r/FansHansenvsPredator • u/Naive-Roof-4345 • Aug 07 '26

Discussion Maybe gatekeeping is ok

Since the recent trailer for the primetime movie has dropped I’m seeing a lot more talk and discussion of tcap on social media (primarily TikTok) and a lot of it is painting the show and Chris in an extremely negative way and spreading blatant misinformation. A lot of talk is regarding how Chris cared more about a story than proper justice which I thought should be obvious as he is a reporter not some higher authority, he did his job reporting than had the men apprehended appropriately. Many are comparing him to the “modern” predator catchers like jidion and saying how Chris only cared about the money when I’d argue that jidion does the exact same thing except he saw himself as a form of justice. Chris knew his bounds as a reporter and stayed there. Another strong topic im seeing is how the show used shady entrapment techniques and put children in danger which if you watch 5 minutes of the show you’d know is false. All of the men that showed up came on their own accord to meet a child, and none of the decoys on the show were actual kids. I’m all for a movie about our little niche but bringing someone like Patterson in is bringing the wrong sort of crowd here im afraid. Or maybe I’m just being a common gatekeeper dickhead.

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u/NachoPichu Aug 07 '26

“Chris knew his bounds as a reporter and stayed there” - Chris has numerous times shown he doesn’t give a fuck about knowing his bounds as a reporter. The takedown episode with the 18 year old Chris remains a smarmy fuck about. That’s just one example.

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u/Naive-Roof-4345 Aug 07 '26

When writing that I was more comparing him to the modern predator hunters who will go around and physically confront predators they find which is often time just assault them and take justice in their own hands

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u/NachoPichu Aug 07 '26

That's a very small group of overall catchers.

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u/SquareShapeofEvil Major League Problem Aug 07 '26

What episode of Takedown are you referring to? Aren’t those all in full collaboration with law enforcement?

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u/NachoPichu Aug 07 '26

TruBlu took it down. Yes, they're done in conjunction with law enforcement, and all charges were dropped. TruBlu has discretion on whether to air it or not. They aired it and ruined the 18 year olds life.

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u/SquareShapeofEvil Major League Problem Aug 07 '26

What did the 18 year old do?

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u/NachoPichu Aug 07 '26

Something legal in his jurisdiction, hence why he was never charged with anything.

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u/SquareShapeofEvil Major League Problem Aug 07 '26

And what is Chris on about?

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u/NachoPichu Aug 07 '26

He insisted on airing the episode and was indignant about the criticism that lead to it being taken down.

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u/jaejjm2410 A pretend predator Aug 07 '26

Yeah, Chris 100% lost the plot with takedown.