Let's see, these guys are showing up at the bait house believing in their mind 100% that the person they are meeting for sex is a minor. They aren't thinking, well, she says she's only 14 but I know she's really 24. They are driving, in some cases, hundreds of miles to have sex with a minor. They are showing up with alcohol, condoms. I have seen some of the walk into the house naked. The fact that it's Chris Hanson meeting them in the kitchen doesn't change anything.
The law was broken before they even showed up at the house. I would rather have the law the way it is than wait until after the minor has had sex with the pervert.
This isn't a pretend fantasy with these guys. The intent is to sleep with a minor.
The problem with your argument is that this guy didn't turn up, and there's no
proof he was ever intending to do so. We can't read his mind, so we can't simply make assumptions. It seems that potential pedophiles don't require the same burden as proof as the rest of the society,
even when they may be innocent.
The whole setup stinks in my opinion as there are too many assumptions. Sure, most if not all caught were guilty and deserve punishment, but in my mind it only takes one innocent person to get caught up in it to make it a complete failure. That's how our society is meant to feel in when it comes to law and justice. Clearly many don't feel that way.
are we supposed to feel like those freaks somehow had their rights violated
The idea of the modern justice system is that everyone - no matter what they're accused or convicted of - has equal rights. When you start ignoring one group where does it stop? It's a slippery slope.
It's really scary how much evil is out there.
Evil? Most aren't out there because they want to screw up young kids, they're doing it because of psychological or chemical imbalance problems. Sure, some people think it's fun to screw up minors, but the majority it's more like an addiction. Of course, people can't expected to act rationally when it comes to protecting their children.
