soiseztomabel wrote: » The main guy talking has serious delusions of grandeur, dropping the name of his group over and over throughout the video. At one stage i was was waiting for him to start shilling merch. No question this guy is guilty of disgusting behaviour but the these i imagine the only time these vigilante groups get this excited is when they find 20 pound note down the back of the couch or when they're taking part in call out video's. Scauldy bunch.
foxatron wrote: » Is that his actual fb page? Only one i could see was private.
Strazdas wrote: » I can't help thinking this will seriously unravel some day, such as a suspect running away and being knocked down by a car or responding with violence to being confronted. This vigilante phenomenon is very recent but one horrible incident could bring the shutters down on it.
Candie wrote: » It's almost comical. An entree of this guy attempting to commit a crime against a child with a side order of his wife is probably a gold digger. You couldn't make it up.
orangerhyme wrote: » I didn't mean she was a gold-digger just that he was no looker and with a beautiful wife and seemingly affairs with others, he must have something
Omackeral wrote: » Pot, kettle.
Reati wrote: » Wehn we talk about crazy things to get off on. "given a suspended sentence after the judge accepted that his back problems would cause him "considerable discomfort" in prison."http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/12/paedophile-avoids-jail-bad-back/
He warned Chappell that if the offences had been committed after 2003, when the law changed, they would have attracted long prison sentences.
Strazdas wrote: » He keeps alternating between thinking he's a police officer, an investigative reporter for the BBC and Jeremy Kyle. He's an embarrassment to listen to.
S.L.F. wrote: » must have a few quid, sure women just leech off men...:rolleyes: Not many of them educated or working in this day and age. :pac:
Stab*City wrote: » Im sure the parents of the young girl he was grooming would have a different view of him.
humberklog wrote: » Huh??? There was no girl.
anna080 wrote: » I really didn't like the main hunter guy. There's a way to do this kind of thing if you're going to do it at all and to just take so much joy and revel in a miserable situation is just wrong. "Merry Christmas ya filthy animal"... like what? There's no need to be such a gowl like. Also he kept referring to him coming over and "meeting our girls".. His concerns should be about all underage girls not just the ones that fall within the parameters of the UK.
armaghlad wrote: » Mixed feelings on these groups. I wouldn’t go as far as saying they do a good job, because that isn’t always the case, but if it’s protecting children to a certain extent then generally speaking the outcomes of their actions are positive. I can’t help get the feeling though that they are all bullies, who have found a legitimate way to pick on people who society will never feel sympathy for; while at the same time receive plaudits for taking out predators - which is fair enough. There are two different groups operating in the north, and I’ve watched a few of their videos. They both contain the same theme and employ the same methods. They begin calm but assertive before become passive aggressive; and sometimes they become verbally abusive. They call themselves “child protection enforcers” and target suspects in groups of 8-10 people. As far as I know some of them don’t work full time but instead earn money through “donations” which to me should raise a few eyebrows.
orangerhyme wrote: » Ah you're twisting my words, money and power are known aphrodisiacs
spurious wrote: » But at that stage as far as Mr Vigo knew, there was no 'real' girl involved, just a pretend account run by one of his mates. Fair enough if (and they probably will) find actual victims, but I still think this laying of a trap is a bit dodgy. Thought crime and all that.
Hannibal_Smith wrote: » There is no young girl? Unless it's a different case you're referring to?
orangerhyme wrote: » He was chatting to 3 decoys and another girl. His fake profile is friends with 52 teens. We can assume he was chatting to or grooming at least one real girl with parents
Rubberchikken wrote: » Maybe the intentions are good and getting these weirdos locked away is always a blessing but the whole thing still doesn't sit well with me. How can someone be charged with an intention. There was no actual girl in this particular case. Vigilantism at best.