Devil's advocate, but couldn't this potentially interfere with the people's due process? I mean isn't he essentially doxxing people he believes are pedophiles before they have their day in court? I understand that he would have contacted them online and they may have turned up to meet what they thought were underage people, but that's not my point. I know voat is staunchly anti-pedo, but I'm not defending pedophiles, I'm defending due process. If we let it erode for those we despise, then it simultaneously erodes for those we like as well, even though we may not witness it right away.
If you're just going to go out and give rough treatment to pedophiles, that's one thing. But this bald bearded attention seeker is trying to play it both ways.
One can be against both pedophiles AND attention-seeking fuckwits, with no ideological conflict. If his real goal was to capture pedophiles and prevent child abuse, then he wouldn't be grandstanding on the internet while engaging in criminally chargeable behaviors.
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fortuitouslyunfallen ago
Devil's advocate, but couldn't this potentially interfere with the people's due process? I mean isn't he essentially doxxing people he believes are pedophiles before they have their day in court? I understand that he would have contacted them online and they may have turned up to meet what they thought were underage people, but that's not my point. I know voat is staunchly anti-pedo, but I'm not defending pedophiles, I'm defending due process. If we let it erode for those we despise, then it simultaneously erodes for those we like as well, even though we may not witness it right away.
Tsilent_Tsunami ago
Also assaulting a couple of them, according to the charges. That's an anti-cop site, so take their claims and lack of links with a grain of assault.
DeputySprinkles ago
“Assault” is a very generic term. It can be anything from an unwanted touch to spittle that landed on someone during a screaming match.
Tsilent_Tsunami ago
If you're just going to go out and give rough treatment to pedophiles, that's one thing. But this bald bearded attention seeker is trying to play it both ways.
One can be against both pedophiles AND attention-seeking fuckwits, with no ideological conflict. If his real goal was to capture pedophiles and prevent child abuse, then he wouldn't be grandstanding on the internet while engaging in criminally chargeable behaviors.