70 Vigilantes and Pedophilia

“Perverted Justice, a website run by vigilantes across the United States who troll regional chat rooms hunting for would-be pedophiles, is featured in Wired Magazine. “[It] has made more than 600 busts since it was formed in July 2002. The group's volunteers pose as kids in chat rooms, and when an adult engages them in sexual banter, they publish the person's personal data on the site so the group's supporters can harass the adult by phone and e-mail.”

“The group says it's protecting children from sexual predators, but critics say its aggressive tactics seldom lead to convictions.”

Maybe the volunteers figure these creeps won’t get the “justice” they deserve going through the legal system?

“In recent months, the group has worked with television stations in eight cities across the nation to bust men on camera. In these media busts, Perverted Justice directs groups of men to a rented home in a residential area for what they believe will be a tryst with an adolescent girl; instead the men are greeted by a camera crew and a reporter sticking a microphone in their faces. In February, 16 men showed up for such a sting in Missouri and 20 showed up in Detroit.”