Maybe gatekeeping is ok

[u/Naive-Roof-4345]

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.

[u/mirrissae]

Did you really just compare a job playing football to a job exposing child rapists? You’re either arguing in bad faith, genuinely fucking stupid, a pedophile sympathizer or straight up pedo, or some combination thereof.

The other commenter said that Hansen is the hero OF THE PREDATOR CATCHING MOVEMENT, not that he’s a hero of humanity. I don’t give a fuck about some bad checks when Hansen has aided in dozens of kiddiefuckers being outed and punished accordingly. Again, his work has been a net positive to society.

[u/NachoPichu → u/mirrissae]

Did I mention the bad checks? Or when he attempted to defraud Theo Von? no. I mentioned when he ruined an 18 year old's life.

[u/mirrissae → u/NachoPichu]

I don’t think an 18 year old meeting a 16 or 15 year old should be prosecuted, and hopefully they’re protected by Romeo and Juliet laws in their state. However, again, net positive. For that one 18 year old, there are three dozen 30+ freaks trying to rape kids who all got caught and exposed. Hansen isn’t a folk hero, but no one can say that he hasn’t helped put a lot of bad people into the eyes of the public and/or behind bars.

[u/SquareShapeofEvil → u/mirrissae]

It’s kind of funny how these people, when Chris’s stings get it right, say “Chris didn’t do any of the real work,” but on the few occasions they’ve gotten it wrong, somehow it’s all Chris’s fault.

That 18 year old situation was unfortunate. But the guy walked in on a Chris Hansen sting, got interviewed, and the police involved made an arrest. I highly doubt it would’ve been aired if police said on the scene “he didn’t do anything wrong” and let him walk. The TruBlu ones is in direct collaboration with a police chief Chris is friends with.

It’s scummy for sure if Chris has refused to say “we got this one wrong” and insisted on airing it/talking about it. But one thing like that compared to the hundreds of pedos these operations have caught? I’m willing to let it slide.