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Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Haveaseat ()
Date: August 04, 2013 12:03PM

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-news-chris-hansen-part-598852

NBC and family of To Catch A Predator</> suspect who committed suicide during taping reach settlement in $105 million lawsuit. Tape of police chase below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Ii2OoLsXc

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Stabitha ()
Date: August 04, 2013 12:10PM

Never seen that video before. That was cool as shit! Bits and pieces of the pervert went flying!

Why was this NBC's fault?



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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Gerrymanderer2 ()
Date: August 04, 2013 12:11PM

May have been a random person who's sexual impulses happened to coincide with a bait and catch operation. Man would rather take a self imposed death penalty than deal with prosecution as a sexual offender. Even though he hadn't actually done the act yet.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Have a seat over here ()
Date: August 04, 2013 12:22PM

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> May have been a random person who's sexual
> impulses happened to coincide with a bait and
> catch operation. Man would rather take a self
> imposed death penalty than deal with prosecution
> as a sexual offender. Even though he hadn't
> actually done the act yet.


Hit a little too close to home for you huh Gerry?

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: ex-Lester ()
Date: August 04, 2013 12:22PM

We don't get our money's worth on TV from all the helicopters flying around here presumably to chase down crims.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: August 04, 2013 12:23PM

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> May have been a random person who's sexual
> impulses happened to coincide with a bait and
> catch operation. Man would rather take a self
> imposed death penalty than deal with prosecution
> as a sexual offender. Even though he hadn't
> actually done the act yet.




So you sympathize with an online predator?

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Gerrymanderer2 ()
Date: August 04, 2013 01:45PM

I don't know if the guy would have actually acted on his impulses. Obviously he was completely terrified of being incarcerated. The only way he may have actually took the next step was by being baited the way he was by the police. Comforted and convinced that there was no reason to be concerned about the legal ramifications. Simultaneously lured in with online sexual advances hindering his logic.

Once in a position he was in committing suicide. The obvious fact here is if the man was willing to take a shotgun, put it in his mouth, and blow his brains into a 20 feet radius to avoid arrest, he probably wouldn't have risked such a thing on his own if not baited. They may have killed a man that was not going to act on his impulses because of the consequences.

Those are just the facts of what transpired.



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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: August 04, 2013 01:48PM

So he's the victim here Gerry?

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Gerrymanderer2 ()
Date: August 04, 2013 01:56PM

Eesh, the conversation I am stoking is much too advanced for your kind. I recommend you use a brain cell or two.

Whether he is a victim or not is not what's of importance here. It's whether or not the man committing suicide to avoid arrest increases the probability the man would not have committed the crime unless he was baited in an operation.

I know this much. NBC resolved a 105 million dollar lawsuit brought on by the mans sister. I would assume that settlement was one of a very handsome sum. Obviously civil court may have considered the mans eventual fate that of a potential victim for that to have been the case.

Its a very perplexing story. Baiting and law enforcement assisted crime borderlines entrapment.



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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Stabitha ()
Date: August 04, 2013 02:04PM

He wasnt baited. I would say from what Ive seen on the show, the vast majority of these pervs initiate the contact and the meetings. The decoy is just a submissive participant.

Everyone of these fuck nuts knows what they are getting into. You can't tell me he was duped when almost 100% of the time they have transcripts that prove the perv was made well aware the decoy was underage.

I think this guy got exactly what he deserved. Nobody's fault but his own (unless you're a candy ass liberal apologist)

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Holly Hedd ()
Date: August 04, 2013 02:05PM

He may of had some form of mental illness. A dumb oaf who happened to show up with a six pack and chocolates.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: hey now ()
Date: August 04, 2013 02:16PM

Holly Hedd Wrote:
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> He may of had some form of mental illness. A dumb
> oaf who happened to show up with a six pack and
> chocolates.


And a shotgun.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Robert Stack ()
Date: August 04, 2013 02:22PM

Was there a driver? What was his deal. He wanted to rape the underage girl too? Is he in jail now? Were they Mexicans?

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Gerrymanderer2 ()
Date: August 04, 2013 02:27PM

We don't have the actual transcript of his conversations with the police. I would assume that it's probably not an extremely professional, submissive and outlined interaction. During and active back and forth conversation it is very difficult to remain within such perimeters, if they even exist.

The objective obviously is to exploit any potential tendencies an individual would have in such respect. I completely understand the man may have been a sexual predator or may have been one someday and the bastard is better off dead of that's the case.

My concern is with the legal system and law enforcement agencies using such schemes and methods to incarcerate people or possibly entrap them. It's a slippery slope and nothing new.

The fact is, and no one can deny this. This man may have never harmed a fly if he hadn't been lured by an operation. And the man blew his brains out as a result.

People are complex beings with very complex brains that we don't fully understand. We may be able to medicate away perversions someday. We may be instigating a reaction that they may have otherwise been able or forced themselves to contain because of the threat of jail. Instead this mans fate was to blow his brains out.

It's a complicated situation. What causes people to be sexual predators. Are some people more prone to act out on their sexual impulses than others. Do such operations cause people to act on their impulses where they normally wouldn't have? Are police carrying out such operations to incriminate people kept professional to where the criminal is not lured overly sexually into a trap? How would such operating procedures be followed by hundreds of various nationwide law enforcement jurisdictions?

