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ismnotwasm

(41,977 posts)
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 02:29 PM Nov 2013

This virtual 10-year-old-girl just outed 1,000 sexual predators

Last edited Tue Nov 5, 2013, 05:27 PM - Edit history (2)

A Dutch organization called Terre des Hommes has identified some 1,000 alleged child-sex predators by luring them in with a computer-animated prepubescent Philippine girl on Internet chat rooms. The online victimization of children, it would appear, is far worse than imagined.

The virtual girl, named Sweetie, was created by TDH Netherlands to notify the public — and police organizations — about how frequently children in developing countries are being victimized online.




For a period of 10 weeks, Sweetie existed only in Internet chat rooms, during which time the bot was approached by more than 20,000 online predators from 71 countries. That amounts to the distressing figure of 285 attempts per day.

The chats took place around the clock in order to cover several time zones. No hacking or back-channel methods were used during the operation — all the information was volunteered by the offenders; Sweetie never made first contact in the chat rooms, instead waiting for predators to initiate the conversation.


http://io9.com/this-virtual-10-year-old-girl-just-outed-1-000-sexual-p-1458709761

"Far worse than imagined? Not at all far worse that talked about or admitted to.

Please sign the Petition: (you need to sign up for Avaaz, as this is not American in origin)

http://www.terredeshommes.org/webcam-child-sex-tourism/
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This virtual 10-year-old-girl just outed 1,000 sexual predators (Original Post) ismnotwasm Nov 2013 OP
It is only "worse than imagined" to those who don't bother educating themselves about the issue. redqueen Nov 2013 #1
absolutely. they are selling schoolgirls soiled undies in vending machines to grown men. hell ya, seabeyond Nov 2013 #3
there are some thins that stay with me a long time. others, i forget an hour or day ago. mostly. seabeyond Nov 2013 #4
Yeah. redqueen Nov 2013 #9
it certainly took away the illusion this is a SMALL problem. that is for sure. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #22
Stop kinkshaming, sea! redqueen Nov 2013 #7
lmFao redq. ya. no ick, shame or value judgment. bad me. and i am so all over it now. damn seabeyond Nov 2013 #8
Bahahahaha ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #10
Ok are you being serous about the vending machine underwear thing and where in the world would Maraya1969 Nov 2013 #13
Japan, actually. NuclearDem Nov 2013 #16
Yes. Japan. MadrasT Nov 2013 #17
It was part of a sub-thread that appeared about a week ago... LanternWaste Nov 2013 #18
not only that. i got a hide cause i would not delete my offensive post about an offensive subject. seabeyond Nov 2013 #20
I hope "Sweetie" spawns imitators and cleans up the internet. gordianot Nov 2013 #2
He probably "goes shopping" in impoverished countries ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #5
He has gone shopping in the past but has trouble traveling without media scrutiny and publicity. gordianot Nov 2013 #6
True ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #11
The video on that page that looks like a blue blob to start Maraya1969 Nov 2013 #12
Try this ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #15
sigmund freud early found his female subjects to be abuse victims, but he was dismissed by the pansypoo53219 Nov 2013 #14
I learned about that from a psych professor I had ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #19
i learned that just recently. thanks for it. mostly fathers and relatives sexually abusing the seabeyond Nov 2013 #21
Why does this thread only have 13 recs? This is seriously important especially with the petition. Maraya1969 Nov 2013 #23
Ok I did ismnotwasm Nov 2013 #24
me too. thanks for reminder. nt seabeyond Nov 2013 #25

redqueen

(115,103 posts)
1. It is only "worse than imagined" to those who don't bother educating themselves about the issue.
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 02:42 PM
Nov 2013

To those of us who do, it is not the least bit surprising. Not at all.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
3. absolutely. they are selling schoolgirls soiled undies in vending machines to grown men. hell ya,
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 02:46 PM
Nov 2013

there is a problem. cant be doing shit like that without normalizing fucking our kids.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
4. there are some thins that stay with me a long time. others, i forget an hour or day ago. mostly.
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 02:49 PM
Nov 2013

this one i think will stay with me a very long time. like the thread on the other du about the 12 yr old stripper in dallas. and how the grown men couldnt possibly know she was a kid. ya right. then a poster stating hey... once a girl hits puberty, free game.

