UK’s DailyMail got it so wrong!
We don’t know where to begin. A story in the UK’s Daily Mail (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11495915/More-400-pedophile-dens-California-18-sex-predators-live-together.html) about clusters of housing in California that house persons forced to register, which they call “Pedophile Dens”, paints a grievously unjust picture of the situation.
From referring to the people forced to register as “Pedophiles” (which is a clinical diagnosis that most registrants DO NOT have), to suggesting the living arrangement is dangerous to the community (without citing any statistics that these areas have higher instances of sexual crimes), to claiming the residents share child pornography (it’s pretty harsh to accuse people of committing crimes without any proof that is taking place), the story is just a disgusting piece of journalism.
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The Daily Mail is a tabloid. They’re straight trash. They need to stay in their lane and stick to celebrity BS.
Tempted to just ignore it. Fact is the Daily Mail is the UK’s version of the National Enquirer; nothing more than a clickbait rag not to be taken too seriously.
Nonetheless, I did leave a comment specifically challenging them to learn what a pedophile is and to report the number of sex crimes committed by those registrants living in those neighborhoods since moving there.
Almost sounds like a Murdoch publication.
That’s all the media does these days. They use scare mongering trigger words like “pedo den” because it has been normalized with RSO and Epstein – which the public loathes.
They only do this because it works to sell ads and drive clicks. Just goes to show how immature and insecure society is! It’s easy to duped the masses with safety and fear mongering propaganda because it works nice times out of ten.
it’s all.. OUTRAGE BAIT for profit!
Facts
AND, it is dangerous as well. They state false claims that could cause an uprise in that area and end up with registered citizens dead from vigilantes. We have seen stories here on F.A.C in the past of that very thing happening when false information is spread.
This is another reason the registry must be eliminated. People in other countries understand the registry even less than the uninformed in this country. They read the numbers of so called sex offenders published by news media and the false assumptions they draw . What else are they to assume but come to the conclusion of this writer. The term sex offender is false to begin with so it portrays a group of bogie people that doesn’t exist. How is someone in another country supposed to know any different.
The Daily Mail is slightly less credible than the National Enquirer. It is by no means a legitimate news source. They will print whatever will sell.
P.S. Even more disturbing than the paper’s horrible reporting is the blatant disinformation from the deputy and the former DA.
“‘That’s a big deal,’ said Nate Seger, President of the Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff’s Association.”
‘These guys and gals have addictions, and to put them anywhere near a temptation is not serving them and it’s not serving the kids.’
‘It’s terrifying. Your numbers truly, truly frighten me,’ said former Deputy District Attorney Sam Dordulian, who prosecuted sex crimes in the LA DA’s office.
‘If they’re all congregating with each other, it’s just creating the environment for more of these crimes to occur.
‘Even if they’re trying to stay clean, they’re in an environment where they’re around other pedophiles. They’re gonna be talking about children, having child porn available. And it’s just creating a situation where you’re almost sure there’s going to be another offense.’
Gosh, that sounds almost like… Gasp the same thing that is said about prisons. It even sounds a bit like politicizing a subject one has little knowledge of beyond Prosecuting.
/S off
I read some of these quotes in an uppity British accent, and then followed it with the remark “filthy peasants!”