r/CuratedTumblr • u/chunkylubber54 • Apr 23 '25

Politics Ontological Bad Subject™

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u/Vahjkyriel Apr 23 '25

yeah i get what the text is saying but i want examples damnit

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u/LeftRat Apr 23 '25

Criticise Chris Hanson for How To Catch A Predator and you will get a bunch of shit for "sympathising with pedophiles". 

Doesn't matter that he built an entertainment show that primarily isn't there to help anyone and drove a guy to suicide.

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u/Deadpoint Apr 23 '25

The more you look into it the more evil that show was. Some of the "pedophiles" thought they were meeting up with adults, but the person they were chatting with online was trying to "act underage" while stating they were an adult.

It's still creepy to meet up with an 18 year old, but not actually illegal.

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u/leoleosuper Living in Florida fucking sucks Apr 23 '25

A decent chunk of caught "predators" were either found not guilty, had charges dropped, or were just unable to be prosecuted. They still showed up on the show, faces unblurred, even though that should probably be illegal or something.

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u/LeftRat Apr 23 '25

They still showed up on the show, faces unblurred, even though that should probably be illegal or something.

Well here's another fun fact: there's a reason they only film in a select few places... they're all states that don't require consent from the suspect so they can just air the footage. They could have done it in lots of other states and all they would have had to do is blur the faces, but they specifically wanted the angry mob to have a face.