• afronaut@slrpnk.net
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    I’m going to be honest, I’m suspicious of every single ‘pedophile hunter’. They are going after a demographic that people will not rush to defend, even if innocent.

    Also, these ‘hunters’ probably have something shady going on in their own lives, and this is some form of projection that they also profit off of.

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      I wouldn’t even be surprised if a bunch of them are pedophiles themselves. Projection and such.

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      In Norway last year we had a case where 5 16-19 yo set up a sextrap for a guy in his 40s.

      The teens claimed he’s a pedo, beat him, filmed it and posted it online.

      All of the “pedohunters” involved were found guilty on all accounts. The guy is free and getting a big pay out from the teens.

      It’s really unfortunate, but these kinds of people aren’t in it to prevent child abuse. They’re in it for themselves.

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      I see it as people wanting to commit righteous violence. People have violent impulses, but we usually control them. Some people with extraordinary violent tendencies go looking for a place where it’s “okay” to let them loose. This is not the only example.

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      I’m going to be honest, I’m suspicious of every single ‘pedophile hunter’. They are going after a demographic that people will not rush to defend, even if innocent.

      Exactly. They’re violent & hateful peple who found a way to justify it.

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      Normal healthy people don’t plan to commit violent offenses on other people, unless there is a direct connection to the 3rd parties actions. Hunting people they have no connection to for fame and fortune is sickening.

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      This type of people exist in every generation, whether forming a mob to enforce segregation or engaging in pogroms.

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      I’m going to be honest, I’m suspicious of every single ‘pedophile hunter’

      I find it suspicious that they dont just go for the low hanging priest fruit in the catholic church… this does seem to be a largely religious group of people who conveniently ignore this behavior from their own kind.

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        The problem is, they are going for low hanging fruit by targeting unknowns with little to no representation.

        Catholic priests have the full force of the Catholic Church to protect them from legal attacks that some dinky YouTuber will not be able to combat.

        Also, Catholic priests do not need to go on dating apps or websites where they could potentially get lured because they are most likely targeting the children in their parish, under their direct control.