It's fuckin complicated to me. I reserve judgement, I'm conflicted. Easy for you to just say fuck him, he was a sexual predator, good riddens. There's a lot more to the story I need to know to make the conclusion.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Noticeding ()
Date: August 04, 2013 02:29PM

There were two suspects, one was driving and the passenger killed himself.

It didn't seem too often that two people would show up at the To Catch a Predator bait house together.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Gerrymanderer2 ()
Date: August 04, 2013 02:31PM

Two suspects? That changes everything, co-conspirators, glad he offed himself. Fuck him. I've made my conclusion.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Gerrymanderer2 ()
Date: August 04, 2013 02:34PM

I don't know if I trust cops in these bait operations. How can you know the man would have committed a crime without help from the police? You don't. So how could you morally support such justice in a nation where we demand the presumption of innocence.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Stabitha ()
Date: August 04, 2013 02:46PM

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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>
>
> The fact is, and no one can deny this. This man
> may have never harmed a fly if he hadn't been
> lured by an operation. And the man blew his
> brains out as a result.


The guy blew his brains apart because he got caught doing something he KNEW was wrong and illegal and he obviously was not up to facing the consequences. If he had never left his house that night, he may still be alive today. He initiated the chain of events which led to his gray matter being splattered all over somebody's backyard.

What bothers me is he a brought a shotgun to a meeting with an underage girl he thought he was going to have sex with. I dont think that's typical of child predators.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: ummmmmmm ()
Date: August 04, 2013 02:48PM

Stabitha Wrote:
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> Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> >
> >
> > The fact is, and no one can deny this. This
> man
> > may have never harmed a fly if he hadn't been
> > lured by an operation. And the man blew his
> > brains out as a result.
>
>
> The guy blew his brains apart because he got
> caught doing something he KNEW was wrong and
> illegal and he obviously was not up to facing the
> consequences. If he had never left his house that
> night, he may still be alive today. He initiated
> the chain of events which led to his gray matter
> being splattered all over somebody's backyard.
>
> What bothers me is he a brought a shotgun to a
> meeting with an underage girl he thought he was
> going to have sex with. I dont think that's
> typical of child predators.



And there were two suspects?!? Something was definitely suspect about that.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Gravis ()
Date: August 04, 2013 04:04PM

ummmmmmm Wrote:
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> Stabitha Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> > What bothers me is he a brought a shotgun to a
> > meeting with an underage girl he thought he was
> > going to have sex with. I dont think that's
> > typical of child predators.
>
> And there were two suspects?!? Something was
> definitely suspect about that.

yeah, that reeks of rape at gunpoint.


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."095042938540

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Liberal Logic 26 ()
Date: August 04, 2013 06:02PM

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> Whether he is a victim or not is not what's of
> importance here. It's whether or not the man
> committing suicide to avoid arrest increases the
> probability the man would not have committed the
> crime unless he was baited in an operation.


No it doesnt. It doesnt even matter if he was baited he was going to have sex with a child. Thats not okay

The only defense would be if they lied and said the person was of age and then they were underage when they got there, thats not the case from the transcripts.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Stabitha ()
Date: August 04, 2013 06:06PM

Liberal Logic 26 Wrote:
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> Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> > Whether he is a victim or not is not what's of
> > importance here. It's whether or not the man
> > committing suicide to avoid arrest increases
> the
> > probability the man would not have committed
> the
> > crime unless he was baited in an operation.
>
>
> No it doesnt. It doesnt even matter if he was
> baited he was going to have sex with a child.
> Thats not okay
>
> The only defense would be if they lied and said
> the person was of age and then they were underage
> when they got there, thats not the case from the
> transcripts.

Thank you! Gerrymanderer2 is either a pedophile himself or is just plain old nuts.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Help me understand ()
Date: August 04, 2013 06:15PM

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for catching perverts in any legal way possible. I do have one question though, in these sting operations the perpetrator is chatting with an adult pretending to be a minor. So how then is the perpetrator charged with soliciting a minor? They were really chatting with an adult the whole time?

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Stabitha ()
Date: August 04, 2013 06:18PM

That's a legal question I have often wondered myself. I dont know the answer but it doesn't seem to work getting them out of trouble. Most of them end up at the Gray Bar Hilton for some period of time.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Liberal Logic 26 ()
Date: August 04, 2013 06:19PM

Help me understand Wrote:
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> Don't get me wrong, I'm all for catching perverts
> in any legal way possible. I do have one question
> though, in these sting operations the perpetrator
> is chatting with an adult pretending to be a
> minor. So how then is the perpetrator charged with
> soliciting a minor? They were really chatting with
> an adult the whole time?

Because they dont know theyre chatting with an adult. As far as they know theyre chatting with a minor and have the intent to have sex with a minor. If you were role playing with your girlfriend or something and knew it was her you could use that as a defense as weird as that would be. But since as far as they know they were chatting with a minor, it doesnt matter who was actually on the other end the intent was to chat up a minor.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Stabitha ()
Date: August 04, 2013 06:22PM

No, the intent is to fuck a minor!



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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Liberal Logic 26 ()
Date: August 04, 2013 06:26PM

Stabitha Wrote:
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> No, the intent is to fuck a minor!


