...it was also the production of the show I found
disturbing. I don't know why but the host and the production seemed
equally creepy...like they are getting off on the people trying to get
off. I wish I had words for this. The entire thing seemed odd so it
doesn't surprise me they have crossed the line as well.
Agreed.
their name is ironic, sometimes they use
perverted means to obtain their justice.
Yes, I thought much the same thing. Also, you could argue that the
justice obtained is perveted (i.e., corrupted, distorted, tainted).
Hence, is it really justice?
...watching this show is like being a voyeur, and
not in a good way. I think it's a disgrace that they take an awful crime
and turn it into ENTERTAINMENT.
Quite right.
...In the hazy world of the internet
people feel much more freedom to enter into fantasy and if there wasn't
an adult there who knew how to manipulate and inflame these fantasies
how many of these men would never have given voice to something that
he'd only thought about...
That's my concern as well. I don't understand the technicalities of the
law, but it seems to me that in order to have a crime you need to have a
victim. If the victim turns out to be an actor who set up the crime,
was a crime really committed, or was there merely a potential crime? I
suppose intent constitutes crime, but then we're getting into mind
reading. How can you know if these men would have gone through with it,
unless, perhaps, he has a previous history of such behavior? But I'm
under the impression that most of these guys have never done anything
like that before, and you could argue that they never would have it the
Perverted Justice hadn't set them up. They would never have tried to
make their fantasies reality if someone hadn't dangled the bait in front
of them, and whether or not they are convicted, their lives are ruined
for what may amount to a moment of bad judgment.
...The question is how many of these people would actually molest children, and how many is it just a jack off fantasy
for. This is far more common than most people know, or should I say want
to know...
As disgusted and appalled as we might be by other people's jack-off
fantasies, there's a big difference between fantasy and action. The
guys getting caught by Perverted Justice may have crossed the line, but
would they have done it if foks at Pervy Justice hadn't dangled the bait
in front of them? "Here's your chance to live out your fantasy..."
Consider this: Think about all the Daniel Radcliffe threads on this
site. Are the guys here who are interested in young Mr. Radcliffe
predatory pedophiles? I seriously doubt it. Let's face it, he's not 10
years old anymore. He's grown into a handsome young man. Albeit, he
may be too young for most of us, but we're not so old as to have
forgotten what it was like to be a teenager and to have a crush on
another boy. When I look at Daniel, I don't fantasy about myself as a
36 year old man having sex with him, I fantasize about being a kid
again, living in a world of magic, going to Hogwarts, and trying to win
the affection of the famous boy wizard. But that's maybe that's just me
being a geek. The point is, there's still a part of me that's a shy,
awkward, horny, insecure, closeted teenager. And that teenage boy
inside of me is totally crushing on Daniel. Meanwhile, my adult self is
thinking, "I wonder what his dad looks like?"
...However, the continued plastering of this all
over the media is making people far too paranoid. There is a difference
in being safe and using common sense, and outright paranoia. We have
quite enough paranoia in our modern society now. The media preys on and
serves paranoia...
Agreed. And this trend is far more dangerous to humanity than the men
who are getting caught on this show. It's only a matter of time before
the media starts watching us. It's already begun. How's that for paranoid?
Meanwhile, the truly dangerous, predatory pedophiles are still out
there, still active.
