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J. Crew Guy ([info]j_crew_guy) wrote in [info]unfunnybusiness,
@ 2008-04-24 18:06:00
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What the fuck is wrong with people??
According to the UK tabloid The Sun, a 10-year-old girl from Cornwall posted obscene messages on the profile of a girl she knew while pretending to be an older male pederast. A relative of the victim went to police, and then the police issued a local warning. According to authorities, the 10-year-old came forward to her parents and admitted she was culprit after the warning was released. A Cornwall police spokesman said, "It was more cyber-bullying than paedophilia. It seems to be an isolated issue between these two youngsters."

TEN YEARS OLD. Jesus.

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[info]seiberwing
2008-04-25 01:32 am UTC (link)
That's, um...well, I suppose it was better than the reverse.

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[info]rosehiptea
2008-04-25 01:39 am UTC (link)
That was my first thought too but still, what the hell?

And I can't help thinking it's going to make it even harder to catch or maybe even to prosecute real paedophiles if people go around pretending to be them.

And 10 years old just... ick.

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[info]seiberwing
2008-04-25 01:50 am UTC (link)
How'd she even know to do that?

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[info]rosehiptea
2008-04-25 01:50 am UTC (link)
I feel sick saying it but maybe she got some messages herself. :/

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[info]silrana
2008-04-25 02:54 am UTC (link)
A lot of kids these days are told what to watch out for when they use the internet. She was probably parroting back what she had been told pedophiles say.

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[info]seiberwing
2008-04-25 02:55 am UTC (link)
That version makes a bit more sense.

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[info]queencallipygos
2008-04-25 04:24 am UTC (link)
*nods* A part of me wonders why this hasn't happened over here, because we're up to HOW many NBC "to catch a predator" specials by now?...

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[info]chibikaijuu
2008-04-25 04:34 am UTC (link)
I hope so. God, I hope so, because I the minute I read this I was wondering why there wasn't an inquiry into why this little girl could convincingly pretend to be a child predator, though perhaps it will come up as she is interviewed.

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iwanttobeasleep
2008-04-25 03:17 am UTC (link)
Does To Catch a Predator get broadcast in the UK?

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[info]ms_treesap
2008-04-25 09:53 am UTC (link)
I don't think so. It might be on a satellite channel.

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[info]chaimonkey
2008-04-25 03:44 am UTC (link)
At 10, I was more than aware of the workings of sex. All you need to do is wander into a "romance" chat room one too many times, and then research what you're being told.

THE INTERNET IS AMAZING, GAIS!

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[info]aristaea
2008-04-25 07:31 am UTC (link)
When I was 10, my friends and I would go into adult chatrooms on AOL trolling for guys, and then cyber with them. We thought it was hilarious and we would all take turns with the keyboard. I am surprised this is not more widespread.

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[info]hilohello
2008-04-25 08:15 am UTC (link)
Hey! Me and my friend used to do that, too. Well, it was mostly her, pretending she was 17 and from California.

Then we'd get Pay-per-view porn and turn the TV on and off while giggling hysterically.

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[info]coffee_mug
2008-04-25 12:31 pm UTC (link)
It probably is but people generally don't talk about it. Before I read this comment I thought I was the only one. XD

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[info]chaimonkey
2008-04-25 02:09 pm UTC (link)
Damn, I thought I was the only one who did that!

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[info]stella_polaris
2008-04-25 05:42 pm UTC (link)
Same here.

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tree
2008-04-25 11:03 am UTC (link)
When I was 10 there was no internet (well, no WWW anyway) and I can't say I feel like I was worse off for that.

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[info]rosehiptea
2008-04-25 04:18 pm UTC (link)
I think I know how you feel.

Though now that I remember it my friend who was about 12 tried yelling her number into the empty space when you call for the time (long story, you can't even call for the time here anymore) and got a guy calling her back to ask if she wanted to get laid.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

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[info]plazmah
2008-04-25 04:24 pm UTC (link)
I saw the “10 years old” line and thought this was a link to the article about the minister in Montreal who created his own church and then married a 10 year old girl.

So much DO NOT WANT.

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[info]brown_betty
2008-05-01 08:56 pm UTC (link)
D:

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[info]lab
2008-04-25 05:54 pm UTC (link)
Well, if the Sun writes about it, it totally must be true!

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(Anonymous)
2008-04-26 03:34 am UTC (link)
snerk

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[info]big_bad_wolf
2008-04-25 07:06 pm UTC (link)
Sadly the first thing I thought was "pederast" + "girl" = incorrect terminology. THEN I registered and went:

10 PRINT DO NOT WANT
20 GO TO 10
30 RUN

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[info]chibikaijuu
2008-04-25 08:21 pm UTC (link)
Sadly the first thing I thought was "pederast" + "girl" = incorrect terminology.

Me too."Wait, what? That's not the word you're looking for!"

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[info]big_bad_wolf
2008-04-25 08:25 pm UTC (link)
Probably some editorial mandate: Thou Shalt Not Use The Word "Paedo" More Than 100 Times Per Article.

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[info]damien
2008-04-26 02:28 am UTC (link)
Me three. XD *feels less about it if she wasn't the only one to get nitpicky*

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[info]inappropriate
2008-04-28 02:47 am UTC (link)
Daaaaaaaamn, my parents wouldn't even let me use the internet till I was like 13 or 14.

Although, I do remember "Prodigy", no chatrooms, just message boards. I used to watch my sister post stuff about Nintendo and the Legend of Zelda games. And I'd occasionally be allowed to peruse the Sesame Street website they had up... Rofl

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[info]seiberwing
2008-04-28 06:46 pm UTC (link)
Your icon is traumatizing me.

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[info]inappropriate
2008-04-29 02:36 am UTC (link)
I think it fits the theme of this community.

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[info]seiberwing
2008-04-29 02:37 am UTC (link)
Well, yes.

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