Lol yea that too. Showing up at the house destroys all possible defenses of just living out a fantasy or assuming it was an adult role playing.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Conflicted ()
Date: August 04, 2013 06:28PM

I hate child predators as much as the next guy, but to film the destruction of a person's life for entertainment purposes is despicable. Equally disturbing is the pretense that it's all for a good cause.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Cacanff ()
Date: August 04, 2013 06:41PM

You can have a 40 year old nude woman sitting naked at a table with you and a police officer would say she's only 9 years old and if you suck her nipples you can be arrested as a pedophile.

Sick cop fantasies

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Liberal Logic 26 ()
Date: August 04, 2013 06:42PM

Conflicted Wrote:
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> I hate child predators as much as the next guy,
> but to film the destruction of a person's life for
> entertainment purposes is despicable. Equally
> disturbing is the pretense that it's all for a
> good cause.


It started out as a honest effort to do news reporting or an investigation if you will. The people that showed up ended up being so bat shit insane that it quickly became humorous.

I cant say I feel too bad for them considering what they were trying to do, but I get what youre saying. If airing it was what they needed to do in order to pay to keep it going and get these people off the streets Im okay with that. If it wasnt such a disgusting heinous act that they were stopping I would have more of a problem of it being filmed, but having to choose between a child molester being publicly shammed and a kid actually getting molested thats an easy choice for me.

In the end they did do a lot of good and if you remember on the last episode ever they took down an Assistant DA in Florida who had 10s of thousands of kiddie porn pics some of which he probably made himself.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: made for TV ()
Date: August 04, 2013 08:40PM

Apparently, when he didn't take the (jail)bait, Hansen and NBC prodded the police to show up at his house so they could film a takedown.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: erik von zipper ()
Date: August 04, 2013 10:27PM

The cops actually had nothing to do with the techniques used luring a victim for Hansen. The adult posing as a child was part of volunteers trolling kiddie websites looking for predators. The volunteers would then send the information to the cops. Cops loved the excuse to dress like shrubs,I guess.
The problem with the law and the volunteers was the lack of regulation with the tactics the volunteers used. The show used promoted all the victories but I'm not sure how many cases were thrown out because they were lured into doing something they would not ordinarily do.
Some of the comments in the youtube video indicated this was a case of carjacking not sex.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/04/2013 10:31PM by erik von zipper.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: TheNorthman ()
Date: August 04, 2013 11:00PM

Watch this one all the way through or at least to the 5:40 mark. This shit is funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkKMt6nILNA

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: August 04, 2013 11:06PM

When I was on Ft. Belvoir, there was an E-5 assigned to INSCOM living in my barracks that got caught on this show. I can't remember his name, but he wanted to have a three way with a dog and the supposed little girl.


His chapter work only took a month, I don't know what his character of discharge was, but I know he had to register as a sex offender.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Liberal Logic 26 ()
Date: August 04, 2013 11:48PM

erik von zipper Wrote:
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> The show used promoted all the
> victories but I'm not sure how many cases were
> thrown out because they were lured into doing
> something they would not ordinarily do.


It doesnt matter if you would ordinarily have sex with a child or not, its attempting to have sex with a child. No cases got throw out because it wasnt their ordinary behavior, thats not a legal defense thats only ground to argue for a lesser sentence

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: entrapment ()
Date: August 04, 2013 11:54PM

It only matters in stings when you continue pursuing a target after they've rejected your overtures.

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Date: August 05, 2013 03:28PM


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Date: August 05, 2013 04:37PM


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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Atom ()
Date: August 05, 2013 05:54PM

it's typical that people who drive around with loaded guns are likely sexual predators.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Dj73W ()
Date: August 05, 2013 09:17PM

Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> I don't know if I trust cops in these bait
> operations. How can you know the man would have
> committed a crime without help from the police?
> You don't. So how could you morally support such
> justice in a nation where we demand the
> presumption of innocence.

I can simply prove your theory of entrapment wrong with one example that is equal to the "catch a predator".

Drug busts are the same thing - offer something illegal and if they buy/do it, then arrest them, case closed.

I would add that the kid rapers are even worse - they have TONS of time not to commit the crime:

Many times DAYS of emailing back and forth
Usually a long trip to the "kids" home, some are hours away
Shopping, the predators usually have evidence of their intentions hen they arrive - sex toys, condoms, alcohol and more for a minor

A drug deal is a simple"no" or "yes" on the spot, where the predator scenarios take a lot of effort, time and planning by the criminal. I would say that the predator scenarios are much worse and show a DEFINITE pedophile long before they walk to the front of the "kids" house.

Definitely no entrapment involved, not even close.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: erik von zipper ()
Date: August 05, 2013 09:41PM

Dj73W Wrote:
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> Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I don't know if I trust cops in these bait
> > operations. How can you know the man would
> have
> > committed a crime without help from the police?
>
> > You don't. So how could you morally support
> such
> > justice in a nation where we demand the
> > presumption of innocence.
>
> I can simply prove your theory of entrapment wrong
> with one example that is equal to the "catch a
> predator".
>
> Drug busts are the same thing - offer something
> illegal and if they buy/do it, then arrest them,
> case closed.
>
> I would add that the kid rapers are even worse -
> they have TONS of time not to commit the crime:
>
> Many times DAYS of emailing back and forth
> Usually a long trip to the "kids" home, some are
> hours away
> Shopping, the predators usually have evidence of
> their intentions hen they arrive - sex toys,
> condoms, alcohol and more for a minor
>
> A drug deal is a simple"no" or "yes" on the spot,
> where the predator scenarios take a lot of effort,
> time and planning by the criminal. I would say
> that the predator scenarios are much worse and
> show a DEFINITE pedophile long before they walk to
> the front of the "kids" house.
>
> Definitely no entrapment involved, not even close.