you know. game. predator.

i asked, our girls are going thru puberty as young as 10. are they free game? cricketts. from all the men making excuses using this 12 yr old and justifying it.

redqueen

(115,103 posts)
9. Yeah.
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:07 PM
Nov 2013

It's always good to get those rare glimpses of these types' true views about girls and women.

redqueen

(115,103 posts)
7. Stop kinkshaming, sea!
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:03 PM
Nov 2013

Last edited Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:34 PM - Edit history (1)

We should SO be much more concerned about not hurting the pwecious fee fees of those poor, sick losers who want to sniff underage girls' dirty panties than we should be about the fact that their "kink" is encouraging and validating pedophilia and eohebophilia! Those are just kinks! It's totally not a problem! If they super duper promise not to watch kids being raped in online porn, or go on sex tourism holidays to rape children, and not to go online to exploit children via webcam, I'm totes sure we can definitely trust them!

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
8. lmFao redq. ya. no ick, shame or value judgment. bad me. and i am so all over it now. damn
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:06 PM
Nov 2013

straight i am gonna ick, shame and value judge the shit out of a GROWN MAN buying school girl soiled panties to get off on.

hell ya. a number of times. lol. over and over and over. i am going to shame a whole fuckin nation for allowing the fucking vending machines on their sidewalks so those schoolgirls walk by regularly and are told by their society that their fuckin panties are up for sale for fuckin GROWN MEN to get off on.

i mean. wtf are we teaching these girls?

Maraya1969

(22,479 posts)
13. Ok are you being serous about the vending machine underwear thing and where in the world would
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:18 PM
Nov 2013

this be allowed to happen?

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
18. It was part of a sub-thread that appeared about a week ago...
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:33 PM
Nov 2013

It was part of a sub-thread that appeared about a week ago. If I remember correctly, someone offered up some anecdotal evidence that the existence of vending machines in Japan selling the soiled undergarments of pre-teen females was evidence that it's not a "sickness" but an accepted part of culture.

Hence, criticizing the machines, those who put it up, and those who use the services are not de-facto criticisms of pedophilia, but rather a criticism of other cultures, and oh my... as enlightened progressives, we simply cannot do that.

In that thread, my heart dropped a bit as I began to read and re-read the thread, and read in-between the lines and eventually concluded that a specific poster in that thread is (with or without that poster's own knowledge) a Predator. Of course, I may be wrong... but that's what I took away from that thread.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
20. not only that. i got a hide cause i would not delete my offensive post about an offensive subject.
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:39 PM
Nov 2013

twice, i got hides. yes. and we are not to be bothered. further, we are suppose to normalize that shit so the fuckin grown men that buy schoolgirls soiled undies to get off on are not .... NOT.... shamed.

gordianot

(15,237 posts)
6. He has gone shopping in the past but has trouble traveling without media scrutiny and publicity.
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 02:55 PM
Nov 2013

The internet is about all he has left unless he imports.

Maraya1969

(22,479 posts)
12. The video on that page that looks like a blue blob to start
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:15 PM
Nov 2013

is the story of Sweetie and they keep saying to "sign the petition" I right clicked on where it said, "sign the petition" on the video and got the url but it was to the url to the video on Youtube.

Does anyone know where this petition is? I would love to sign it. Apparently it is to get more countries around the world to be proactive in this way to catch these predators.

pansypoo53219

(20,976 posts)
14. sigmund freud early found his female subjects to be abuse victims, but he was dismissed by the
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:18 PM
Nov 2013

status quo. so he came up w/ the bullshit to explain everything.

ismnotwasm

(41,977 posts)
19. I learned about that from a psych professor I had
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:38 PM
Nov 2013

Who was actually the rare Freudian analyst. He wasn't quite an apologist for Freud, although he did say Freud didn't want to lose his income and credibility by pissing of wealthy clients

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
21. i learned that just recently. thanks for it. mostly fathers and relatives sexually abusing the
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 03:45 PM
Nov 2013

girls. he couldnt take them head on. yes

Maraya1969

(22,479 posts)
23. Why does this thread only have 13 recs? This is seriously important especially with the petition.
Tue Nov 5, 2013, 05:04 PM
Nov 2013

Maybe you can direct link to the petition in the OP?

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