Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoOnline ‘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.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square342fedilinkarrow-up1775arrow-down119
arrow-up1756arrow-down1external-linkOnline ‘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.www.nytimes.comTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square342fedilink
minus-squareArxCyberwolf@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoExactly. Vigilante justice is not the solution here, it’s only going to get a lot of people hurt.
minus-squareunphazed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·3 days agoEspecially when there are legitimate routes to volunteer under police guidance and jurisdiction. Join one of those groups instead, and let the legal system jail them.
Exactly. Vigilante justice is not the solution here, it’s only going to get a lot of people hurt.
Especially when there are legitimate routes to volunteer under police guidance and jurisdiction. Join one of those groups instead, and let the legal system jail them.