There is no quote of published science for this one since our hypothesis is this type of behavior makes more crime rather than reducing it. For many that approach may be distasteful but the objective is to be dispassionate about it since the Rockhouse has been clear already about immersive journalism and this is not about me; I don't have any kids.
Dad uses some type of monitoring software to validate traffic going to his kids' computers, handheld devices, or whatever. He sees some messages going to his 15-year-old daughter which elicit concern and this is the Parental Dilemma 505.b: does he contact the gendarmes now or trap him. (Fox News: Oklahoma dad sets up sting operation to nab man allegedly sending sexual messages to his teen daughter)
Note: we have the Millennial twist since much of this would have been difficult to impossible more than twenty or thirty years ago.
The Rockhouse has a confounding concern since we don't know what elicited the sexy messages in the first place. It's definitely possible they were unsolicited; we just don't know that aspect of things.
Note: this is not so much science as hypotheticals on top of hypotheticals but the point is more to state the case since this one has bugged me all day as to good move or bad move.
Had the Dad contacted the gendarmes at the point of discovery, ideally the man would receive proper counseling and also proper punishment if that's deemed necessary. To consider that I would need to know if this was a first time or has he tried it before. If so, was it successful. All of that should come from his cellphone history. The summation is maybe he could have been saved and I do mean this is a time when a preacher might be the best answer.
No-one believes less that any given situation requires an exorcism than the Vatican exorcists since they're extremely well-versed in psychology / psychiatry and will eliminate the need for exorcism if something is considered rationally explainable as abnormal psychology rather than demonic possession. It's a holy ritual and they don't take it lightly.
Therefore, the Rockhouse contends a preacher may well be able to shrink the bad guy whereas cops likely cannot. I mean the kind of preacher you would see in those ancient James Cagney movies.
Instead the Dad decided to catch the fellow in the act and we view that which followed as straight-up entrapment. That which was one level of crime previously with online text messages, substantially escalates to one in which the bad guy will likely be tagged as a sexual predator, offender, or some such. He may spend time in prison as well.
Be sure you understand the Rockhouse is dispassionate about the matter and the only concern is whether the bad guy is likely to be a problem in future. In our estimation, he's a ticking bomb after prison. That's subjective and we understand that; nevertheless, repeat offenders are the scariest of all.
We submit, therefore, the entrapment approach creates more crime rather than reducing it.
Ed: six words ... What If She Were Your Kid?
Fair enough and I see clearly if she were my kid I would want to find that bastard and whack his head with an axe.
However, I still have to fall back from it and I don't believe, for many reasons, that hunting him down is my move. I'll get some personal satisfaction but that's really not going to do my daughter much good since the state will whack me back and I won't be there to help her in that coming future.
Hopefully you see it is not my purpose to provoke anyone; I consider it a fair question we really haven't been all that good at answering.
Dad uses some type of monitoring software to validate traffic going to his kids' computers, handheld devices, or whatever. He sees some messages going to his 15-year-old daughter which elicit concern and this is the Parental Dilemma 505.b: does he contact the gendarmes now or trap him. (Fox News: Oklahoma dad sets up sting operation to nab man allegedly sending sexual messages to his teen daughter)
Note: we have the Millennial twist since much of this would have been difficult to impossible more than twenty or thirty years ago.
The Rockhouse has a confounding concern since we don't know what elicited the sexy messages in the first place. It's definitely possible they were unsolicited; we just don't know that aspect of things.
Note: this is not so much science as hypotheticals on top of hypotheticals but the point is more to state the case since this one has bugged me all day as to good move or bad move.
Had the Dad contacted the gendarmes at the point of discovery, ideally the man would receive proper counseling and also proper punishment if that's deemed necessary. To consider that I would need to know if this was a first time or has he tried it before. If so, was it successful. All of that should come from his cellphone history. The summation is maybe he could have been saved and I do mean this is a time when a preacher might be the best answer.
No-one believes less that any given situation requires an exorcism than the Vatican exorcists since they're extremely well-versed in psychology / psychiatry and will eliminate the need for exorcism if something is considered rationally explainable as abnormal psychology rather than demonic possession. It's a holy ritual and they don't take it lightly.
Therefore, the Rockhouse contends a preacher may well be able to shrink the bad guy whereas cops likely cannot. I mean the kind of preacher you would see in those ancient James Cagney movies.
Instead the Dad decided to catch the fellow in the act and we view that which followed as straight-up entrapment. That which was one level of crime previously with online text messages, substantially escalates to one in which the bad guy will likely be tagged as a sexual predator, offender, or some such. He may spend time in prison as well.
Be sure you understand the Rockhouse is dispassionate about the matter and the only concern is whether the bad guy is likely to be a problem in future. In our estimation, he's a ticking bomb after prison. That's subjective and we understand that; nevertheless, repeat offenders are the scariest of all.
We submit, therefore, the entrapment approach creates more crime rather than reducing it.
Ed: six words ... What If She Were Your Kid?
Fair enough and I see clearly if she were my kid I would want to find that bastard and whack his head with an axe.
However, I still have to fall back from it and I don't believe, for many reasons, that hunting him down is my move. I'll get some personal satisfaction but that's really not going to do my daughter much good since the state will whack me back and I won't be there to help her in that coming future.
Hopefully you see it is not my purpose to provoke anyone; I consider it a fair question we really haven't been all that good at answering.
