COMM421: Mass Media and Society

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Bound and Gagged

As I was reading I felt torn between the topics in the book. The first chapter stood out to me the most, because I never really understood or even knew about how they catched predators. Undercover cops are used as decoys to attracted possible predators, however I believe that it is entrapment. Yes, these men are getting online and searching, but how do you we know that this isn't just a fantasy and what if it never leads to having sex with someone who is underage.
The example in the book, just left me confused and didn't understand how someone can be charged with a crime that was never really committed. This man had his life going, basically who cares what goes on behind bedroom doors. This man was having consentual sex with adults, but like to role play; however
To Catch a Pedator is taking what needs to be serious and putting into this crazy reality show, but people love watching stuff like that and forget the seriousness of what is actually happening. These people were contact and had conversations where mainly the decoy would bring up the topic before the person they were going after. We do the bounderies end? How far is to far, when there are dozens of other things seriously happening, but yet police officers are worried about what if.

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