12.13.2006

Guys who impersonate teen girls in chat rooms are "effective unofficial law enforcement" group.

And one of the most effective "unofficial law enforcement goups" in the country, says Allen Salkin in this morning's NYTimes. Although the laws themselves are presumably official; it's just the enforcement groups that aren't. Official, that is.

The comparison might not be fair, since it's undoubtedly more difficult to do unofficial border patrol under the hot Arizona sun than sit around all day unofficially typing what r u wearing? like the (we're quoting his mommy here) obsessive, "reclusive founder" of "Perverted Justice."

“Every waking minute he’s on that computer,” mommy says. Officially.

“I have a low opinion of men in general,” the reclusive founder explains.

Uh huh. Whatever. Some lawyers call it entrapment but "Dateline NBC" calls it ratings - the "television newsmagazine" has "broadcast 11 highly rated programs in which would-be pedophiles are lured to 'sting houses,' only to be surprised by a camera crew and, usually, the police," Salkin writes. No mention of whether the police in question are real or "would-be" themselves.

One thing's for sure. I really don't miss TV.

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