Fox 9 Fail: Reporter planned to drive pedo-mobile, try talking to kids

[DKRC]

Fox 9 Fail: Reporter planned to drive pedo-mobile, try talking to kids
By Emily Kaiser in Creepy, Media is dead
Wednesday, Apr. 22 2009 @ 8:15AM

Fox 9 News (KMSP) hit another high point in their stellar news coverage. Instead of, you know, reporting the news, they were going to be the news. How? They had this great idea to play pretend pedophile, drive around in a pedo-van (unmarked SUV) and try to get unsuspecting Edina kids to talk to a stranger. Why didn't we think of this?

The piece would piggyback off a story about an attempted child abduction in Edina last week. They wanted to know: How dumb are these kids really?

Well, they decided to be nice and warn the police so they didn't look like real creeps. That plan backfired and the news story was canned. Now Fox reporters will have to actually admit their inappropriate love of children and unmarked vehicles.

So what was their plan exactly? Drive through Edina in an unmarked SUV after school and try to get young kids to talk to them, says Minnesota Public Radio's The LoopHole.
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http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/04/fox_9_news_fail.php

:wtf:

[Richard D]

1. Oh yeah . . .

. . . get kids into the idea that if they talk to creeps in unmarked vans that they then will be on TV. I'm sure, positive, that no real pedophiles would see this as a golden opportunity.

[jobycom]

3. That was my first thought. Field Day for pedophiles, who will now cruise in news vans. nt

[DKRC]

13. Then they can be on TV

and milk cartons, and flyers, etc.

We have enough adults trolling for kids without reporters doing it for a story. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

[MineralMan]

2. Moronic....simply moronic...

[lpbk2713]

4. Must have been O'Reilly's idea.

... wanted to give it a field trial just to see how lucky he could get.


:eyes:

[NightWatcher]

5. "and this Fox reporter reports that 5 of 20 kids allowed me to put my hand down their...

....what, um I shouldnt have, huh?"

[BattyDem]

6. What.The.F***.

:wtf: :wow: :shrug: :grr:

[Blue For You]

7. FOX: "We fondle, you decide".

[yellowcanine]

8. Whoever came up with this should be fired. This is just dumb and possibly illegal.

About as legally precarious as "investigating" prostitution by solicitation of prostitutes.

[hendo]

9. John Quinones does stuff like this all the time

and no one ever complains when he does it. They probably thought it was a decent idea after watching a segment of "What Would You Do".

And guys, this wasn't FOX NEWS, it was a local fox affiliate. Do any of you even bother to read the stories, or only the title of the articles? Heck, I guess you don't even bother to read titles, because the title itself proclaims that this was a fox affiliate.

[kirby]

10. Educational...

These pieces are always educational for parents to see how trusting their kids can be. It serves as a reminder to educate your children about strangers.

[TexasObserver]

11. Fox News: FAIR, BALANCED & NOT WEARING ANY PANTS!

[jsamuel]

12. warning, inappropriate image at the link

[DKRC]

15. Sorry jsamuel ~ too late to edit

I didn't post a warning about that banner link in my OP & should have.

[jsamuel]

16. np

[uppityperson]

17. This is inappropriate?

[DKRC]

18. No

There was a banner link to another story with a drawing of dildos that I didn't really pay attention to & didn't post a warning about. It may have rotated off the page by now.

[uppityperson]

19. ah, thanks. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with the van

"Save the earth, exchange your toxic dildo"

Got it. On the other hand, wondering why an article/drawing about adult sexuality on a topic about pedophilia is inappropriate.

People confound me sometimes. Or it could be the muscle relaxants I am taking

[DKRC]

21. I did a facepalm

because I'm sitting at home with no one apt to see something they find offensive over my shoulder. I forget sometimes that there are still people employed & clicking on links while at work. I can just imagine the Boss strolling by and getting an eyeful of that little graphic.

[uppityperson]

22. That makes sense. eom

[Bobbie Jo]

14. FAIL

[Oeditpus Rex]

20. 'This here's Herbert, reportin' for Fox 9 News'

"Y'all wanna see a real TV studio?"

[Blue_Tires]

23. i was waiting for him to make an appearance

lol at that!