What's your idea to stop the abuse of young children then ham?

It`s always happened Money Tree, vulnerable humans will always be targeted by a small minority.

It shouldn`t be in the human psyche but for some it is. Science will probably be able to detect the part of the brain for sexual attraction and people `treated`...but as we know science can also misdiagnose.

That's right cause went one was asked about having sex he said she could of had it.

Im happy to accept arguments from both sides as I'm sure most are the problem is people who think he is wrong have no answers to the correct way to stop these predators.

the police dealt with one of them 3 times he was set to court , now serving 3 years

so after 2 warnings they still trapped him a 3rd time

the police wouldnt have sent hi to court 3 times for nothing

its obvious the police in hunters area are not too bothered with what he does , but the higher up coppers dont want this in the public eye as it makes them look bad

Ron Ball in Guardian :

Channel 4’s decision to air The Paedophile Hunter, a documentary about a vigilante who tries to entrap and humiliate paedophiles, has been the centre of debate this week. It raises many important questions about the relationship between the public and law, while providing a chilling insight into the dark world of paedophilia.

It also did an excellent job of demonstrating why the character at the centre of the documentary, Stinson Hunter, should desist from his activities.

A large amount of police time is dedicated to obtaining prosecutions for paedophiles: since 2012 almost 100 people have been charged for sexual offences against under-18s in Warwickshire alone. However superficially attractive, Hunter’s methods risk jeopardising a lot of that work.

One of the extremely misleading impressions created by the programme is that the police are not addressing these issues. Following the broadcast, many people on social media have questioned the effectiveness of the police in investigating the online exploitation of children.

However, that is simply not the case. Since January 2012, 164 people have been prosecuted for committing 404 sexual offences against people under 18. In the past 12 months the force has launched 33 separate investigations into online exploitation, including working with the National Crime Agency on the high-profile national investigation Operation Notarise.

Following the Oxford revelations about child sexual exploitation in 2013, I ordered a review of all of the policies within Warwickshire and made clear that I favoured the setting up of a multi-agency safeguarding hub (Mash), where all the relevant agencies sit together and share intelligence and information about vulnerable children. Together with our partners in West Mercia, we are committing in excess of £2.5m to protecting vulnerable people, and child protection will be a major beneficiary of that investment.

Warwickshire police have met Hunter on a number of occasions and tried to find a way to work with him. If he was genuinely concerned about public good, he would hand over his evidence to the police, rather than exposing people online, so that officers with the right training can take it forward. By making their identities public he makes it difficult for the case to go to a fair trial, and so his work cannot always lead to a conviction.

The programme finished with a list of the offenders trapped and the sentences they received. This could have all been achieved without the ritual humiliation on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube which Hunter seems to revel in. The fact that the family members of the offender, including children, can also be seriously damaged by such public humiliation is clearly of no concern to him. It simply serves to achieve a greater public profile for him.

Is this how we want justice administered in this country? For obvious and perfectly justifiable reasons paedophiles and paedophilia generate huge anger, but that must not be allowed to cloud judgment and produce outcomes that are completely unacceptable. To get sufficient evidence to prosecute paedophiles – and particularly the hugely dangerous paedophile rings – takes thousands of hours of dedicated covert police work, and Hunter could jeopardise one of those operations. He has no idea of what he might be stumbling into, and as with so much of his work, he blasts on oblivious to any damage he might be doing elsewhere.

Hunter has a choice: he can present evidence to the proper authorities to deal with judiciously, or he can continue to try to whip up the mob.

Extreme emotions and justice make very poor bed fellows. What is apparent from the programme was that the humiliation and rabble-rousing are essential drivers for Hunter, but neither has a place in the pursuit of justice.

There is no doubt that paedophilia and child sexual exploitation has to be confronted, but it must not be confronted this way.

do we start to hide murderers from the public eye incase they get humiliated poor soles

i agree it could hurt the family but there is no alternative really is there? the guy got 12 month suspended sentence now people in his area know to avoid him or let him babysit their kids

The problem with the police way of stopping this is in many cases a crime is committed and a child's life thrown into turmoil for the sexual gratification of a twisted man.

At least this way that part is avoided. Is he right to do it? I'm not judging that. Does his work have results? I think that's a huge yes.

The hope is predators see that and think twice.

The problem is attraction has absolutely nothing to do with morality. Sexually mature men have always and will always find sexually mature girls attractive (irrespective of age). That is what nature intended and none of us can fight nature.

Of course most normal men choose not to dwell upon or act on that attraction and quite rightly but calling those who do sickos and perverts is a little bit fatuous imo .

ill light the match

No it isn't. I find your attitude more than a bit creepy and disturbing to be honest.

Seems to be a disturbingly high number of paedo-sympathisers on here. New lows of weaselness being reached, even for Chit Chat. I`m embarrassed for them, and glad my children don`t live near them.

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Oh dear. This is the retard you guys are supporting! May god have mercy on your minimum wages soles.

how much has he raised now to go on holiday?

i seen it at 14k

14k is rather disappointing given the hype. Gives me hope.

He's a typical "I know where you live" bully. Research a little deeper into his antics and he's not the working class hero the morons are led to believe.

I don't think he wants to put an end to him. It would help if the guy would operate in a less gung-ho manner.
After all, none of these people did anything whatsoever to a youngster. That is a fact.

I speak, of course,, about the material shown on the documentary.

Why would he believe the person was a minor? The site was (I believe) restricted to people over 18 years of age.

So their excuse is it's an adult site even though they were informed of the child's age?

ok they are all innocent , go let roger wilson look after your kids one night

naydam, either you haven't seen the programme or.......