"The sting set up by NBC and Perverted Justice — a civilian watchdog group hired as a paid consultant by NBC — brought in some 20 men, who were arrested as alleged sexual predators. But the one man, the one very important man "Dateline" thought it had caught, did not show up. William Conradt, 56, an assistant district attorney in a neighboring county, did not go to the sting house even after Dateline had one of its actors call him three different times to get him to walk into the trap. Watch the Brian Ross Investigates Webcast "There’s no question that they wanted him," said Bruce Baron, the attorney representing the Conradt family in a lawsuit against NBC. "There’s no question that they would take him at any price." With Conradt not taking the bait, a decision was made to go get him at his home in the nearby town of Terrell. It was a decision that would raise questions about why the rush to arrest him on a Sunday afternoon. Former Murphy police officer Sam Love, who appeared on "To Catch a Predator" and has since left the force in disgust, says the decision was made at the suggestion of NBC’s Chris Hansen. "Their hope was that the man would come out to go to the store for something or the church or whatever, and Chris Hansen and his crew could confront him and interview him before the arrest was made," Love told ABC News. NBC and the Murphy police deny NBC played any role in the decision to make the arrest, which involved a swat team breaking down Conradt’s door when he did not answer. Conradt’s sister Patricia told "20/20" the police broke in and then headed down a hallway to the bedroom where her brother was waiting for them with a gun in his hand. "They came in, and they see him," Patricia said. "He says, ‘Guys, I’m not gonna hurt anybody.’ And then he put the gun to his head and shot." Police called in a helicopter to rush the critically injured suspect to the hospital. William Conradt died shortly after the helicopter landed at a Dallas hospital. "I understand he took his own life, but I have a feeling that he took his own life when he looked out the door and saw there were a bunch of television cameras outside," said former Murphy detective Walt Weiss, who like Love, left the force in disgust. The two former Murphy detectives say many in their department shrugged off Conradt’s death. "It didn’t matter that that person died because he was just, in their opinion, a child molester or a pervert, if you will," Weiss told ABC News. "I mean it was pushed aside and shoved under the rug." NBC and Perverted Justice have both strongly defended their actions in the case, but no one from either organization would agree to appear on "20/20." In a "Dateline" update broadcast just a few days ago, reporter Chris Hansen offered a new possible explanation for Conradt’s suicide, saying "they found child pornography on his computer" after his death. As for the other 23 alleged sexual predators arrested that day, the district attorney, John Roach, has thrown out their cases, saying the police’s reliance on NBC "Dateline’s" investigation compromised the evidence obtained. Murphy police chief Bill Myrick adamantly denies this."
No entrapment?

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: TheNorthman ()
Date: August 05, 2013 09:53PM

Anybody ever wonder what the aftermath of this is for the perps caught showing up to (what they believe to be) kids' homes?

Take this guy from season 2 which was filmed in Herndon, VA. They got a rabbi to walk through the door who lived in Potomac, MD and worked at a synagogue in that area. Evidently he likes 13 year old boys. Below is the clip of him meeting Chris Hanson.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo-bWWg2pzE

Here's an article from the Washington Post written relatively recently (Oct, 2012) that goes into some detail regarding his attempts to attend synagogue. From what I understand, the above clip aired in 2005 he was sentenced to 78 months in jail and thus the below article would not have been published all that long after his release. Life isn't easy for these guys after this happens.

http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-10-26/local/35501581_1_david-kaye-rabbi-congregation

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Liberal Logic 62 ()
Date: August 05, 2013 10:07PM

