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May 14, 2024 11:27 AM
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wazeewa
Well shit..umm...that backfired....
machmach
JimmyWalkerTexasRanger
Sebastopol140
Welp!
SquanchyMcSquancherson
machmach
yttrium40
The expression on the kid's face could not be better
makesense
Besides this, How To Catch a Predator lured 'suspects' with very little to no actual real evidence that the person was a predator. But while they didn't all go to jail, it ruined the lives of these people anyway because now they were associated with what happened and the 'public' rarely follows up if they think the person was guilty.
Tygersha
umlcat
Tell him that you are the other boy's dad and that he is grounded for and cannot go out
thetallestninja
"... We're the creeps."
ApostleOfMalum
“I think we just did a pedo”
Thandruin
It's almost like vigilante justice, while at times an appealing concept to "set things right", is a terrible solution in practice...
Nacon
Astemorph
I thought the joke would be the police at the door. But that was way better.
WarmLiquidGooPhase
Locobob
NGL thought it'd be a cop
babes6us
Naemless
Good twist. I was expecting cops.
BEARD3DBEANIEE
If he said to himself, "I need to go have a sit right over there.", now that would've been a funny ending.
Quizz25S
He just wants to play
Snailzone1
Well what are they waiting for? Get him
TheUsernameIWantIsNotAvailableAnymoar
Itslukus
https://youtu.be/LbTGrVD5MvM?si=egIHBkcv6CV_Ysay
jt42
Well played.
IliveIdyeIliveagain
+1
LordoftheSpell
FreeRangeToast
“are we the baddies?”
HangingOnTheEdgeOfTomorrow
Why's the eight year old boy talking to strangers on a phone?
GingerLaird
There's gotta be a right way to do this and guarantee it doesn't backfire.
FallingStar7669
Have at the ready pamphlets about internet safety; give one to the child, tell them to go home and give it to their parents.
MrListerTheFirst
The video does show an absolute sicko pretending to be an 8 year old, so I'm not sure why anybody acts surprised.
Snooj
I mean, "acts" is the key word here.
PanamaCanal
*that’s the joke*
MrListerTheFirst
You're kidding.
wisher1977
For a moment there, I thought that dude was Rod Stewart.
AnApologeticCanadian
I thought it was mister ballen.
pullingsixty
I saw Owen Wilson.
swedeonamoose
Wow.
FireSolvesProblems
The mustache really pulls it all together.
CardeasIV
Yep, TJ Miller at his best
mrpink83
Wait. So are you saying that I shouldn't have a mustache? I used to have a goatee, because that's all I could grow, but now all I have is a mustache because I'm proud I can finally grow one. I got redneck facial hair genes....
elbowdeepinawhateverthatis
Your job opportunities are now firefighter or pedophile, sorry, I don’t make the rules.
Also maybe bandito?
mrpink83
Well, shit. I work on a farm and there's no kids, but sometimes I have to put out fires.... xD
SalsaBeard
And the glasses. Don’t forget the glasses.
FireSolvesProblems
Glasses can go either way, the right prescription can give you some bad frames. Facial hair is a choice.
SalsaBeard
Im doing it because I can…
Okay Dahmer.
Idontneedrealfacts
Weird Al's mustache is worried about that implication.
FireSolvesProblems
I have yet to find a rule that doesn't have an exception.
Idontneedrealfacts
"All rules have an exception".....
thoushaltnotpass
It's a joke but that's exactly why trying to catch predators online when you have no authority or expertise is dangerous AF, you can ruin legitimate operations and/or be taken for a predator yourself
senseicombs
Or you could be killed by the predator. They already demonstrate that they have no problem breaking laws with very serious consequences. They are willing to risk decades in jail and may already have planned to kill the child to avoid being caught. Once they discovered they were caught, they very easily could respond with deadly violence.
alaest0r
When i was around 14~16 i would pretend to be a 10-12yo girl in random chatrooms... Lots of old men (and a handful of women) who were very horny and weren't very tech literate; most not using vpns/tor, some flat out giving their locations. Few even bought plane tickets. I'd grab IPs with wireshark and drop the chats/pics/details to their ISPs and local police deps. When i started, i planned to use RAT trojans to spy and stuff, but so many stupid fish took the bait that i didnt even need to...
alaest0r
Guess i should follow up with that it was a stupid thing to do for a plethora of reasons, but i hope it did some good... My goal wasn't to "catch" them because i knew prosecution is difficult. Just wanted to put them on the radar. Based on the "target-rich environments" i witnessed: even if (hypothetically) every single person i reported got thrown in prison, it wouldn't have even put a dent in it. It was pretty disheartening.
HiImLick
I remember when facebook in the UK blew up with these pages and they were all a bullshit-shitshow.
doctorId
Plus they have no sense of decorum or boundaries. I saw a video where they forced the guy to call his wife on speaker phone and confess, while filming the whole thing and repeatedly rubbing it in that her husband was a pedophile to get a stronger reaction. Hard to have the moral high ground when you're exploiting an innocent woman's trauma in real time and actively making it worse for bigger drama points. People who do that should be in prison.
AnythingMuchShorter
I kind of expected it was going to be another "to catch a predator" guy who would have a camera and try to out them. It could go wrong that way too.
whyexactly
And end up falsely accusing people when they don't do it right.
