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This is the first of a two-part series examining how law enforcement is blurring the lines on due process.
POLK COUNTY, Florida – In the decade since Chris Hansen and "To Catch a Predator" popularized Internet sex stings, more than 1,200 men in Florida alone have been arrested, accused of preying on underage teens and children for sex.
But as the stings put more and more men behind bars, detectives are working harder and harder to keep up their arrest numbers. And the tactics they're using to put alleged sexual offenders in jail are sweeping up large numbers of law-abiding men, too.
A yearlong investigation by 10 Investigates reveals many of the men whose mugshots have been paraded out by local sheriffs in made-for-TV press conferences were not seeking to meet children online. Instead, they were minding their own business, looking for other adults, when detectives started to groom and convince them to break the law.
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I'd love to see the FBI investigate this Sheriff for civil rights violations.
Adam Carolla had a pretty good guest earlier this week:
http://adamcarolla.com/amy-alkon/
Nice job.
clinky at August 15, 2014 12:58 AM
Your linkshake brings all the boys to the yard...
Patrick at August 15, 2014 6:30 AM
Officers bend rules to boost sex sting arrest totals
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/investigations/2014/08/07/law-enforcement-crosses-lines-on-sex-stings-entrapment/13734121/
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This is the first of a two-part series examining how law enforcement is blurring the lines on due process.
POLK COUNTY, Florida – In the decade since Chris Hansen and "To Catch a Predator" popularized Internet sex stings, more than 1,200 men in Florida alone have been arrested, accused of preying on underage teens and children for sex.
But as the stings put more and more men behind bars, detectives are working harder and harder to keep up their arrest numbers. And the tactics they're using to put alleged sexual offenders in jail are sweeping up large numbers of law-abiding men, too.
A yearlong investigation by 10 Investigates reveals many of the men whose mugshots have been paraded out by local sheriffs in made-for-TV press conferences were not seeking to meet children online. Instead, they were minding their own business, looking for other adults, when detectives started to groom and convince them to break the law.
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I'd love to see the FBI investigate this Sheriff for civil rights violations.
jerry at August 15, 2014 7:27 AM
Louis & RW
Crid [CridComment at Gmail] at August 15, 2014 9:52 AM
thumbs up, Crid
gooseegg at August 15, 2014 7:10 PM
As a follow quadruped, it watches the gait.
Crid [CridComment at Gmail] at August 15, 2014 7:29 PM
High school student sent home because her hair was "too bright".
Cousin Dave at August 15, 2014 8:28 PM
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