What if the person was innocent? I’m not saying he is….but what if he was? Does he really stand a chance of returning to a normal life after having been “outed” on network television? Will he ever shake the stigma associated with having been accused of such a terrible thing? Doubtful. You think that any high dollar attorney worth her salt might be able to demonstrate that her client didn’t get a fair trial because the jury was tainted by the oversaturation of the case in the media? It’s not unheard of.

If there is an organization who’s sole purpose is to catch pedophilic would-be molesters and rapists by trickery or entrapment….MORE POWER TO THEM. Where do I send my check? But the media can do nothing to help them with such programming as “Dateline”. If anything, they’ll rip the case apart before it ever sees a jury. Perverted Justice would do well to disassociate themselves with such high profile coverage if they truly wish to continue to be instrumental in putting these demented predators behind bars. Dateline is a liability they could do without.

As far perverted justice, I do think they may have the right motive but they are going about it in the wrong way and getting pleasure out of humiliating these people, ruining the lives of families while boosting the ratings of NBC and padding thier pockets. All the while the true pedophile is attending the soccer games, hanging out near the play grounds, making himself your child’s best friend. To have the label of a “sex offender” is a serious thing to me and should be to anyone who has experienced it first hand. A sexual pervert is a different story, and how can the chat logs be authenticated so quickly? Was there a computer analyst hired to tear it down and prove, undeniably that the chat was not altered and is authentic?

In my son’s case, the computer analyst had such a back log of work, it took several months to even get to the computer in question and then digging into the hard drive to authenticate the times, websites and conversations was very extensive. But it was proven beyond the shadow of doubt, that the case was solid.

Would a child actually say some of the things that are said without being sexually experienced in the first place? I have visited the PJ website, I have read some of the logs involved in these dateline stings, they are very leading and provocative. If a person can be prosecuted in this country, for words alone, when in fact, they are just joking or just going along to see what it might lead to, where does it end.

Do we bring attempted murder charges against Xavier Von Erck
http://www.radaronline.com/features/2006/09/strange_bedfellows.php

Is this still the same country that our courts hail “innocent until proven guilty”, or have we made dateline and perverted justice judge and jury? I am sorry for the pain the families experience when a pedophile has altered their life, and I am sorry for the pain the families that perverted justice has ruined. It is not legal and it is not the right way to capture a person that is truly wanting to hurt your child. Research Von Erik and each of the “decoys”, they all have “baggage” and are filled with vengeance.

But MY issue is NOT with PJ, as long as they dot all the i’s and cross all the tee’s…

I would hate to see this good, go for not because of a liberal judge or POS ACLU lawyer. These guys showed up for one thing for sure… sexual contact with a child.

PJ is helping the victims before they are VICTIMS.
In this case all I see is a doctor trying to find a way out, he made the decision to go to that house, he made the choice. the stage was set for his behavior he provided the entertainment value by choosing to meet a MINOR for sex.

I really couldn’t care less how they catch these freaks as long as it doesn’t have to be after the fact all the time. the children deserve better than that.