I've seen it twice. Shocking.
It's like a train wreck...
But if it's that easy to catch these guys and it's not entrapment, why aren't there set ups like this all over the freaking place at all times...
Actually I've read that even small local law enforcement officers have set up similar stings using the Dateline model.
I would think that you'd either need someone on staff that can do it or you'd have to get with the Perverted Justice people to help you out. I'm sure that budgets for that type of thing might also not always be what's needed to get the job done.
As bad as it is, though, I still can't believe that people are shocked this is going on. ****, my friends and I were picking up women across campus using IM programs back in 1989. That was like the first thing we learned how to do on the VMS systems!
A lot of these parents can't be that much older than me, they should be relatively savvy but, apparently they aren't. They don't have any clue about what's going on on-line. That's why a (mostly) boring web site like MySpace.com is suddenly the top news story almost nightly. Internet predators are a problem but come on, the same people that install security systems in their house, lock their car doors while driving and put in anti-theft devices suddenly get stupid when they see that "Windows XP" logo pop up on their computer screens.
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