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fuegote · 12-19-2005, 04:23 PM

Friday night, my wife and I watched this Dateline special where a vigilantly group set up an operation to “catch” online child predators.

1. I was shocked to the point that I was almost in tears. How could all these men (and they were all men. 19 men in 3 days) do something like this. What in a person’s psyche makes them want to “love” a child like that? (when I say “love” I mean that in the worst way). I was sickened. A 50 year old ER doctor, a rabbi, two military guys, one special ed teacher… I was just amazed.
2. Why are kids in chat rooms on the internet? Granted more schools are putting their homework on the internet but why would a kid need to be in a chat room. Some of the conversations they were having were very VERY explicit (some included dogs….it was just sickening). I know the internet is a great tool but honestly, why do kids need to be on there as much as I see some 12 year olds and younger on there?

The whole show was an eye opener for my wife and I to how bad this problem is. Look at the Directory of sex offenders and see for yourself that the problem is a giant problem. Watching that show and watching SVU on a regular basis sure has put me in a state to second guess everyone.

12-19-2005, 04:23 PM	#1
fuegote Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 724	Cyber predators Friday night, my wife and I watched this Dateline special where a vigilantly group set up an operation to “catch” online child predators. 1. I was shocked to the point that I was almost in tears. How could all these men (and they were all men. 19 men in 3 days) do something like this. What in a person’s psyche makes them want to “love” a child like that? (when I say “love” I mean that in the worst way). I was sickened. A 50 year old ER doctor, a rabbi, two military guys, one special ed teacher… I was just amazed. 2. Why are kids in chat rooms on the internet? Granted more schools are putting their homework on the internet but why would a kid need to be in a chat room. Some of the conversations they were having were very VERY explicit (some included dogs….it was just sickening). I know the internet is a great tool but honestly, why do kids need to be on there as much as I see some 12 year olds and younger on there? The whole show was an eye opener for my wife and I to how bad this problem is. Look at the Directory of sex offenders and see for yourself that the problem is a giant problem. Watching that show and watching SVU on a regular basis sure has put me in a state to second guess everyone. __________________ http://www.cavaliersbrigade.com home of the greatest fans in MLS.