Reply #213: I understand concerns of entrapment..... [View All]

[demgurl]

but some went off on tangents (hope that does not sound snarky, does it?) about these elaborate scenarios that never ever would even happen on this show. For instance, talking about kids going into adult rooms for adults only. Well, part of what PJ does is only going to kid rooms so that that can not be used as defense. Some people seemed to come up with everything they could just to show how these men could be set up. When people seem to be actively working to see ways these men are innocent, I call that trying to defend these creeps.

That is all distressing when you have been a rape victim yourself and people just seem to be trying to see it from some creep's side who sent a picture of his penis to a '13' year old who he thought he would have sex with when he sees her.

I do not mind people having legitimate questions about legal ramifications. This does not question who is at fault or make someone feel like they have done something wrong when they have not.

Vigilantism I always thought was a civilian going after what they perceive is a criminal. We are talking about TCAP, not PJ and what they do when they are off air. TCAP always have cops on the scene and they do not do this on their own. BUt even if you feel it is vigilantism,, that still does not effect rape victims and their hesitancy to come forward.

I might wonder if my view is skewed but so many other women have come forward and said they concur that the types of comments I pointed out make them less likely to come forward. With all of this concern over our justice system, I think we are on the same side. Rape victims do not want their rapists to get away. Comments, like some people have spoken, make it harder for rape victims to come forward. Either those comments are OK even after hearing a slew of rape victims say they feel oppressed by them. Or it is not OK and we all work together to tell folks to curb their attitudes and be aware of how their comments effect our already dysfunction justice system.

When we do not try to pave the way for rape victims to report the crime we are committing another crime altogether. Imagine being violated in the worst way you possibly can and not being able to report it. This effects so many things but that guy is still out there and now he could rape you again. That is living in fear and that is a broken justice system.

Jokes are one thing but these posters were not joking when they said they watch this program for comedic value. Several people chimed in together and said the show was hilarious. YOU tell a joke, a joke is not a critique on a TV show.