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Originally Posted by Huggles
You used the example of "sex crimes", I hardly think that proves whether or not babysitter sites fuels the lust of old men chasing younger women.
I'm positive it doesn't give the message to old men that it's wrong to lust after old girls. After watching some internet porn of grey haired old men pounding 18 year olds, what do you think goes through the minds of horny, lonely 60-somethings?
I'm not saying those sites are bad or wrong, it just preys of the primal urges of men to have sex with what they see as the most fertile age possible.
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I say you're wrong, and you and others here are looking at things all wrong as far as porn is concerned. Porn is there to indulge people's fantasies, and as much as a lot of folks hate to admit it, every one of us has fantasies. All kinds. The saving grace is that most of us are mature enough to differentiate between fantasy and reality, and what is legal and what isn't.
The law in Murphy (as well as in many other parts of the US) says that if you act on those urges and start talking sex with a minor or yes, even a decoy who leads you to believe he/she is a minor, and you agree to meet that minor for sex, you are in violation. It's easy to play armchair lawyer and talk about the "rights" of those caught doing this, but that all changes when it's your own son or daughter being pursued by these people.
Porn isn't to blame, much as some would like it think it is. AND, it you said in an earlier post the following-- "
I hardly think any of these men are "predators". These are not the type of guys that would kidnap a 6 year old."
Wrong. You can't assume that, sorry. For one thing, some of the offenders have shown up with loaded weapons in their vehicles. Several have been recorded as saying they want to take the child somewhere, for this or that or to a motel. No one can say for certain what their intentions were but they sure sound suspicious to me. I wouldn't want to find out either, would you?
Some of you really do sound like you are speaking up on behalf of the poor predators, but I'm sorry to inform you that at least in my case anyway you are wasting your time... Those caught deserve what they get, every bit of shame, every minute of jailtime, every dollar of a fine, etc, and more. Whatever the punishment is in any given area it probably isn't enough, as most of these guys sing the same sad song, "I'm so weak! I'm stupid! I knew it was wrong and I did it anyway! I'm so ashamed! I'm gonna get fired from my job!" then after this is all over they are likely to go out and try it again on another kid.
Stop defending them. Stop rationalizing it, stop trying to blame it on porn, society, history etc. It doesn't wash. Making the move from fantasy to reality by hitting or a minor online and then seeking out that minor in hopes of god-knows-what is a choice.
And others here need to stop crying about this show, because the show is raising awareness on the side of the parents and kids out there, in addition to to their main focus. I think that's a good thing, because if there are this many guys prowling for young teens and 12 yr olds out there (and younger), there has to be quite a few precocious little brats (for real, not decoys) putting themselves at risk. Parents need to wake up, and they need to give their kids a major reality check about this, about flirting online with older strange men. This show gives them the opportunity to learn what's going on out there and just how frightening it can be.
It's a non-argument as far as I'm concerned.
Oh, and as far as your hot young cousin goes, it's one thing for a 30 yr old guy to look her way, it's quite another for that guy to, after finding out how young she is, knowingly continue to pursue her and try to fuck her don't you think? I don't know a guy in the world who hasn't looked at a good looking young hottie and thought "man, she's hot", but as I said before, most know that acting on it is wrong thus the mature choice is made to not take it further. You can't trust kids to make the right choice, shouldn't we as adults have the onus placed on us to make that choice?
Prediction: The show stays.