Miss America pretended to be a 14-year-old girl to catch online sex predators as part of an undercover operation with New York police last week.
Lauren Nelson, crowned Miss America in January, set up an internet profile using photographs of herself when she was a teenager.
The operation resulted in face-to-face meetings with four predators, all caught on film by hidden cameras and now facing the shame of having their arrests broadcast on the popular America’s Most Wanted TV show on Saturday
2007-04-26 07:30:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
That's a fantastic idea! It should be done WORLDWIDE! Catch all the pervs out there!
2007-04-26 07:35:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Whatever it takes to stop them is worth trying!
If the person pretending to be young lets the predators suggest the meeting then they can't get claim 'entrapment'!
A few caught that way and the arrests well publicised should at least make others think twice!
2007-04-26 08:15:17 · answer #2 · answered by willowGSD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a valid way to catch those people as long as there is real proof the people are predatory - that they are meeting a girl they know is underage with the intention of persuading her to have sex.
Until the people of the UK decide that public humiliation is a good way to punish people I don't think its right to put them on the TV. We have a legal system for punishing people. It might not always work but going above it would be far worse.
2007-04-26 07:44:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's a very good idea and a local police department in my area has been doing that for a few years and has successfully caught several of those child molesters
2007-04-26 07:41:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
any grown man looking to score with a 14 year old girl needs more than jail time.
and should we do that here? yes. anywhere on the internet where you have a mixed crowd is game, i'd say.
2007-04-26 08:27:31 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely!
2007-04-26 07:38:16 · answer #6 · answered by Christine H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's time something was done, sex predators are getting out of control.
Good for her!!
2007-04-26 07:42:50 · answer #7 · answered by amstaff 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, totally. I mean, sure it`s kind of provoking it, but this stuff happens all over the place. They deserve to be humiliated.
2007-04-26 12:05:32 · answer #8 · answered by Roxie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its a great idea....but the the case of entrapment all ways raises its ugly head
2007-04-26 07:39:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes we should, what a great idea.
Good for her.
Maybe we could all do it and compare how many we catch.
2007-04-26 07:35:13 · answer #10 · answered by Baby 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