erik von zipper Wrote:
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> "The sting set up by NBC and Perverted Justice —
> a civilian watchdog group hired as a paid
> consultant by NBC — brought in some 20 men, who
> were arrested as alleged sexual predators. But the
> one man, the one very important man "Dateline"
> thought it had caught, did not show up. William
> Conradt, 56, an assistant district attorney in a
> neighboring county, did not go to the sting house
> even after Dateline had one of its actors call him
> three different times to get him to walk into the
> trap. Watch the Brian Ross Investigates Webcast
> "There’s no question that they wanted him," said
> Bruce Baron, the attorney representing the Conradt
> family in a lawsuit against NBC. "There’s no
> question that they would take him at any price."
> With Conradt not taking the bait, a decision was
> made to go get him at his home in the nearby town
> of Terrell. It was a decision that would raise
> questions about why the rush to arrest him on a
> Sunday afternoon. Former Murphy police officer Sam
> Love, who appeared on "To Catch a Predator" and
> has since left the force in disgust, says the
> decision was made at the suggestion of NBC’s
> Chris Hansen. "Their hope was that the man would
> come out to go to the store for something or the
> church or whatever, and Chris Hansen and his crew
> could confront him and interview him before the
> arrest was made," Love told ABC News. NBC and the
> Murphy police deny NBC played any role in the
> decision to make the arrest, which involved a swat
> team breaking down Conradt’s door when he did
> not answer. Conradt’s sister Patricia told
> "20/20" the police broke in and then headed down a
> hallway to the bedroom where her brother was
> waiting for them with a gun in his hand. "They
> came in, and they see him," Patricia said. "He
> says, ‘Guys, I’m not gonna hurt anybody.’
> And then he put the gun to his head and shot."
> Police called in a helicopter to rush the
> critically injured suspect to the hospital.
> William Conradt died shortly after the helicopter
> landed at a Dallas hospital. "I understand he took
> his own life, but I have a feeling that he took
> his own life when he looked out the door and saw
> there were a bunch of television cameras outside,"
> said former Murphy detective Walt Weiss, who like
> Love, left the force in disgust. The two former
> Murphy detectives say many in their department
> shrugged off Conradt’s death. "It didn’t
> matter that that person died because he was just,
> in their opinion, a child molester or a pervert,
> if you will," Weiss told ABC News. "I mean it was
> pushed aside and shoved under the rug." NBC and
> Perverted Justice have both strongly defended
> their actions in the case, but no one from either
> organization would agree to appear on "20/20." In
> a "Dateline" update broadcast just a few days ago,
> reporter Chris Hansen offered a new possible
> explanation for Conradt’s suicide, saying "they
> found child pornography on his computer" after his
> death. As for the other 23 alleged sexual
> predators arrested that day, the district
> attorney, John Roach, has thrown out their cases,
> saying the police’s reliance on NBC
> "Dateline’s" investigation compromised the
> evidence obtained. Murphy police chief Bill Myrick
> adamantly denies this."
> No entrapment?

No no entrapment. You cant be entrapped by private citizens. If the police wanted to listen to Hansen thats on them.

Lets not pretend like the guy did nothing wrong, as far as he knew he was discussing sex with a minor and probably send naked photos all of which are illegal in their own right.

No matter how you look at it though Dateline isnt Law Enforcement, they cant entrap anyone. Just like if someone else breaks into your house and shows the police your stash of drugs its not an illegal search because the police didnt do it. That person should go to jail as well for breaking in, but the evidence against you wont be thrown out.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: WingNut ()
Date: August 05, 2013 10:19PM

TheNorthman Wrote:
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> Anybody ever wonder what the aftermath of this is
> for the perps caught showing up to (what they
> believe to be) kids' homes?
>
> Take this guy from season 2 which was filmed in
> Herndon, VA. They got a rabbi to walk through the
> door who lived in Potomac, MD and worked at a
> synagogue in that area. Evidently he likes 13 year
> old boys. Below is the clip of him meeting Chris
> Hanson.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo-bWWg2pzE
>
> Here's an article from the Washington Post written
> relatively recently (Oct, 2012) that goes into
> some detail regarding his attempts to attend
> synagogue. From what I understand, the above clip
> aired in 2005 he was sentenced to 78 months in
> jail and thus the below article would not have
> been published all that long after his release.
> Life isn't easy for these guys after this happens.
>
>
> http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-10-26/loca
> l/35501581_1_david-kaye-rabbi-congregation

Damn, it's been that long since those busts? Seems like yesterday.

One of those pervs was a neighbor of mine, who I fortunately never knew. Heard he kept a low profile after that.

Look for a new thread.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Chantilly TCAP ()
Date: August 05, 2013 10:26PM


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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Herbie Sweeney ()
Date: August 05, 2013 10:29PM

If you meet the supposedly 12 girl and sit and talk awhile but don't talk about sex or condoms etc. If the cops bust in do you still go to jail?

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: 96WXW ()
Date: August 05, 2013 11:30PM

Herbie Sweeney Wrote:
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> If you meet the supposedly 12 girl and sit and
> talk awhile but don't talk about sex or condoms
> etc. If the cops bust in do you still go to jail?


give it a shot and see the results

i hope this was a troll post, if not the ignorance is strong in this one



and to "Life isn't easy for these guys after this happens." - are you fucking kidding? how about the life of the CHILD that gets raped if they had not ben caught in the first place? they should have a shitty life on anyone and everyones radar + shitlist

you are defending a child rapist with that statement - only reason their sentences are so short is because they were stopped before they physically raped a child


the guy who shot himself did because he knew he was going to jail and did not want to - take fucking TV cameras to every child rapists' house for every arrest - he was not some angel that just messed up a little an chatted with a minor for a bit - he had child porn and had done who knows what

you want to fuck kids? you get shamed, jailed, legally trapped anything to stop them, period

just like the NSA taps - nothing wrong with catching bad guys, do not think you have a right to private electronic communication, only crazy fucks think that we are losing freedoms when it does not affect anyone in their daily lives at all

the guy who shot himself - you want to say "well he ONLY had child porn on his computer and that aint so bad" - bullshit

entrapment? LOL - if you do not have the ability to ignore, not or disregard ANY offers from minors, then YOU are responsible for your actions -- even if they message you 100 times

pathetic dumbasses

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: ex-Lester ()
Date: August 06, 2013 12:02AM

The setup is in the chat room where they talk about arranging a sexual encounter. If they don't show up for the encounter, the johns can't be charged with attempting to have sex with a minor. They pursued one guy who didn't show up and tried to set up a confrontation with the police. He committed suicide.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Liberal Logic 62 ()
Date: August 06, 2013 12:55AM

ex-Lester Wrote:
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> The setup is in the chat room where they talk
> about arranging a sexual encounter. If they don't
> show up for the encounter, the johns can't be
> charged with attempting to have sex with a minor.
> They pursued one guy who didn't show up and tried
> to set up a confrontation with the police. He
> committed suicide.


