't follow common sense, but instead just went with the letter of the law. So much easier, and he brought all this on himself. [...]

Every single person mentioned in 1-5 needs to be flogged, tarred and feathered, because an innocent man has now been tagged with the label of "sex criminal", with all that this implies, when he is, in fact, anything but. His reputation has been destroyed, his freedoms have been taken away, and he has been turned into a felon, just for trying to do the right thing. He'd have been better off if he'd run the girl down instead.

Zero-toleranceintelligence has hit prime time.