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Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution. (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

No of course not, then they'd actually face consequences for it.

(Yes, I know there are people who do this to those who aren't rich and still face consequences but I get the feeling that's more of "the exception rather than the rule")