Yea they can only be charged with a slew of laws against sexual chat and sending nude photos to a minor, youre right they should just be let go. Its one thing if its an 19 year old with a 17 year old, these are grown adults going after kids under the age of 15

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: trogdor! ()
Date: August 06, 2013 01:18AM

Haveaseat Wrote:
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Ii2OoLsXc

Wrong video. This was of a carjacker in San Diego:

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2007/Nov/11/police-chase-leads-to-suicide/

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: TheNorthman ()
Date: August 06, 2013 01:41AM

96WXW Wrote:
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> Herbie Sweeney Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> and to "Life isn't easy for these guys after this
> happens." - are you fucking kidding? how about the
> life of the CHILD that gets raped if they had not
> ben caught in the first place? they should have a
> shitty life on anyone and everyones radar +
> shitlist
>
> you are defending a child rapist with that
> statement - only reason their sentences are so
> short is because they were stopped before they
> physically raped a child
>

Take it easy there guy. I'm not defending anybody. How is pointing out a simple statement of fact backed with an in-depth article from the Washington Post defending this guy? Don't get carried away here.

FWIW, I think it great the public knows who these guys are. It prevents them (or at least makes it less likely, IMO) from doing something like that again. The public humiliation also provides a deterrent for others who may be inclined to go out and try to do this themselves.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: run-on boring ()
Date: August 06, 2013 01:57AM

erik von zipper Wrote:
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> "The sting set up by NBC and Perverted Justice —
> a civilian watchdog group hired as a paid
> consultant by NBC — brought in some 20 men, who
> were arrested as alleged sexual predators. But the
> one man, the one very important man "Dateline"
> thought it had caught, did not show up. William
> Conradt, 56, an assistant district attorney in a
> neighboring county, did not go to the sting house
> even after Dateline had one of its actors call him
> three different times to get him to walk into the
> trap. Watch the Brian Ross Investigates Webcast
> "There’s no question that they wanted him," said
> Bruce Baron, the attorney representing the Conradt
> family in a lawsuit against NBC. "There’s no
> question that they would take him at any price."
> With Conradt not taking the bait, a decision was
> made to go get him at his home in the nearby town
> of Terrell. It was a decision that would raise
> questions about why the rush to arrest him on a
> Sunday afternoon. Former Murphy police officer Sam
> Love, who appeared on "To Catch a Predator" and
> has since left the force in disgust, says the
> decision was made at the suggestion of NBC’s
> Chris Hansen. "Their hope was that the man would
> come out to go to the store for something or the
> church or whatever, and Chris Hansen and his crew
> could confront him and interview him before the
> arrest was made," Love told ABC News. NBC and the
> Murphy police deny NBC played any role in the
> decision to make the arrest, which involved a swat
> team breaking down Conradt’s door when he did
> not answer. Conradt’s sister Patricia told
> "20/20" the police broke in and then headed down a
> hallway to the bedroom where her brother was
> waiting for them with a gun in his hand. "They
> came in, and they see him," Patricia said. "He
> says, ‘Guys, I’m not gonna hurt anybody.’
> And then he put the gun to his head and shot."
> Police called in a helicopter to rush the
> critically injured suspect to the hospital.
> William Conradt died shortly after the helicopter
> landed at a Dallas hospital. "I understand he took
> his own life, but I have a feeling that he took
> his own life when he looked out the door and saw
> there were a bunch of television cameras outside,"
> said former Murphy detective Walt Weiss, who like
> Love, left the force in disgust. The two former
> Murphy detectives say many in their department
> shrugged off Conradt’s death. "It didn’t
> matter that that person died because he was just,
> in their opinion, a child molester or a pervert,
> if you will," Weiss told ABC News. "I mean it was
> pushed aside and shoved under the rug." NBC and
> Perverted Justice have both strongly defended
> their actions in the case, but no one from either
> organization would agree to appear on "20/20." In
> a "Dateline" update broadcast just a few days ago,
> reporter Chris Hansen offered a new possible
> explanation for Conradt’s suicide, saying "they
> found child pornography on his computer" after his
> death. As for the other 23 alleged sexual
> predators arrested that day, the district
> attorney, John Roach, has thrown out their cases,
> saying the police’s reliance on NBC
> "Dateline’s" investigation compromised the
> evidence obtained. Murphy police chief Bill Myrick
> adamantly denies this."
> No entrapment?


My God... do you actually think anyone will read this mess?

Who taught you to write like this? Did you go to school in the fucking Congo?

You get an F on this post.

Use paragraphs...... and, hopefully, fewer words.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: August 06, 2013 09:03AM

run-on boring Wrote:
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>
> Who taught you to write like this? Did you go to
> school in the fucking Congo?
>
> You get an F on this post.
>
> Use paragraphs...... and, hopefully, fewer words.





