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In reply to the discussion: A depraved world: FBI agents wage a stressful battle against child pornography [View all]bettyellen
(47,209 posts)32. he really wasn't ready or trained for something like this, although I don't know if you could be
i thought it was pretty bad that they forced him to watch it. i think he could have "given" the arrest to someone else but he wouldn't want to ask anybody to do that either. he had spent time with the little girl earlier that day- she had gone into school and reported it, and he went with a female officer to bring her in.
it's a sick technicality we never consider, but yeah, someone's got to watch that horror in order to stop it. I know it was his proudest day, but it also took a piece of him.
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proverbialwisdom
Dec 2012
OP
I can not imagine doing that work. Quite an article there, my heart goes out to those agents.
uppityperson
Dec 2012
#2
my brother had to watch child rape videos, so they could count how many acts to charge the abuser
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#10
he really wasn't ready or trained for something like this, although I don't know if you could be
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#32
my brother is the devil because he's a policeman? Um, no. He's one of the kindest do-gooder types I
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#31
thanks, that misanthropic B+W thinking ain't going to convince anyone to be an anarchist
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#39
it creeps me out that "normal" guys get excited over grown women dressed like school girls
Skittles
Dec 2012
#17
And why are mass shootings usually committed by men? Is there a relationship?
SharonAnn
Dec 2012
#37
Sometimes this is the only way to lock the perps up. If their victim is disabled, unable to testify,
freshwest
Dec 2012
#7
He was objecting to anti-child porn laws and has a substantial knowledge of what
geek tragedy
Dec 2012
#52
A strong rebuttal could be written. Providing sources requires effort & time, I decided against it.
proverbialwisdom
Dec 2012
#55
Im not comparing crimes, im talking about how badly crime is fought in the United States
davidn3600
Dec 2012
#56
Yes, I think it's often abuse victims that become abusers themselves.
freedom fighter jh
Dec 2012
#27
I think it has to do with objectifying people in general, as well as mental disorders.
Dash87
Dec 2012
#59
What's your point? That destroying a child's soul and mind aren't as important?
WinkyDink
Dec 2012
#23
No, of course not. But literal survival of the living person must be at least equally important.
Loudly
Dec 2012
#30
55 fuckin % increase in one year. so damn tired of pro porn arguing there is no problem.
seabeyond
Dec 2012
#42
PITTSBURGH MAG/ JAN 2013/ "TAKEN" provides a glimpse into official opposition to PROTECT bill in PA.
proverbialwisdom
Dec 2012
#50
The FBI is also trying to suppress advanced anonomizing technology as part of this
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#70
This vile case turns out to involve forum discussion about actual children related to a participant.
proverbialwisdom
Jan 2013
#80