• snooggums@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    People were pushing back on predators on their own, so the FBI was brought in to stop people from pushing back on predators.

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        If their actions result in the company and law enforcement actually doing something about the predators, then the vigilantes were part of the solution.

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          I mean the actions of predators also eventually resulted in the company and law enforcement actually doing something about the predators.

          Being a part of the problem isn’t a solution.

          If you look into how these guys operate, it’s not something you would support. For example they often conduct “undercover” stings where they pretend to be a child and exchange sexual message with other users in hopes of finding a predator.

          In reality it’s some guys sexting random Roblox users (who are, statistically, primarily children). It looks exactly like a predator’s behavior, even if you believe their good intentions.

          Law enforcement has procedures, some form of oversight of their operations and their interactions are documented.