ButteryBiscuitBass
It's a fine line!
thesmelge
In the UK, we had these "wolfpacks" who did the same thing, but they didn't bother with lightly things like evidence, and would just mob peoples homes, cause a riot and damage property. Biggest problem was they would take rumours as fact, and even if they did get an actual predator, nothing they got would be admissable as evidence. It was all for internet fame.
paintingagency
Back in the day a bunch of people attacked a _pediatrician_ in the UK.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/aug/30/childprotection.society
Roehcai
I think I saw a short film about this scenario once, except both people were adults, pretending to be kids, trying to lure out the predator (one was livestreaming it.. I think?). They ended up in a tense shootout in the woods, both thinking they were the hero, killing eachother. it was crazy.
Ninjainslippers
The justice system is broken in the US and cops fucking suck. But the solution to that is not vigilante justice, with very specific exceptions. Working outside the law, even when it's for what you think is a good reason, is a bad idea.
pleaseconsiderthatImightbejoking
They have to register their address. There's no need to faff about with this.
senseicombs
What if they don't register and the government has no way of knowing who they are because they haven't been caught doing it yet, and they refused to voluntarily register as a sex offender? Maybe they didn't get the covid vaccine, so the government can't even read their minds yet.. ? Quite the conundrum.
UsernamesAreStupidAnyways
...you do realise that only sex offenders that have been *caught* have to register, right?
UsernamesAreStupidAnyways
(Don't get me wrong, this shit *is* better left up to professionals - for a myriad reasons. That particular argument against civvies trying to do it was just...weird, though.)
pleaseconsiderthatImightbejoking
The professionals who give them 10 months? Yeah, fuck that.
UsernamesAreStupidAnyways
Good call on *completely* dodging what I was actually talking to you about and latching on to an aside instead, there.
Copperbrat
Any contact with minors of any sexual nature is extremely ill-advised. People can even be charged with CSAM and sexual exploitation of a child for giving advice (sending/posting) to trans kids about gender affirming care, clothing, etc. Doesn't matter your intention - just stay tf away from kids full stop.
thoushaltnotpass
Trans stuff aside, any contact at all with minors you don't know is ill-advised. I sometimes do OSINT and I avoid as much as possible searching information on minors even if it could help with the main subject. Some day your search history may be on a judge desk out of context and you may have to answer for it.
cuddleskunk
Helping trans kids by directing them to the right resources is potentially saving lives...especially if they live in a terrible home. Giving advice on where they can receive gender affirming care is not "sexual".
drezrale
It can get you executed in a lot of countries. In some parts of the US it can even get you just arrested. Best idea is to just ignore children, including if they're trapped under a bus because yeah... You can get in trouble for that as well in some places...
SuperSaiyanYamcha
Depends on the state if you’re living in the US unfortunately.
paintingagency
No but it'll get you arrested in FL or TX. Likely not in Canada (maybe AB and SK) so do it from here I guess?
Wouldn't be the first Underground Railroad we were the terminus of...
cuddleskunk
I'm in Florida right now. I would help a kid in need in a heartbeat.
Copperbrat
Hopefully the authorities in any well-intentioned person's jurisdiction sees it that way. I certainly wouldn't count on it in today's political climate. I'll repeat myself: stay tf away from kids full stop.
cuddleskunk
I guess they got exactly what they wanted. You are unwilling to help a child because of right-wing morons. They've already won...because most people are apparently spineless...unwilling to fight for what is right. The thought that there could be any kind of risk is enough for you to sit down and ignore even hypothetical plight. Wow.
Copperbrat
I guess I should rephrase my stance. I shouldn't be saying "don't advocate", but rather go into it fully aware of the risks. Know what kind of twisted logic you're up against with conservatives. Contacting/advising minors will get you labeled "groomer" by the right (or worse). Jail time/offender registry because of advocacy and health care is a real risk now and not just for gender affirmation. It's also for women's reproductive care.
seehemewe
It’s like the show with Warwick Davis (who played Willow and Wicket the Ewok) “Life’s Too Short”
Scene where he isn’t finding enough work so assistant is like “What if we dress you up as a kid to catch child predators”
And he is like
“Absolutely not. What if another kid comes over to play with me, and now I’m the predator”
Show is hilarious & I love how much he makes fun of himself
SlyMrFox
First thing I thought of.
mrpink83
Warwick Davis and Steve Buscemi are two people whom I would like to meet someday. Bruce Willis is also on the list. :)
Isthe4thtimethecharm
Warwick Davis and Steve Buscemi in a buddy cop movie. The stupider the plot, the better.
SteelKnight
Shit man you're running out of time sadly, Bruce is unlikely sadly given his illness :(
mrpink83
Yeah, I know. :'(
paintingagency
The last I heard he can't even talk any more. Ugh :(
mrpink83
Shit. Well, at the very least a handshake would be in my top ten moments of my life.
MeatPopsicleMultiPass
Which is why I consider those YouTube ppl that do it to be idiots.
3PiecesOfBread
YouTube has idiots?
Someshithead241
For the most part they just hire actors, but since they don't disclose its fake and actors they can instead ruin the actors life.
PineappleLoopsBroether
Wait, this is a real thing people try to do? Hoooly. Why am I not surprised, we literally saw a fad go on for YEARS where people set themselves on fire.
errrikblack
I consider YouTube ppl idiots.
VaultGirl69
A few are okay. Like the oddonesout, drewtalbert, calvin & habbs, thechrisbarnett, stanzi, etc.
BurningVeryImportantThings
If they could read they would be very offended by this comment.
NineByNine
i consider youtube idiots
RandomnessSlayer
You Idiots...
Itslukus
Just said like Ren from Ren and stimpy.