This is an anon Alias post. You can tell by the use of excessive commas.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: HELL YEAH!!!! ()
Date: August 06, 2013 09:23AM

trogdor! Wrote:
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> Haveaseat Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Ii2OoLsXc
>
> Wrong video. This was of a carjacker in San
> Diego:
>
> http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2007/Nov/11/police-
> chase-leads-to-suicide/

Still was cool as shit watching a fucking asshole who carjacked someone blow their head off!!! Wish all these type of punkass losers do that. Would save a butt load of money and time on the courts.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Herbie ()
Date: August 06, 2013 09:49AM

ex-Lester Wrote:
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> The setup is in the chat room where they talk
> about arranging a sexual encounter. If they don't
> show up for the encounter, the johns can't be
> charged with attempting to have sex with a minor.
> They pursued one guy who didn't show up and tried
> to set up a confrontation with the police. He
> committed suicide.


OK I'm just referring to the Dateline show. Chris Hanson said something to the affect as C'mon you had plenty of time to tell the 18 year old girl posing as a 12 year old girl that you were not interested in having sex as if he would be let off the hook.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: great chase video ()
Date: August 06, 2013 09:54AM


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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: %*%^&*#$%#$^# ()
Date: August 06, 2013 10:31AM

great chase video Wrote:
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-5pPEq7O4k


Video was interesting but it would have been more interesting if the tactical unit did a full on automatic assault rifles ripping the asshole apart, oh well.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: h49Ge ()
Date: August 06, 2013 02:20PM

TheNorthman Wrote:
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> 96WXW Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Herbie Sweeney Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > and to "Life isn't easy for these guys after
> this
> > happens." - are you fucking kidding? how about
> the
> > life of the CHILD that gets raped if they had
> not
> > ben caught in the first place? they should have
> a
> > shitty life on anyone and everyones radar +
> > shitlist
> >
> > you are defending a child rapist with that
> > statement - only reason their sentences are so
> > short is because they were stopped before they
> > physically raped a child
> >
>
> Take it easy there guy. I'm not defending
> anybody. How is pointing out a simple statement
> of fact backed with an in-depth article from the
> Washington Post defending this guy? Don't get
> carried away here.
>
> FWIW, I think it great the public knows who these
> guys are. It prevents them (or at least makes it
> less likely, IMO) from doing something like that
> again. The public humiliation also provides a
> deterrent for others who may be inclined to go out
> and try to do this themselves.


When you learn what the word insinuation means, get back to us.


What is the insinuation that goes along with this statement - "Life isn't easy for these guys after this happens."?

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: repeat after me ()
Date: August 06, 2013 02:30PM

These were stings. No child was raped.

In all likelihood, these stiffs (no pun intended) probably couldn't find a kid unless the kid threw themselves at them as in the stings.

As for letting these guys off and just getting off with being humiliated, they really can't be outed unless the law takes its course and prosecutes these perverts.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: TheNorthman ()
Date: August 06, 2013 02:49PM

h49Ge Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> TheNorthman Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > 96WXW Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Herbie Sweeney Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> >
> > > -----
> > > and to "Life isn't easy for these guys after
> > this
> > > happens." - are you fucking kidding? how
> about
> > the
> > > life of the CHILD that gets raped if they had
> > not
> > > ben caught in the first place? they should
> have
> > a
> > > shitty life on anyone and everyones radar +
> > > shitlist
> > >
> > > you are defending a child rapist with that
> > > statement - only reason their sentences are
> so
> > > short is because they were stopped before
> they
> > > physically raped a child
> > >
> >
> > Take it easy there guy. I'm not defending
> > anybody. How is pointing out a simple
> statement
> > of fact backed with an in-depth article from
> the
> > Washington Post defending this guy? Don't get
> > carried away here.
> >
> > FWIW, I think it great the public knows who
> these
> > guys are. It prevents them (or at least makes
> it
> > less likely, IMO) from doing something like
> that
> > again. The public humiliation also provides a
> > deterrent for others who may be inclined to go
> out
> > and try to do this themselves.
>
>
> When you learn what the word insinuation means,
> get back to us.
>
>
> What is the insinuation that goes along with this
> statement - "Life isn't easy for these guys after
> this happens."?


WTF, am I insinuating exactly? That it's unfair that these people are scrutinized because of their appearance on Dateline?

You're the one who thinks I'm suggesting they are unfairly ostracized. That's your interpretation of it.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: August 06, 2013 03:35PM

It's really hard to be fair about anything concerning sex offenders, but I'm going to try.

While I'm sure there's still plenty of child exploitation going on, consider that basically everyone 12 and up has a cell phone with a camera on it. There's more than a couple stories out there about kids getting caught sending each other naked pictures of themselves and being charged with possession of child pornography or distribution of child pornography. If a 17 year-old girl sends her 18 year-old boyfriend a picture of her tits, that's child pornography according to the law. Not every picture of an underage kid was taken in a dingy basement by a bunch of old perverts holding them hostage.

Also, I could flip through my high school freshman yearbook and point out about ten girls in my class that had 18+ year-old boyfriends. That was not so much "molestation" as it "backwoods culture." Several of them even got married to their older beau, squeezed out a few kids, and are still together today.

