To catch a predator

Pocomoke blue said:
oh, so i'm xenaphobic now not a moron? you are a fucking cluess butt-wipe!
"Your view doesn't matter as you come from another country" that is really a stupid statement isn't it?........In typical Uk PC docterine you resort like Knight to play the race card! because you know no different!
Gun crime is rife in the UK......not so much here!
Get out of your sububan little world and walk around and see what the world really is.........stop smoking weed and playing with yourself and making assumptions on a whim or a report!
New Orleans, what is your point there? everyone suffered who was poor!
I can walk the streets at night with out fear of being attacked or molested! I can keep my car and house un-locked at night: YOU CAN"T!
Do you know any child that been abused, girl raped? no, I think not! or you'd not criticise T.C.A.P.
You are fucked up! same as your Fucked up country........

I have a huge black pot here, it wants to go in your kitchen to call your kettle names... That is by far the stupiest, most warped, ill informed bullshit ive seen on here in a long time.

You still have states that openly embrace white supremacy

You shoot things... for fun

Your country is so safe that adults have the rights to own thier own firearms

"Typical UK PC... you pull the race card" - um, yea its the UK citizens known for pulling the race card, not the Americans and their; "I ate too many McDonalds now i have heart disease... i'm gonna sue McDonalds, the bastards"

But above all you are the most hated country in the world, bar none, yet over 90% of Americans have never left their safe little bubble to realise that there is actually a world beyond thier own shores... Not just Mexico.

Enjoy your country's shining knowledge of the world outside your shores:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE
 
Bigga said:
You shouldn't assume for me, Knight. I haven't took the 'high road' on anything. I see Poco's point as it mirrored my own original concerns. Entertaintment and sensationalist or not, there were other things the series of programmes unwittingly highlighted. Such as 'Where is your child's computer?', 'Who are they talking to?', 'What are they up to when you're not around?', 'Where are they going?', 'Are you a parent that's more interested in your can/ tv/ drugs/ bf/gf/partner /chance for a bit of peace and quiet...?'

There ARE predators out there and I hate the thought of it. So, my original point, way back when, was that if this programmes helps parents be more concerned in who their child 'befriends' over the net, then its done some kind of service, in my eyes. I don't approve the showbizzy side of the TCAP format, but as a parent I look beyond that and would hope smarter parents do so too.

Fair enough Bigga. The fact is after the debaucle in Texas, To Catch a Predator closed down shop, settled out of court and left a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths. Especially the residents of Murphy (some who I know) who also didn't like the way their town was used to attract pedophiles coming from sometimes as far as 50 miles.

No one has really spoken for the residents of these communities who get to see their towns used as "bait" either.

Of course Pocomoke accused me of making this up and of me being English. So that is where we had our little differences. So the discussion spiraled out of control into total nonsense. That is what I meant Bigga, you didn't bother to partake when things went to shit if you will.

As far as Pocomoke's views, there're twisted in my opinion and they are there for you to read..........if you want, but I wouldn't bother
 
I am, somewhat, disappointed in Poco's response as it does a disservice to all the family she claims are from these isles as that makes them British and she's American by default of two Brits that left this country not long ago.

I know you're angry Poco, but you shouldn't rise to the bait. I'm pretty sure you're better than that.
 
Bigga said:
I am, somewhat, disappointed in Poco's response as it does a disservice to all the family she claims are from these isles as that makes them British and she's American by default of two Brits that left this country not long ago.

I know you're angry Poco, but you shouldn't rise to the bait. I'm pretty sure you're better than that.

Bigga I know it shouldn't come to insults, I don't like it and I know that as soon as a discussion goes to insults, its pointless.

My number one pet peeve is ugly amerians. I travelled a bit, I lived outside of my country for a couple of spells. I'm by no means a world traveller and I'm always open to learning more about other cultures/countries etc. I know how Americans are perceived and I've been around ugly Americans who reinforce the arrogant American stereotype......and it makes my blood boil. Perhaps I should be more tolerant of those who are intolerant... that's a tough pill for me to swallow.
 
Maybe the program did draw parents attention to their children and who they are interacting with on their PCs, however if in this day and age you're not fully aware of these kinds of issues already and taking measures to ensure your children's internet access is monitored and restricted then you've got far more serious issues than a p*ss poor program like To Catch a Predator is going to be able to assist you with.
 
I saw an episode of this the other night, and for me it raised a morally ambiguous question or two. There was a young woman of ninteeen posing as a girl of thirteen or fourteen, and it made me wonder about common perceptions.

Such as, I doubt anyone would bat an eyelid if a 15-year old girl was going out with a 16-year old boy, providing they were physically similar re. height and looks etc, and I doubt he'd become a social pariah if it were revealed they were sleeping together. In fact, someone at college recently had the trauma of having to oversee her 16-year old son and his 15-year old girlfriend have a termination of their child. No prosecution occurred.

But what about the other side of the coin - that 19-year old in the programme who looked no older than fifteen, for example. Now, as a 19-year old she is well within her rights to date whoever she pleases, but if she was seeing a big, hulking twenty-something, I'd be somewhat wary of his motives for seeing someone so young looking.
 
guv said:
I saw an episode of this the other night, and for me it raised a morally ambiguous question or two. There was a young woman of ninteeen posing as a girl of thirteen or fourteen, and it made me wonder about common perceptions.

Such as, I doubt anyone would bat an eyelid if a 15-year old girl was going out with a 16-year old boy, providing they were physically similar re. height and looks etc, and I doubt he'd become a social pariah if it were revealed they were sleeping together. In fact, someone at college recently had the trauma of having to oversee her 16-year old son and his 15-year old girlfriend have a termination of their child. No prosecution occurred.

But what about the other side of the coin - that 19-year old in the programme who looked no older than fifteen, for example. Now, as a 19-year old she is well within her rights to date whoever she pleases, but if she was seeing a big, hulking twenty-something, I'd be somewhat wary of his motives for seeing someone so young looking.

Why his motives? What if the girl in your scenario is relentless in pursuit of him? Doen't that, then, turn your point on its head?
 
Bigga said:
guv said:
I saw an episode of this the other night, and for me it raised a morally ambiguous question or two. There was a young woman of ninteeen posing as a girl of thirteen or fourteen, and it made me wonder about common perceptions.

Such as, I doubt anyone would bat an eyelid if a 15-year old girl was going out with a 16-year old boy, providing they were physically similar re. height and looks etc, and I doubt he'd become a social pariah if it were revealed they were sleeping together. In fact, someone at college recently had the trauma of having to oversee her 16-year old son and his 15-year old girlfriend have a termination of their child. No prosecution occurred.

But what about the other side of the coin - that 19-year old in the programme who looked no older than fifteen, for example. Now, as a 19-year old she is well within her rights to date whoever she pleases, but if she was seeing a big, hulking twenty-something, I'd be somewhat wary of his motives for seeing someone so young looking.

Why his motives? What if the girl in your scenario is relentless in pursuit of him? Doen't that, then, turn your point on its head?

I don't think it would, Guv would still be questioning his motives - he never saw how they got together.

And he can say "No", no matter how relentless.
 

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