#24
by surreptitious57 » Feb 28, 2018 12:08 pm
They were in the wrong to post his actual address but not to catch him in the sting. They should have not posted information about him prior to a conviction because it would be classed as contempt of court had the trial already begun. The law in this country is incredibly strict about this and judges take it very seriously indeed and rightfully so too. It is there for a very good reason which is to ensure as fair a trial as possible regardless of the nature of the crime
Generally paedophile hunters only go after men who post persistently to children on social media and know the age of the child in question. The child in question might actually be a paedophile hunter who then arranges a meeting with that man
When they do he is then arrested and all relevant screenshots are handed over to the police
Paedophile hunters are often referred to as vigilantes. This is totally false as they do not physically assault any of the men they catch because they know that that would easily prejudice any subsequent criminal investigation. I have actually seen paedophile hunters intervene when a suspected paedophile has been assaulted by someone. Also every thing is filmed and
so they would simply be incriminating themselves if they were to actually assault anyone
All of the main ones are entirely legitimate and have very good track records for securing convictions. They are an example of the right way to do this type of work. They do not go after anyone based on rumour but hard evidence. They co operate fully with the police. I support their work a hundred per cent even though I no longer watch them anymore because it gets
too depressing after a while watching it even for someone as emotionally detached as me
I sometimes wonder why men engage with children online knowing that they could actually be talking to a paedophile hunter or undercover police officer and also that their screenshots could be used as evidence against them. It is an incredibly stupid thing to do and yet they still do it. Do they seriously think that because they are posting online from the privacy of their own home that they are incapable of ever being caught. Now the internet might be catching more and more paedophiles but it is also creating greater opportunity for them and so it is a double edged sword. But so long as they exist then there will always be the need for paedophile hunters. The police unfortunately cannot do this all on their own
A MIND IS LIKE A PARACHUTE : IT DOES NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS OPEN