TallGlass wrote: » Just thinking also, this guy been a producer for RTÉ I hope RTÉ launch an internal investigation to make sure that he hasn't done anything sinister while working there.
wonderfullife wrote: » .... You should try lay off Breitbart and Fox News and learn some adult debating tactics. Screaming whataboutery to avoid answering questions and making sly insinuations is childish. You seem very interested in paedophile behaviour judging from your post count on this thread. See? Anyway, if the purpose of videoing the confrontation is to document it as evidence, there is NO NEED to stream it live or publish it, especially as these groups often accuse the wrong person Otherwise mob justice is EXACTLY what they're dishing out by sharing the video to the public. These groups can and have ruined peoples lives by this instant justice where they state unequivocally someone is a paedophile who absolutely isn't. They may have got it right this time. They may get it right 90 times out 100. I'm not in favour of ruining ten mens life for some bullsh1t witch-hunt that does absolutely nothing other than catch harmless/vulnerable/lonely middle aged men and does nothing to deter genuine sexual predators.And that "lonely" comment was made by the most famous UK vigilante paedophile hunter himself who admits the people he catches are relatively harmless and lonely. SMH. Some messed up opinions in AH these days honestly think a lot of you are more suited to Reddit or Breitbart. Or maybe this is the new way of the world nowadays. Time to delete account methinks rather than argue with some of you clowns.
Roger_007 wrote: » What is the significance of the RTE connection in the title of this thread? Are RTÉ employees to be treated differently from anyone else? It looks like an attempt to implicate RTE as an organisation in whatever was going on. Why? It has obviously nothing to do with RTE.
Rekop dog wrote: » There is part of you that questions the groups actual motivation but If popularity if these videos lead to paedophiles thinking twice before attempting to pursue or groom a real child I think the balance or the moral dilemma on this weighs on the positive side.
tayto lover wrote: » It's probably the fact that if a teacher, a nurse, fireman, garda, soldier etc does something wrong they're all over it and his/her occupation is always mentioned. They seemed slow reporting this case.
spurious wrote: » I abhor paedophiles as much as the next person, but legally are these 'stings' not on shaky ground? Yes, he may well have had all sorts of evil intentions, and yes you could argue he is certainly guilty of grooming (even if there is not an actual victim) but it all seems a bit weak legally. If it's a first offence (which it may not be, but it may also be the first time he has been caught) I would not be surprised if he's bailed once he appears. I'm not saying a real child should have been used as bait, but how do we know if met by a real child he might not have realised what he was at and stopped himself? Could he argue he is some sort of fantasist that would not have followed through? Again, I don't want to appear an apologist for this guy and others like him, but legally is it not a fairly weak case?
MilesMorales1 wrote: » I'm all for the existence of these groups in theory in the sense of them gathering evidence to hand over to the police, but then filming and splashing it all over social media seems like glory hunting and endangering the actual work to get a successful prosecution.
ohnonotgmail wrote: » i think legally they have him by the balls. saying that he wouldnt have gone through with it doesnt excuse what he did before he was caught. he sent obscene images to somebody he thought was underage. jail time for sure.
spurious wrote: » Is it though? Is sending obscene photos (no doubt he will claim just the once) a jail time offence or a community service type thing? I absolutely think filth that groom kids should get the book thrown at them, I just don't know if he will. Partly thinking out loud here, so apologies if I'm not clear.
GypsyByName wrote: » Two paedophiles caught the same way in Drogheda last night too and not a mention of them anywhere on the news?
Deleted User wrote: » Great thread all in all. Satisfying result and Spanish Eye's contribution was an unexpected twist that really added to it.
Spanish Eyes wrote: » Men are mysonigisitic bstds who think they have power. Well they thought they did. Been happening for donkey's years in every sphere of life. The worry is that like the "homeless" debacle, it will become a bit of a yawn. Now I don't mean to denigrate it, but too much publicity can often make it boring. Ah feck, not again, that kind of thing. They may all rely on this. Watch out and speak out.
endacl wrote: » I’d imagine people have this one conflated with recent revelations about men in the entertainment industry. There’s a tenuous link, in that he worked in a room with tv cameras in, but that’s about it. If he was a bus driver, this thread wouldn’t exist.
_Kaiser_ wrote: » To be fair to the group in question (and I'm just going by the video of this incident), they were - mostly - polite and decent in how they spoke to him and dealt with him. They didn't attack him, didn't just hurl abuse at him, and recorded everything they said/did. This wasn't a witch-hunt IMO. They had the evidence with them and knew who he was when they approached him. In any case, there's another pedophile off the streets and that can be only be a good thing.
maudgonner wrote: » Has now been named by RTE.
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