Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agoOnline ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkOnline ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution.www.nytimes.comTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareAmoxtlilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down8·2 days agoI presume the NY Times is empathetic towards pedophiles.
minus-squareP03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoThat’s a shit take. You can be against pedophiles, but also against violent vigilantism. I swear everybody here is fucking black and white, with no room for nuance. This is how cults and echo chambers get started.
minus-squareProfHillbilly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoI must agree with Locke. I think these people need to punished for their crime but living out some comicbook Punisher bullshit in going to get someone killed.
minus-squareRonnyZittledong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoIt’s also how shit laws get passed. We need to backdoor encryption because a pedophile might use it!!!
minus-squaretrogon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoThey did help Trump get reelected.
I presume the NY Times is empathetic towards pedophiles.
That’s a shit take. You can be against pedophiles, but also against violent vigilantism.
I swear everybody here is fucking black and white, with no room for nuance. This is how cults and echo chambers get started.
I must agree with Locke. I think these people need to punished for their crime but living out some comicbook Punisher bullshit in going to get someone killed.
It’s also how shit laws get passed. We need to backdoor encryption because a pedophile might use it!!!
They did help Trump get reelected.