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.

• RaptorBenn@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Obviously, if they’re targeting trans people specifically for being trans, i dont support that. But if they got lured by these guys, doesnt it mean they’re pedo’s?

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  • erin@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If someone shows up with the intent to fuck a minor, absolutely, but I guarantee those aren’t the only targets vigilantism catches.

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    • RaptorBenn@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Well, sounds like a completely different instance then. Not sure why you would bring it up.

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      • erin@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Likely, or are likely to mistakenly target a trans person who happens to be around while they’re hunting the person they cat fished. The people who are okay with extrajudicial violence are mostly conservatives. What’s to say the people willing to go to such lengths to hurt someone wouldn’t take the opportunity when they see someone they believe is a groomer and pedophile simply for being trans? It’s easy to expand the definition, and we’ve seen it happen in the past. It’s happening right now in rhetoric. Violence against trans people is already statistically high.

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