Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 year 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-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up13arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square5linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareAmoxtli@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·1 year agoI presume the NY Times is empathetic towards pedophiles.
minus-squareP03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-21 year 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-up3·1 year 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-up2·1 year agoIt’s also how shit laws get passed. We need to backdoor encryption because a pedophile might use it!!!
minus-squaretrogon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year 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.