Comment on Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution.

Amoxtli@thelemmy.club ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That’s a shit take.

  I swear everybody here is fucking black and white, with no room for nuance. This is how cults and echo chambers get started.

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  • ProfHillbilly@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I must agree with Locke. I think these people need to punished for their crime but living out some comicbook Punisher bullshit in going to get someone killed.

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  • RonnyZittledong@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s also how shit laws get passed. We need to backdoor encryption because a pedophile might use it!!!

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• trogon@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They did help Trump get reelected.

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