Jessica and I were going to watch a movie last Friday after the kids got into bed. It was a bad TV night (but it will be the best TV night when BSG starts 10/06) so I just left the TV on whatever channel it was on until Jessica came back down after putting Alydia to bed. The show that came on was Date Line (or Night Line, something like that) and they were having one of their "To Catch a Predator" specials. It's probably not so much of a 'special' anymore since they have these episodes almost every week. Anyway, if you don't know the premise of this show, they have undercover people in chat rooms posing as under-aged girls and setting up meetings with sick fucks that want to have sex with children. (Pardon the f-bomb, but that is all I can think to call these creeps.) Basically they set traps for sexual predators. They have a house somewhere and the undercover cops set up meetings with these sick fucks so that they can catch them in the act. To add insult to injury, these sick fucks are taped and televised on national TV. As a father of a little girl, I say they are getting exactly what they deserve. Although this sounds like trash TV, I was riveted. It was amazing how some of these men reacted when the cameras came out. Some ran (only to be tackeled by the police waiting outside.), some cried, and most of them lied. The reporter would ask why they came to the house with a teenaged girl and they would say stuff like, "just to talk." or "I wanted to be friends." COME ON!!! One guy said that he came to talk, but brought a bottle of whiskey and a box of condoms. Right. Talk. There were even some military guys that showed up to the house. (One of the criers was a Sargent or something.) The best was the guy that had seen the Date Line specials in the past and knew that the cops were setting up stings like the one he walked in to. Dumb ass. Anyway, watching this show made a few questions pop into my mind:
1. How does a grown man think that it is OK to have sexual chats with a teen aged girl and then set up meeting to initiate sex? I guess I can understand how men can see teen aged girls as attractive. It seems like young girls are in a huge hurry to grow up and become sexual creatures. Look at some of the outfits that teens wear these days. It's not uncommon to see a teen aged girl with a thong popping up out the back of her too-tight jeans or in a top that is cut too low and too tight. I get that it's the fashion, but it is no wonder that some men can look at these little girls in a sexual manner. Parents need to put their foot down and try to tone down their girl's outfits. I know, that is easier said than done. Also, it seems like girls are getting physically mature at a younger age. There are sixth grade girls in Noah's class (11 or 12 years old) that look like they are 16 or 17. Still, you can't cross that line as an adult male.
2. In this day and age of technonogy where anyone can access your computer with spyware and knowing that there are police stings out there to catch on line predators, how do men get up the balls to try something like that? I'll admit it, I have had some dark thoughts at one time or other in my life, but I could never cross that line to act upon them because 1. I know it's wrong and am not a sicko. and 2. I have a fear of jail and know that it would destroy my life and my family. Not to mention the mental scars that the girl would have. I am getting away from the point. It just seems too easy to get caught. How can you risk something like that? I guess if you are sick enough to try to have sex with a teen, you don't care about the risk that you take. But seriously, don't these guys see the Date Line show catching guys? Don't they see the set up?
Something else that throws me is how much kiddie porn is out on the internet. I saw a show last night that said there is a ton of kiddie porn out there and more is being added daily. Again, how does it get out there with all of the laws and spyware out there? I guess there are proxy servers overseas that throw off investigators and most of it is probably posted in different countries, but there is still a huge risk just by viewing a site with kiddie porn. Besides, how would you even find these sites? I doubt that you could do a Google search. I guess there would have to be chat rooms whee people share links. It's all a bit sick if you ask me.
Now, I hope that you did not read this post a think that I am a perve because I'm not. I'm not researching ways to get around the laws so that I can meet a teen. I just don't understand what these guys are thinking. I know I have probably checked out a girl that is too young, but looking is one thing. Doing something about it is entirely different. Besides, I am perfectly happy with my wife. Honestly, knowing that there are people out there that try to have sex with girls scares the crap out of me. If anyone tried to do anything like that to my little girl, I would end them. I wouldn't care if I went to jail. It would be slow and it would be painful.
Well, I'm sorry that I was a bit heavy with my topic today. It's just something that I thought was worth sharing. It is a scary world out there.
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I just can't understand why. There was a five year old girl that was raped around here. It was by the babysitter’s husband. He was 70. Sometimes when I hear about the rapes of children under five I wonder how was that even physical possible. I would have thought that over the years people like that should have been eliminated from the gene pool by now. I know that it would piss off a lot of people, but I think anyone commit a sex crime against children should be castrated and served life in prison. What is almost sick as the crime that is committed is the crime of not putting them away for life. These guys don't get "cured" in a few months of even a few years of jail. Castration, life in prison, or death penalty all get my vote any day. At least they will get hell eventually. Don’t forget the mothers who pimp them out or let the crime occur.
Ewww! I know this is an important topic of conversation in order to keep your children safe and to know what's out there, but man is it hard for me to read or discuss. It just totally goes against everything in my core. Totally gives me major icky-feelings.
Sorry for the icky feelings, Mona. Unfortunately, it is a reality.
Amy, I'm with you. Castration is the way to go with these sick-os.
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