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They do absolutely nothing to entice the men who appear on the show. They simply go to a chat room, or set a profile on myspace, and wait for someone to bite. They don't ask around for guys, or actively seek anyone out.

Every person who ends up on the show was specifically looking for an underage girl to have sex with. There is no grey area here at all.

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What about the time the guy didn't show up, so they went to his house to arrest him, and then before they could get inside he shot himself, or something like that.

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So if I go to a chatroom and a 15 year old ASKS ME to have sex, I cant get busted? sweeeeet!

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Well that's not to say you couldn't get in trouble for actualy having sex with her, but yes you're correct that it won't be "to catch a predator" on the other end of the computer if they talk to you first.

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So if I go to a chatroom and a 15 year old ASKS ME to have sex, I cant get busted? sweeeeet!

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Entrapment only applies to law enforcement. Furthermore, entrapment occurs when you are persuaded or coerced - not merely offered an opportunity to commit a crime.

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some relevant links:
http://www.corrupted-justice.com/
http://www.corrupted-justice.com/article19.html

I am not real familiar with this site but basically it is a site that tries to point out how perverted-justice does some pretty disgusting stuff in an effort to 'serve justice'.

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They do absolutely nothing to entice the men who appear on the show. They simply go to a chat room, or set a profile on myspace, and wait for someone to bite. They don't ask around for guys, or actively seek anyone out.

Every person who ends up on the show was specifically looking for an underage girl to have sex with. There is no grey area here at all.

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What about the time the guy didn't show up, so they went to his house to arrest him, and then before they could get inside he shot himself, or something like that.

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Soliciting sex with a minor.

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How is it not entrapment to set people up like this?

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It's only entrapment if the people send the first PM out or something liek that. They can only bust them if the guy started talking to the "minor" first.

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also i dont think the decoys can say "why dont you come over and [censored] me in the [censored]." all aspects have to be instigated by the villian


i still love the show though, even though its pretty unethical

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So if I go to a chatroom and a 15 year old ASKS ME to have sex, I cant get busted? sweeeeet!

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Entrapment only applies to law enforcement.

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Yeah, no [censored].

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Furthermore, entrapment occurs when you are persuaded or coerced - not merely offered an opportunity to commit a crime.

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I think a chick asking me to [censored] her is persuasive enough.

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They do absolutely nothing to entice the men who appear on the show. They simply go to a chat room, or set a profile on myspace, and wait for someone to bite. They don't ask around for guys, or actively seek anyone out.

Every person who ends up on the show was specifically looking for an underage girl to have sex with. There is no grey area here at all.

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What about the time the guy didn't show up, so they went to his house to arrest him, and then before they could get inside he shot himself, or something like that.

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Soliciting sex with a minor.

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Yeah, I get that. I was disagreeing with characterization that "to catch a predator" is non-predatory.

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I don't mind if they do the sting, but I think its ridiculous that they try to pass it off as journalism.

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exactly.
Chris Hansen sure likes to read all the dirty-chat stuff in his pseudo-professional tone.

"We counted where you said 'penis' 17 different times. Penis Penis Penis. Is this appropriate chat with a 14 year-old? PENIS PENIS PENIS!!! MWAH-HAH-HAH-HAH!! Booglity-Bogglity!!!"


Also really amusing how they have the voice-actors read the chat.


"I can put my **** in your mouth. And then I can show you doggy-style if it's your first time."
"Tee-hee. That sounds great."


Scum-bags going after little kids on the internet = Legit news-story.

NBC showing each and every predator they catch because people like hearing all the dirty words on TV = not so much.

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They all deserve it, now the thing I think is too much (seems like its done for tv). Is that whenever the guy is leaving and they say "put your hands up" etc even soemtimes the guy complies and gently gets to his knees clearly not a threat, and the cops just bullrush him and knock him over and ram his face into the ground, clearly not necessary. I wouldn't mind it if it wasn't on TV but the only reason they do it is for the ratings.