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Center_Right
09/07/17 8:30:43 PM
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I think the show was really interesting but I'm not sure it's a good idea to make arrests into reality TV

Do you think the show was ethical, CE?
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soulunison2
09/07/17 8:31:33 PM
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Remember when kane was on that site
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glitteringfairy
09/07/17 8:31:44 PM
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Won't someone think of the pedophiles
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Zikten
09/07/17 8:31:59 PM
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I still think it's entrapment
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Zembaphobia
09/07/17 8:35:09 PM
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Zikten posted...
I still think it's entrapment

Well it's not, so you think wrong. Not a shocker coming from you, though
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The Admiral
09/07/17 8:36:11 PM
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I think it's great. The show has probably scared thousands of pedophiles from trying to solicit kids online.
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salandrews
09/07/17 8:39:07 PM
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Zembaphobia posted...
Zikten posted...
I still think it's entrapment

Well it's not, so you think wrong. Not a shocker coming from you, though


Didn't most of the people arrested go free because their lawyers claimed this?
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Zikten
09/07/17 8:39:53 PM
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salandrews posted...
Zembaphobia posted...
Zikten posted...
I still think it's entrapment

Well it's not, so you think wrong. Not a shocker coming from you, though


Didn't most of the people arrested go free because their lawyers claimed this?

yep. but he just gets off on the entertainment value and doesn't care what happens when the cameras stop rolling
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Super Saiyan 3 Goku
09/07/17 8:41:40 PM
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The show would be a lot more relevant now in this era of smartphones and social media. You don't even need the computer anymore.
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Kaname_Madoka
09/07/17 8:43:02 PM
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The Admiral posted...
I think it's great. The show has probably scared thousands of pedophiles from trying to solicit kids online.

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Zack_Attackv1
09/07/17 8:43:45 PM
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It entertains me.
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TheSexMachine
09/07/17 8:46:23 PM
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salandrews posted...
Zembaphobia posted...
Zikten posted...
I still think it's entrapment

Well it's not, so you think wrong. Not a shocker coming from you, though


Didn't most of the people arrested go free because their lawyers claimed this?

No. I am pretty sure most episodes ended with a summary of what each person was convicted of and what the sentence was. The only one where people walked was the one where the guy offed himself and the DA was a little bitch about it.
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Gamer99z
09/07/17 8:47:04 PM
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Zikten posted...
I still think it's entrapment

They are never the ones to suggest meeting, they never initiate saying or implying anything sexual, etc. And iirc but I may be wrong, they also didn't initiate first contact with the other person either.

How is that entrapment?
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Zikten
09/07/17 8:50:58 PM
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Gamer99z posted...
Zikten posted...
I still think it's entrapment

They are never the ones to suggest meeting, they never initiate saying or implying anything sexual, etc. And iirc but I may be wrong, they also didn't initiate first contact with the other person either.

How is that entrapment?

they tease the person and encourage them to come see them. I'm not in favor of any sting where you get a person arrested for a set up. if they weren't going to commit a crime if they never met the undercover cop, I don't see it as a crime. hell, I remember one story about an autistic highschool student who just wanted a friend. He meets this new kid in school. and the kid gives him attention and befriends him.

then he asks for drugs. the autistic boy doesn't know what to do, but he doesn't want to lose his friend so he tries to score some drugs for his best friend. turns out the friend is a young looking undercover cop. and the autistic boy goes to juvie and is expelled when he was an innocent person goaded into a crime by a bully cop. that's the case I think of in my mind when ever I think of sting operations like this.
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Turbam
09/07/17 8:52:42 PM
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I think it's hysterical
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Axiom
09/07/17 8:55:29 PM
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To Catch a Predator isn't entrapment. No one is being tricked as they are actively looking for victims before cops get involved. You can not like the show all you want but it's not entrapment
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