As far as Perverted Justice goes, they have (or had) rules in place specifically to avoid accusations of entrapment. However, someone made a point I can agree with; how many of these guys would have actually acted on it if they hadn't had a "fourteen year-old girl" telling them that they can do anything to her if they come over. I think I've seen a couple logs where the flirting starts before she says her age. Yes, a smart man would instantly cease all contact, but there are a lot of stupid men out there. Some of them are not trying to fuck her BECAUSE she's underage, they're trying to fuck her because she says she wants them to. They have caught a couple of really sick fucks that should never be allowed to see the light of day again, but I don't think some of these guys are the hardcore pedophiles Hansen makes them out to be.

I'm all for the idea of public shaming, but after they've been given their due process. The whole situation is designed to be as damning as possible, so they're walking into the courtroom guilty until proven innocent. That's not how the system is supposed to work.

tl;dr - Chris Hansen's a dick sometimes.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: NorthManiac ()
Date: August 06, 2013 03:38PM

There northman goes again, taking every little comment personal...

Too much lulz...
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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: snooze fest ()
Date: August 06, 2013 03:41PM

MrMephisto Wrote:
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> tl;dr

You got that right

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: August 06, 2013 03:44PM

snooze fest Wrote:
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> MrMephisto Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> > tl;dr
>
> You got that right

I know. That's why I put it in there.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: TheNorthman ()
Date: August 06, 2013 04:01PM

NorthManiac Wrote:
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> There northman goes again, taking every little
> comment personal...
>
> Too much lulz...


The Asperger's is strong with this one here. In particular the inability to realize that this is clearly a source of amusement to me.

I'm all for closing gaps between peoples' online lives and their real ones especially in instances like this. Just Google search your own name if you don't believe me.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: TheNorthman ()
Date: August 06, 2013 04:19PM

@Mr.Mephisto, I think there are laws on the books that greatly reduce the penalties regarding statutory rape if the age difference is 3 years or fewer. I don't think too many reasonable people would equate an 18 year old senior dating a 16 year old sophomore with the stuff on Dateline.

I could be wrong but I would think instances of prosecution in the case of 15-16 with an 18 year old are quite rare.

Regarding Chris Hanson being a prick; there's no question that he goes out of his way to humiliate these guys. The two primary reasons IMO are:

1) entertainment + ratings - which, let's face it, watching somebody get their lives ruined so we can be amused for an hour is kind of fucked up but such is human nature.

2) deterrent - I genuinely believe that people out there who may be on the fence as to whether or not they want to pull a stunt like this may opt not to after seeing the added risks involved. (meeting Chris Hanson!)
,

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: MrMephisto ()
Date: August 06, 2013 04:31PM

I don't know about the different penalties. It's not exactly something I've ever cared about enough to look up.

As a deterrent, it'll work on the bozos who really think some strange kid wants to have sex with them after a couple chats on the internet. However, it will make the actual, dangerous predators just stay off the internet. You can tell some of these guys don't see it as "rape" since both parties are apparently interested. They acknowledge that they can get in trouble for it, but they don't see themselves as forcing the "kid" to do anything the kid doesn't want to do. The predators I'm more concerned about are the guys who know to stay off the internet and hang around your playgrounds and schools.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: August 06, 2013 04:51PM

repeat after me Wrote:
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> These were stings.



There is a fine line between sting operations and police entrapment. Defense lawyers usually can have a field day with cases like these. However, the stigma is too strong with sex offenses that even accusations can ruin lives.

Bottom line, these men thought they were going to meet up with little girls and had explicit conversations with them in chat rooms.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: NorthManiac ()
Date: August 06, 2013 05:20PM

TheNorthman Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
>
> I'm all for closing gaps between peoples' online
> lives and their real ones especially in instances
> like this. Just Google search your own name if
> you don't believe me.


Just did, nothing new. So when are you going to "put me in my place" or whatever crazy nonsense you call it?

Why are you so mad bro?

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Liberal Logic 62 ()
Date: August 06, 2013 07:27PM

TheNorthman Wrote:
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> I could be wrong but I would think instances of
> prosecution in the case of 15-16 with an 18 year
> old are quite rare.

Sadly its becoming more common, but anyone with common sense can see that two high school kids together is no where near the level of what dateline was doing. There was a reason why they always said the kid was under 15 as it removes any chance of people saying its not a big deal or arguing for leniency if they were say 17.

> Regarding Chris Hanson being a prick; there's no
> question that he goes out of his way to humiliate
> these guys. The two primary reasons IMO are:
>
> 1) entertainment + ratings - which, let's face it,
> watching somebody get their lives ruined so we can
> be amused for an hour is kind of fucked up but
> such is human nature.
>
> 2) deterrent - I genuinely believe that people out
> there who may be on the fence as to whether or not
> they want to pull a stunt like this may opt not to
> after seeing the added risks involved. (meeting
> Chris Hanson!)
> ,


I think youre spot on with that. First and foremost it made the network money which is what the network cares about, lets face it MSNBC desperately needed a show people actually watched.

As for Chis Hansen personally he may have cared more about the deterrent factor, the child watch group was definitely motivated by that and catching people. The public shame will hopefully stop those guys, and people aware of it may think twice about if theyre being set up or not. In the end if it made any one think twice and not go through with it the show left a positive impact which is really all you can ask for for something like that.

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Re: Chris 'Predator' Hansen fired by NBC
Posted by: Tough One ()
Date: August 06, 2013 07:38PM

Heck this guy saved taxpayer's money. He shouldn't have made the "adult" decision, to get on a computer, and chat with underage people, regardless of whom was behind the keyboard.

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