Human beings are not dogs. .
^^^This.
Human beings are not dogs. So I think the crude analogy made that a 15 year old girl enticing a man on chat is like giving a steak to a dog and telling him not to eat it fails to give consideration to the fact that people, unlike animals, are accountable to society for their behaviour.
I'm not sympathetic to any "poor guy" situation he might be in, I don't care if the guy hasn't had sex for 20 years and is a 40 year old virgin, is depressed, suicidal, whatever... if he knows she's under age then there's no excuse, irrespective of how she looks, who she's pretending to be, or how old she appears to be. He deserves whatever consequences come to him as a result of his actions in that situation.
^^^This.
Human beings are not dogs. So I think the crude analogy made that a 15 year old girl enticing a man on chat is like giving a steak to a dog and telling him not to eat it fails to give consideration to the fact that people, unlike animals, are accountable to society for their behaviour.
I'm not sympathetic to any "poor guy" situation he might be in, I don't care if the guy hasn't had sex for 20 years and is a 40 year old virgin, is depressed, suicidal, whatever... if he knows she's under age then there's no excuse, irrespective of how she looks, who she's pretending to be, or how old she appears to be. He deserves whatever consequences come to him as a result of his actions in that situation.
Funny show but there was one time I actually read some of the chat logs online from when one of the "pedos" was baited in and there is a bit of entrapment going on.
Basically this is what I saw:
-Lonely dude enters chat room, starts taking to a "15 year old girl"
-"15 year old girl" initiates sexually charged conversations, sends the dude sexy pics (which were really pics of a 24 year old) and offers to meet
-Dude is hesitant but the "15 year old" insists it's ok and she wants to meet and likes older man
-Dude shows up, is busted and is called a pedo
......kind of ruined the show for me to be honest. I'm sure at least some of the guys are legit pedos and it makes for good TV but some of these guys probably aren't as guilty as the show makes them appear and I'm sure their lives are ruined after.
I've never seen it but something about that show strikes me as off. All of these "pedophiles" would have to sign a release for their faces to be shown on TV, same as COPS. Being on the show is something that would obviously run their lives, what incentive would they have to be on the show?
^^^This.
Human beings are not dogs. So I think the crude analogy made that a 15 year old girl enticing a man on chat is like giving a steak to a dog and telling him not to eat it fails to give consideration to the fact that people, unlike animals, are accountable to society for their behaviour.
I'm not sympathetic to any "poor guy" situation he might be in, I don't care if the guy hasn't had sex for 20 years and is a 40 year old virgin, is depressed, suicidal, whatever... if he knows she's under age then there's no excuse, irrespective of how she looks, who she's pretending to be, or how old she appears to be. He deserves whatever consequences come to him as a result of his actions in that situation.
I would not be surprised if they let them off easy for agreeing to be on the show, sign this you will be on TV and get a slap on the wrist... Do not know for sure but there has to be something in it for them.
I don't watch it so I don't know, are these people actually charged with a crime? Technically they haven't actually commited any crime, and whatever they could be charged with for intention to commit a crime is still entrapment.
Understood, but I guess I was posting after checking the perverted justice site. Graphic and long, but this was in their top 10 catches: http://perverted-justice.com/?archive=fleet_captain_jaime_wolfe. Stomach churning.
I am more sympathic to roasted's view. The situation he described leaves doubt in my mind whether the person had any intent to commit the crime. That is the essence of what entrapment is.
(I realize its not legally entrapment because its not law enforcement doing it, I am just talking about principles)
Come on, it's like blaming motorcycle manufacturers for your speeding ticket because your motorcycle has too much power. You control your throttle hand, you control your penis. Those guys were in chats talking to kids. They initiated sexual talk and proposed intercourse. The "bait" just easily agreed to what they proposed. Chances are they didn't have the skills to get a real kid, but in time they would have gotten better at it.
Judge Arthur Wick found prosecutors had failed to prove Mr Roisman had a 'specific intent' to commit the crime he was accused of - attempting lewd acts with a child under age 14.
In reaching his decision, Judge Wick slammed the tactics used by online watchdog Perverted Justice, NBC's partner in the investigation, which he suggested lacked credibility and engaged in entrapment.
Found this within like 2 minutes of searching:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...aedophile-To-Catch-A-Predator-entrapment.html
From the article: