http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspxby Chris Hansen, Dateline correspondent Since we started our “To Catch A Predator” investigations almost two and a half years ago, I have confronted more than 200 men who had sexually explicit online chats with decoys posing as young teens before showingen-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70223Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:46:04 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70223Whitney Adams, Independence, MissouriThis show should be on as often as COPS. It is a real threat (predators) and I think Dateline's show is an example of excellent partnership between television and police officers. I'm sure if they had the time and manpower these stings would happen more often. Keep up the great work!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70230Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:55:16 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70230Robert Short, Buffalo NYmaybe you guys should wait around in murphy a little longer because this councilmember sounds a little nervous. i wonder.........and when are you coming to Buffalo NY? i'd love you to catch a couple predators up here. thanks for your service to the people and also creating a great show. i get plenty of laughs watching these idiots get caught. it shows how sick they really are because they all WATCH THE SHOW!!!! but that doesnt stop them, does it?http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70278Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:20:06 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70278Gabrael, Prattville, ALWhen will these pervs learn that when they're caught, you can't explain away your perversions. No excuses will make up for the fact that you did what you did. There's an old saying... "Doof bleibt doof, da hilfen keine pillen." Stupid remains stupid, no pills can cure that. Keep it up, Chris. You guys are great.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70300Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:43:10 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70300j garcia, chula vista, CA when are you coming to san diego? you know, we have a lot of perverts here also. Anyways, keep up the great work. http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70310Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:49:50 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70310Maggie, Las Vegas, NVIn my city a man was just released by a judge because the decoy he was chatting with was over 18. We just let a predator go because in order to comit a crime the person would actually have to be 13 and in danger. I think you have the right idea. Get them before they show up at a real childs home. Thank you for the public service. You all should be comended. http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70318Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:03:10 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70318J.K., Salt Lake City, UtahYou really should set up a place in Utah... Utah families have a lot of children, and I have a feeling a lot of pedophiles live here. http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70321Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:06:16 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70321Resident, Harrisburg, PaHarrisburg Pennsylvania welcomes you with open arms! There is a history here of blame the child because they should know better and simply shake your head at the offender. No one wants to get involved. Pennsylvania seems to be the Australia of the Northeast. Criminals (including pedophiles/sexual predators)flock here as if it's untamed territory. I believe that your show gets most people talking and gaining an understanding of how pervasive this issue is.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70339Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:20:36 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70339Cherise, Phoenix, ArizonaIt's amazing how so many people out there can have all of these sexually explicit chats with children and then try to make excuses once they are caught. Why can't people just step up to the plate and own up to what they did wrong? Sure it has a penalty, but you shouldn't do the crime if you won't do the time. It's that simple.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70365Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:43:06 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70365Julie, Indianapolis, INI'd like to see partnerships like yours become more widespread so we can catch all these creeps. Like many people, there's a predator in my family who claims he's now reformed, which I don't believe for an instant. Unfortunately, some in my family do believe him and allow their young children to be babysat by him. I've tried to have him investigated but no luck so far. He spends so much time on the internet that I'm sure an operation such as yours would catch him, but why should we have to wait for you to do it? Can't you replicate this program with local news agencies? http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70366Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:43:27 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70366Shelly Phillips, Bloomington, MNI too would like for you to come to my city to catch the predators here. I love the show and hope it will continue for many years to come so that these "men" will all be placed behind bars.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70368Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:45:11 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70368Stephanie, Jacksonville, FloridaI wish your specials were on more often - parents/guardians need more & more reminders to monitor their children's online activities...I am especially glad this special took place in my hometown, where most of my family still resides - hopefully it will help protect more children and stop predators in the area. Thanks for all your great work!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70395Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:11:43 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70395wendy harpster, milton,delawareif there ever was "MUST SEE TV", this is it. keep up the great work, protecting our babies, and thanks for such great entertainment (hard to come by, these days, on the tube).as sick as these people are, i can't help but have a good laugh at their expense. some of the stuff that comes out of their mouths..http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70433Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:37:35 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70433Reginald Wallace, Edgewood, NMFirst, I think the show shines a much needed light on child predators. And the indignation the sister of the D.A who commited suicide should be directed at the predator who chose to take the cowards way out instead of facing the justice he probably preached about. The Murphy Council member seems to be a little bit defensive. Sounds to me like Murphy, TX like many other communites should be happy that Dateline got some of the child predators off the street. http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70438Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:41:27 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70438joanneI think your show is good, what I do not understand is why you have to read the the conversations these guys have with these kids.That just does'nt seem necessary. http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70441Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:43:40 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70441 Stephen clayton St Petrsburg,Florida I hope in some way this slows the pervs out there and makes them think twice.I know you can not treat all the sick people out there but you can stop some of them.I have 5 children and do not know what i would do if i caught a predator.Thank you for such a great effort in what you do.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70454Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:55:19 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70454Adam S., Spartanburg, SCHow about an update show on guys like the "cancer doctor" Maurice Wolin? I wonder if he lost his job, if he's still married, etc...http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70458Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:58:46 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70458John, Houston, TexasIt is scary to think how many are still out there. What else is being done to catch these twisted and sick people? Do local police have the resources to set up their own stings? Are they committed to this?http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70462Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:01:26 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70462Adam S.Hey Dateline, you can use my house to do a sting!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70463Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:03:51 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70463Shadia, Fort Bragg, NCI think this show has opened up the eyes of many people. A predator, pervert or child molestor does not have a face of a monster they are ordinary people with careers and what is most frightening is that some of their careers deal with children on a daily basis. I would like to thank the staff at Dateline for having the courage to make a series on this. Many would think of it as Taboo, but no one ever said anything would be easy, only that it would be worth it. Thanks again. http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70467Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:05:28 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70467Laura Louisville, KYI have followed this show closely and I am outraged at what Patricia Conradt had to say at the council meeting. She actually mentioned the word execution. She is serious denial about her perverted brother and she needs help. I wonder how she would feel if someone like her sick brother was after her teenage son. I think whe would feel different. She called the show an "out of control reality show" and that is just not true. The show has kept many sex crimes from happening. Patricia needs serious psychological counseling since her brother was too ashamed to face his crimes and bailed out on her - she should be upset with him. Denial is a seriious problem and it will slowly kill her soul - please get help for ithttp://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70469Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:07:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70469Dave, MOWhoa......that councilman went over the top! I guess I don't see why he's so upset.....unless he has bones rattling in his closet. So far, the stings have two benefits....maybe not benefits if you are a Murphy city official. #1. It has nabbed a ton of preditors #2. It has put Murphy on the map http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70471Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:07:51 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70471Wendy, Christ Church, BarbadosI am watching from Barbados, West Indies and I DO NOT miss an episode! I even had my two sons watch with me so that they can understand the dangers of the internet and about predators on the whole. Please continue this series for as long as you possibly can so that many more people can have their eyes opened to the realitlies of life in the age of the internet. Your program is impacting people all around the world and NBC must continue this as a public service....please. Many, many thanks.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70472Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:09:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70472Mark, Rocklin, CaliforniaThese child predators are in dire need of exactly what Chris Hansen dishes out. And from an entertainment standpoint in the midst of an extraordinarily sinister situation, I commend Mr. Hansen for getting in some barbs "for all of us" on these guys. Case in point - the man from a week or two ago who indicated he was religious. Chris' response: "in the chat, you indicated you wanted to blank your blank with her blank and then blank your blank it again. Where exactly in the bible does it say that - the Old Testament or the New Testament?". Love it. The problem is these guys have a false sense of security because all of it unfolds, in the beginning, behind a computer screen and a keyboard. I'm glad to see that States such as Texas have ammended laws so they actually START right then and there. Keep up the great work.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70479Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:13:17 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70479KarenOne of the problems and dangers that comes to mind is that a man will commit suicide the way the DA did. While being a predator is beyond low, I hope that you are careful in screening who you show and who you don't. Once caught, however, and once their rights are secured, including the right not to appear on TV, I have no problem with what happens to them. I wonder whether your intervention stops them from committing worse crimes than statutory rape. I hope so. Pedophiles don't do well in treatment, sadly. They are frequently recidivists, something shown by the number of people who show up after watching your show.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70480Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:13:52 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70480Yolanda Delira, Dallas TxGreat job, I wish, you could do a progran in spanish chatts , It has to be a lot of them too. http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70483Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:14:23 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70483christina-indianapolisI would love to see your show come to Indianapolis. This city is so full of perverts its amazing. You have always come close, but never here. I would be happy to see you arrest some of the individuals that claim they are law abiding citizens.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70485Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:14:32 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70485Nancy, Chicago, ILYour shows should be required viewing by all students 11 and over. These kids need to see what kind of 'men' are coming over, and these slimy creeps have to be punished! Obviously, the possibility of jail time and having to register as a sex offender isn't enough to stop this behavior. Thank you for making this problem so public . . . keep it up!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70488Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:16:05 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70488Jaime Nicholson, Killeen TXAs a mother, I am terrified at how many people are caught doing this and even more terrified about how many people aren't caught. I thank you for your show and how it is shining a bright light on this topic.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70497Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:21:11 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70497Liz McCoy, North Palm Beach, FloridaSpecial thanks to Chris Hansen for this most informative program.I admire you confronting these predators that are lose in our society looking for the next prey - our children. Thank You and keep up the good work. Do come to Palm Beach Florida. After watching the episodes, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if many here are living double lives while living extravagant lives. Videos of your program need to be viewed in PTA meetings nationwide. The abuse of children must stop. Protecting the innocent and exposing the criminals is right on! http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70503Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:23:51 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70503bill, champion, OhI have two young daughters, and I just recieved a township letter that a sexual offender moved 2 blocks from us. I don't believe these monsters can be rehabilitated, I mean the whole country knows about your show and these guys keep showing up, that just showes how sick they are. they should be permanently kept away from society.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70506Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:24:53 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70506Jamie C, Eugene, ORI'm included in the long list of people who would love to see you set up a sting for these creeps in my area. There is no lower life form. When I was volunteering in the court system some years ago, I read the confession of a child-rapist who said his victim had solicited sex. She was a two year-old wearing a "Love Me" t-shirt and she touched his leg as she toddled by.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70513Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:29:40 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70513Jennifer Johnson, Dublin OHI love this show. I have a 12 year old daughter that has friends on Yahoo messenger and I check it everyday to make sure no one is on there that I dont know. I make her watch the show with me so she knows how serious this is. Keep up the good work. http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70514Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:29:46 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70514Laurie, Buffalo, NYhttp://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70515Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:30:18 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70515Charles, Morgantown WVI love the show and am glad these persons are being dealt with and punished. To prey on young people like that is beyond words. Thank you Dateline and continue the great work!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70517Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:31:47 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70517Stephane,Redding CaliforniaI love this show.I have my kids watch it with me.They are glued to the screen.It's so scary as a mother to see all these men who are after young teens.My kids enjoy being online and I think this show reinforses what I've been expressing to them about preditors that are out there. Keep up the good work !!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70518Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:31:59 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70518Laurie, Buffalo, NYYes! Come to Buffalo. We have members of a local school that were found to have pornography on their school owned laptops. Buffalo should be one of your next stops! Wait until the snow is gone!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70519Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:32:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70519Nav M, Long Beach, CaIt's sick thinking these men look like people we see everyday. So they coudl be anybody we know. Just sick. Keep up the great work.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70524Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:34:00 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70524Sean MinnesotaPLEASE, keep up the good work; these RATS need to learn a lesson! It sickens me to no end when I see them SWARMING to the Predator houses, loaded down with booze, condoms and excuses. I am a dad with 4 little girls, God help the vermin who snoops around my house - I have a .45 and a shovel - I'm SURE nobody would miss these creeps. http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70526Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:35:45 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70526Larrisa, Cincinnati OhioI wish I could watch your show more often, but to be honest, it gives me the creeps and makes me so mad at the same time I can't handle it. Thank you for caring about the children of our communities. However, I stand strong that the best way to protect our children are active parents and aware adults all around.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70527Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:36:33 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70527Troy in OrlandoI don't understand why the main stream media disapproves of this type of investigative reporting. It would appear to me that the folks that are against this are the same one that do this type of crime. And Why is the main stream media neglecting to talk about the President of the ACLU getting caught with child porn, and don't forget this is the same guy who wants porn in our public library, tell me he doesn't have a hidden agenda, goes to show what Chris Hansen is doing is Simply Awesome. We know that the main stream media would keep all the info from us. Rock on Chris !!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70529Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:36:59 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70529judy wI love your show and am amazed at how many men got caught on camera and it scares me to think that the number we see on your show is just a small amount of the others that are still out there. Good Job.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70530Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:37:12 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70530Jason, New York, New YorkThe comments regarding the councilman, particularly the ones insinuating he has something to hide, are kind of sick. This is how a well-intentioned activity becomes a witch hunt, where guilt no longer matters and suspicion is enough to condemn. I live in an area where a lot of TV and film crews work and let me tell you, I don't care what their subject matter is, having a TV crew in the neighborhood is an ENORMOUS pain in the rear. They are rude, pushy, and obnoxious. I do not doubt that was part of the problem here. http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70531Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:38:49 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70531Wendy King, New Orleans LAChris, Thanks for your "To Catch A Predator" series. I don't think you'll ever run out of places for future stings.Everyone's ready to volunteer their homes. I find the "excuses" these men give for why they've come to see the decoy a riot. However, what they've tried to do is no laughing matter. It's amazing to see them "sober up" when trying to explain their actions to a police officer. Most of them cry, as well. If you do any follow-ups (the trials, arraignments before judges, attempted defenses, etc.) that would be very interesting television. http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70536Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:42:12 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70536B.Smith lansdale, paPlease come to pennsylvania sometime soon! id love to watch, great program, i think it does the job very well, its great to see these perverts lives end on tv! you can use my house if you wanna come to lansdale pa, just nw of philly.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70543Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:46:42 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70543Hunter, Jacksonville FloridaThis is to the people who decide which of these responses are chosen. You are only letting one side of the arguement be shown. WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF THESE PEOPLE CONSENTING TO BE ON TELEVISION. I HAVE A SUSPICION YOU PEOPLE HAVE DEALS WITH THE STATE TO LOWER BAILS AND GIVE MINIMUM SENTENCES IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR CONSENT TO BE ON THE TV SHOW. Now I am sure this has deterred many people from doing what these animals have been caught doing. However, you are helping these people out of the punishment they so knowingly deserve. Air the show a couple times and let it go. As "journalists" you have a responsibility to tell the entire story; even the part that doesn't make for exceptional ratings. What is the benefit for these peoples public humiliation? We have a right to know! http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70547Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:50:42 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70547Gregg Russellsure wish you all would come to austin,tx ..we could use the help here in austin,tx,,thanks for a great show and a great public service...gregg russell ,austin,txhttp://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70548Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:50:56 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70548Jason Guzauskas, Danville VAThe level of stupidity shown among these criminals is staggering. In light of the sinister severity of their intent I feel that the families of those convicted should be made to pay for the incarceration and rehabilitation, not the taxpayers. Divert our monies to fund more projects like this one. If we catch a repeater we should only confirm their identity and crime then take them out front of the decoy house and shoot them. I bet the other pedephiles would step right over the carcasses of the others to get in for their turn. If it really is a "sickness" they cant control, why put faith in rehabilitating them? SOmewhere someone is going to have to explain to their own daughter that society tried to keep that man from hurting you but he "acted like" he was better but he hurt you just the same. You all are doing a GREAT JOB I only hope you will be able to continue for as long as it takes.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70553Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:52:57 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70553NineNotes, Kansas City, MSEnough already! It's fine that you guys are putting the clamps on these creeps. But its like shooting fish in a barrel...they're so addled and screwed up that it seems that ANYONE could get them in a sting. How about focusing on something more insidious and difficult - domestic violence against women, illegal weapons, and any of a hundred serious violence-related crimes on the rise in the US? Oh...I forgot...violence is "boring" now.(thanks to Hollywood.) And its a lot more problematic. Much easier to simply trap idiot sexual predators...because, well, anything to do with "sex sells advertising. Our cultural schitzophrenia over sex-related issues is calling the tune. Sorry guys, the Predator schtick is bordering on hysteria. Why not get out of the way, stop hogging the spotlight, and law enforcement do its job. The cops know how to nail these people. ...Time to focus on more urgent problems facing society. http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70566Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:01:58 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70566John BailoRight now there are sexual predators chatting with teenage girls and it's perfectly legal. The person will be using sexy language that belongs in a porn movie. What's more the girl will encourage and respond to that. The reason that the guy gets away with it is that his chronological age is 17 years old (even though he may have the mindset of a 50 year old man), and the girls may be 12, 13, 14. I don't know about you, but when I was in high school (73-77), for a junior to date a sophomore was practically pedophilia. And even among high schoolers, we all know there were people who "matured" faster. I mean, some sophs looked like they were thirty years old with a full beard or chest hair or what not! Today, it's different. There's a broader span in age dating. And opinions on what's right or not vary. In Canada for example, the age of consent used to be 14. In Romania as well. I hate to say it, but I feel a little sorry for the predators. I think many of them want to enjoy the same privileges as the 17 year old "predator". And they may have a more young attitude in which older women are just too dreary for them. Yes, there should be boundaries, but remember at one point it was illegal for a white to date a black.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70568Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:03:00 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70568JoAnne G, Long Island, NYYou're show is wonderful.. More stings should be set up to catch these sickos.. I would love for my kids to watch to see how it is easy it is to be victimized but I would cringe having them hear the explicit transcripts. Can that raw 'stuff' be left out so kids can see it. I think it is more important for our teenagers to see this than the parents..Keep up the good work.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70576Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:12:59 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70576Richard, Hooksett NHI am a new father, and it is alarming to me, that so many of these pervs are caught, in such a short amount of time on your show. Even more alarming, is to step back and look at the big picture, that your show is just 1 small town/city. If you multiply the number of pervs you catch by the # of cities....thats just frightening. Your show is doing a great job of calling attention to an obvious glaring problem. Hopefully we can start to address this problem that has been flying under the radar for so long.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70578Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:17:52 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70578carole, gladwin, MII am a grandmother and I know that perverts are out there but before this type of program aired I didn't know that they(pervs) are everywhere. Not just big cities but small towns too. I am from California and there is a lot there. Moved to Michigan and by golly perverts are here too. Where can we go to get away from them, the moon. I have 7 grandchildren and am very frightened for them. What can the average citizen do to put these kooks in jail? Or better than that put them on the moon.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70581Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:21:43 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70581Dave, Phoenix, AZThese guys should go away forever or at least be changed from a rooster to a capon. The ACLU will probably step into save them since one of their own principles just got caught with child pornography recently and you know these guys are the real victims. No punishment is severe enough in my opinion to get these guys number one out of society and the gene pool.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70582Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:22:10 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70582Sick of media hysteriaReality check. The following was submitted to the National Center for Missing and exploited children: "According to Washington ProFile, every fifth under age user of the Internet runs the risk of online sexual abuse. These statistics are given in the report of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Sexual molestation is a proposal to enter into sexual activity or provide sexual information (images, video). The authors of the survey did not register any case when Internet molestation led to real sexual contact or violation" Did everyone read that last sentence? They found NO instances of actual physical contact. Wake up people. The online predator craze amoungst law enforcment and the media is yet another scare tactic used to generate money for both. They have absolutely no interest in protecting children, they won't bigger ratings and more money for squad cars and ammo, respectively. This is a made up crime, envolving highly unusal entrapment tactics that are only one gavel fall away from being ruled unconstitional. If Cops and the Media are so interested in "protecting children", why don't they go into low income housing and drug neighborhoods where children face REAL threats, not just to their innocences, but to their lives. But, unfortunately for the poor and downtrodden, the law and the media still haven't figured out a way to make money watching them die. Great job NBC, and small town cops everywhere looking to make some headlines, and ask for a budget increase. Keep the fake problems in the spot light, while the real problems remain safely off the stage.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70586Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:27:35 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70586Kenneth DeMatteoThis is the absolute best show on tv. I find it amusing to see what complete idiots there are out there-knowing that so many people have seen the show-and that it has received an incredible amount of publicity. You would think that these perverts would be more careful. Good luck in catching more!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70587Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:28:47 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70587Nancy Tatera, Gurnee, Illinois 60031I watch your show with my 13 year old granddaughter. Her mother and I monitor her "my space" all of the time. Thank you.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70591Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:29:42 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70591MichiganIt's been a long, draining, horrible, humiliating, financially ruinous 2 1/2 years since my exhusband was arrested. He served 9 months in jail. He lost his family, home, 1/2 of a comfortable pension, the dog, his good reputation, & friends for starters. He will never be the grandpa that cheers his grandkids on at their sporting events because sex offenders are forbidden by law from being on school property. The attitude of his family, led by his aged, bully, vicious father is he was "set up" and the whole mess is "not his fault". (I think that family has a lot of secrets they don't want to see the light of day.) The court dates in a strange city were a nightmare. Lawyers huffed and puffed about nauseating chat logs. What fun it was for our adult professional kids & me to sit in court and listen to disgusting things about their father! Guys who do this listen up: You are NOT smarter than everyone else. You WILL get caught. YOU set up a date with an underage girl, not your computer. Your car did NOT kidnap you and drive you 150 miles to a park with condoms and a picnic lunch for two. YOU destroyed your life all by your secretive arogant self! Take your punishment like a man. Quit whining! I have only scratched the surface of the horrors that await you felons! These Dateline shows have been (more) excellent therapy for me. I watch every single one. Thanks for shining the spotlight on this wide spread problem.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70595Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:34:57 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70595Joleen, Corsicana TXi think this is show is a great idea. online predators are becoming more and more of a threat everyday. it's scary to even check my e-mail sometimes not knowing who might have gotten ahold of the address and what could be in there. maybe if the show continues it will make predators realize what they do is wrong! http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70600Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:39:49 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70600Christy Turner, Calgary, AlbertaHow about a Canadian episode? I have a pedophile in my family and the law did nothing to stop him. I'd love for you to catch what's really going on in these sleepy mountain cities...http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70604Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:44:14 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70604Tim,wylie,txStory in Murphy was shocking when it came out in the news. I live in Wylie which is the next town over. I watched the show when it came on hoping to not notice anyone that I or my kids may know.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70606Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:45:34 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70606Doug, Lompoc CaliforniaThis is an absolute shame. I applaud your efforts, you are doing fantastic work. Keep it up. Please do a follow up show, where we can see these monsters hauled off to jail "forever". http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70610Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:47:11 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70610Jennifer J, Atlanta, GAThis show is very informative for parents and shows just how easy it is for men to pray on the teens of America, but what about women? Do women ever use the internet to try to pray on the innocent youth because all we ever see is men.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70641Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:22:31 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70641Jim House Hope Mills, N.C.Dateline is absolutey the best reality program on television, great work Chris Hansen and NBC keep up the pressure on these predators.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70648Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:48:39 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70648Dan WeakleySet up a sting in Peoria Illinois, I'm sure everyone has heard of this city and it is smack in the middle of the U.S., not only would it make for some interesting discussion around town but also will clean up some sexual predators. We had a 13 year old girl get raped on the walk to school yesterday. Anything we can do to target predators is a good thing. http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70649Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:53:13 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70649T Capece, Salt Lake City UtahI love your show. I have to laugh at these guys when they give those pathetic excuses. They, and you know what they did and they still try to get out of it. You should set up shop in Salt Lake and bust some pervs here. Also, I wanted to ask if you only talk to people in chat rooms? I think you should set up some fake My Space accounts and bust people there as well.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70653Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:54:24 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70653Val TorresChris, Great job I love watching your show. How about doing a follow up show on what happens to this pedators after they get caught. It would be very interesting to see statistics on this guys how many go to prison and how many get away with just probation. I think they should all go to prison!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70666Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:15:43 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70666MEL ST GEORGE UT I THINK THIS SHOW IS WONDERFUL FOR ALL YOU COMPLAINING ABOUT IT WHAT IF IT WAS YOUR CHILD THAT WAS BEING SOLICITED THAT WOULD CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE IN A HEART BEAT I THINK THE MORE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO STOP THESE SICK PEOPLE THE BETTER http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70667Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:17:34 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70667B.C., Virginia Beach, VAPlease come to Virginia Beach. We need to catch the child predators/rapists here. Keep up the excellent work.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70672Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:20:25 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70672mom of 2 I watch the show all the time with my daughters. It helps them see that the person on the other end could very well be an adult. As a mom, when I say it, it's just their mom. This shows how dangerous the internet truly is for some kids.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70674Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:23:51 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70674Mary Mc Oklahoma City, OKI love the service you're providing and would watch this weekly. I am amazed at how many "first timers" there are - and that they actually think someone buys that. I especially love the ones who are "just waiting for a parent to come home to tell them what could have happened to their kid" ... glad all the predators are looking out for the kidshttp://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70676Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:24:19 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70676Brian McCarty, Huntingdon PAIt is impossible to think that there are people in our society today that believe the problem of solicitation of minors (CHILDREN)does not exist. To fault a media network or law enforcement agency for allegedly being part of the problem and not part of a solution is lunacy, in my opinion. Clearly, NBC and various other agencies are bringing much needed attention to this crime. Parents, families, caretakers: all need to be made aware of the heightened dangers associated with the unmonitored use of the modern Internet. I, personally, would like to thank NBC for continuing this series. It was disgusting to see the scum ,for lack of a better term, that turned up on the first installment. There was a sense of satisfaction in watching these perpetrators get caught and facing the consequences for their choices. I makes me cringe to think what might have happened if this had been a real situation and not a sting operation. To Catch A Predator should continue, and I liked the idea stated before about this being a nightly program, until these criminals are all brought to justice. Our children have many things to worry about growing up in this age, sexual predators should never have to be one of them.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70693Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:49:19 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70693Kelly-Marie, St.Petersburg, FLDateline needs to come to Clearwater. There is an entire restaurant here (Sam Seltzer's) that is full of adults who think it's "cool" to have sex with the teenage girls who work there. The general manager even takes them out drinking and noone does anything to stop it even though everyone knows about it.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70694Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:49:48 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70694Brian, Seattle, WAI think you are creating the crimes you then prosecute. Prior to the internet, many of these people would never have been traditional stalkers and would never have made a proposal face to face. But the internet gives them the nerve to try meeting someone. And then they do meet someone, but the person doesn't exist. The only reason they committed a crime is that you asked them to. I agree that these people have bad morals and make bad decisions, but you are ruining their whole lives - jail, lost marriages, kids uprooted, lost careers, lost careers, suicide? Over nothing real. This used to be called entrapment. Now its entertainment.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70695Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:51:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70695Stacey Tillery, Fort Deposit AlabamaGreat show! I have only one suggestion, why don't you guys have a decoy father there to handle the situation the way it would be handled if this were a real life ordeal? I would love to stand in as the decoy father.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70696Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:51:18 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70696Mary, Reno, NevadaLike others who have posted I would appreciate seeing what becomes of the predators after they have been caught. This might be more of a deterrant than showing the on-site interviews. Regardless, keep up the good work.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70703Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:55:34 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70703Pat Leclerc Osage City Ks. I hope you address the creep from the ACLU on your show and also the names of the two creeps who gave him 10 to 12 months! absolutley outrageous !!!heads should roll!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70705Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:58:44 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70705CaraThank you for the time and effort it takes to put this together. My husband and I watch every show, and we speak often of it to my family members with children who have computers. Nobody is immune. As for the councilmember who committed suicide; he pulled the trigger - Not Dateline. He solicited a minor online. His behavior brought him to this place, nobody else's.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70713Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:09:28 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70713Reynaldo Corpus Christi, TXI feel that these programs should be shown in schools. Too many young kids today, feel that they are to smart to be caught like this. But, unfortunately, some do not learn until its to late. These programs should serve as a wakeup call for us parents. Great job!! Keep it up!!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70719Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:16:25 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70719Billie Guy , Rochester Newyorkyou always show the guys i wonder if their is any women out their that would do something like this ? An if so please show me .http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70724Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:20:36 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70724Eva Langnehs, Louisville, KentuckyKudos to NBC and Perverted Justice! Wish you'd come to Louisville, Kentucky and catch a few of these creeps in the act!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70727Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:24:42 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70727John P, Fairfax, VAI only wish the law was as protective many years ago. I am an adult who was sexually assualted as a child. The method used when I was twelve began as a prank phone call. Eventually, I was kidnapped and raped by this 45+ man for over a week. When it was finally over, I had to deal with coming to terms with my sexuality. It was horrible. Because of trauma, I had a delayed start in life. I am now in my late 30's and have only recently left the bird nest to really be on my own. That is not to say that I haven't been on my own before. Its just that now as an adult I am using my past to help me become a better person. I am glad that this program is finally addressing an issue that has gone too long unnoticed.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70730Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:28:39 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70730Alicia Dorsey Phoenix, AZGood work me and my husband watch the show all the time,I think it's great so many gross men out there.They watch the show and still come to the house how STUPID.KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK THANK YOU, CHRIS HANSEN AND THE COPS.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70731Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:33:02 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70731Suzanne, San Francisco, CAChris, Your show is amazing! How about another Bay Area show? I was so suprised that you caught so many people in Petaluma. I can't believe people working in Silicon Valley are so perverted. Please come to San Francisco~ http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70732Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:34:10 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70732Concerned citizenIronic that in 2002 the fire chief of Flagler Beach, Rob Creal, was forced to resign for viewing pornography on Flagler Beach fire department computers with teenaged boys. This is easily checked by searching the archives of the Daytona Beach News-Journal for "Creal" in 2002.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70737Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:38:46 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70737PennsylvaniaI am grateful for the service Dateline NBC is providing for this nation. Dateline is getting serious with sexual predators, and it is past time for these men to be put in their place. My father sexually abused me while I was a young teen. After several months of abuse, I finally had the courage to tell someone, I thought that he would be in jail for a very, very long time. I was crushed when he was handed probation. I was the one who was singled out emotionally. I was the one who felt like a freak. It is time for sexual predators to feel ashamed and face stiff consequences. Do people truly understand the ramifications of sexual abuse? I still struggle with guilt. Somehow, deep inside, I still feel like what was done to me is my fault. I feel, at times, that I should have kept the secret to myself and had just chosen to live with it. Probation wasn’t enough to compensate for the pain I endured at home and the humiliation I faced at school. I moved 1200 miles from the small town I grew up in to get far away from my father and to escape the pain. I left so that I could start a new life, a life where my past wasn’t supposed to follow me. Then, I went to college and became best friends with my husband. The first time my husband and I tried to have sex, I JUST SOBBED IN HIS ARMS. I have to bury the memories of my father EACH TIME I have sex, and I have been married for over five years. Dateline, THANK YOU for making a step to protect children. America please put sexual predators BEHIND BARS. http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70741Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:42:35 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70741Lisa, Memphis, TNHOORAY for Dateline, Chris Hansen you are a HERO!!! We need to have daily To Catch a Predator shows, take off Jerry Springer and put on To Catch a Predator. Maybe oneday, someday these perverts will stop the madness, and get the message that they need to stop this crazy stuff. I watch this show with my teens (boy and girl) and tell them the dangers that are out there. I believe it's working because they don't chat, they use the internet for positive purposes, school, kepping in touch with out of town friends. They know very well a stranger on the other end could be a ugly, creepy old pervert trying to do evil.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70748Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:53:00 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70748Shauna Shatto, Dublin, VAKeep up the good work catching those perverts! I hope you are able to keep doing this, because I believe there are enough perverts out there, the shows can keep airing forever. Just make sure you hit all different areas, including Dublin, Virginia where I live! THANK YOU so much for doing this!!!!!!http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70753Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:02:45 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70753Seattle, WashWhile I totally agree with what the show is doing for our communities, and I think it should travel across the nation to every town to catch every predator, I also think we should spread some light on our children... Why are so many kids sitting inside homes all hours of the night chatting with perverts??? I completely understand if your child is safely in a chat room talking with friends from school and some weirdo interupts them and tries everything in their power to strive for attention... but what about the enormous amount of little girls that actually want this attention???I am amazed when I watch tv or go out to the mall or wherever, and see little girls in minnie skirts showing off cleavage and god knows what else! I realize times are changing but COME ON.. lets get rid of the predators.... as many as we can.. and then lets try to set some standards for our kids! Take them camping, take them fishing, do whatever.. just get them outside and away from the computers!!! Too many little girls think that this is cool... an older man wants to have his way with me, well where in the world would they learn that? What are they missing in their home??????http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70789Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:15:48 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70789Andy, Virginia Beach, Va.Try Virginia Beach, Va. I have seen many attempts on my daughters chat rooms.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70932Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:42:18 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70932eddie ocala fl.its a great show to keep these perverts out of the streets in harming innocent children,but its true why do some parents allow kids online.i want to thank all the police dept. in all states for these acts on these sick bastards.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70954Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:45:28 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70954jimhow do you get their permission to use them on TV ? please tell me they don't get lighter sentence http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#70958Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:46:18 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:70958Conrad Dauphinais, Creedmoor, NCI love you guy's @ Dateline and Perverted Justice! These pedophiles need to thank GOD for you and the cops catching them first. Keep up the great work because if I catch any pedophiles with any child, mine or not, in an incriminating manner, the court system will be the least of their worries. Come to my town or area anytime, PLEASE! http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#72472Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:48:55 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:72472Dave Nelson, La Mesa, Ca.My wife and I thought that it would be interesting if you devoted one or two shows to follow up with what has happened to the men caught, such as what sentence did they get, what happened to their marriage if they were married, and what friends thought of their activity once caught and exposed.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#72950Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:17:28 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:72950Susan, El Dorado Hills, CAPlease never stop doing these shows. I watch everyone as if I am still living the nightmare of finding out the father of my children was a child molestor. There is no cure for this disease and keeping them in jail is the only way to keep our children safe. Thanks to all of you for your hard work.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#76776Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:38:39 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:76776Deborah WeilandOh My Gosh Chris! My daughter and I have totally lost our respect for men in this country! I can't believe there are so many perverts out there seeking out our young unsuspecting young ones. Are television, magazines and commercials escalating this sick perversion? More and more men seem to be searching for the boyish undeveloped figures of pre-teens, children who are fresh and "un-used". It totally saddens me that men will lie and cheat to simply have sex with such a naive child. They definately should be locked up for a long time. God Bless you for your efforts in keeping these idiots off our streets. I pray for my grandchildren that they are protected from such perverts in the future thanks to your investigations.http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#76914Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:19:49 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:76914wieruyasd,lexington,kyI'm just curious when NBC will form its own network of "Catch A Predator 24/7". Seeing as how that's the only thing that seems to qualify as news in their eyes, lately. (lol parents keep your young children off the internet also thx)http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#77893Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:11:54 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:77893Ed Millinger Ste. Genevieve, Mo.The not guilty pleas of the twenty one suspects in the Flagler Beach show reminded me of the annoucer during a hockey game when someone was penalized they commented on how nobody ever thinks they did anything wrong. The guy with the four and six year old daughter and the pregnant wife really got to me, he said he did it because he was bored. How can anyone with two kids and one on the way be bored?http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#77985Sun, 04 Mar 2007 01:51:04 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:77985CHERYL,MARYSVILLE CAI APPLAUD YOU CHRIS AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING. DON'T STOP. I WISH THERE WHERE MORE PEOPLE OUT THER LIKE YOU WHO GO TO THESE LENGTHS TO STOP THESE GUYS AND EVERYONE OF THEM SHOULD BE LOOKED UP FOR YEARS FOR DOING WHAT THEY DO. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND I TRULY WISH MY SPACE AND OTHER WEBSITES LIKE IT COULD BE AND SHOULD BE BANNED. TO MANY PARENTS JUST ARE NOT HOME ENOUGH TO TAKE THE TIME TO SEE WHAT THEIR KIDS ARE DOING ONLINE AND IT IS A SHAME THEY ARE LONELY AND SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR THAT APPROVAL THAT THERE PARENTS SHOULD BE GIVING THEM. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK I LOVE THE SHOW AND SUPPORT YOU 100%http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/27/70195.aspx#78765Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:51:35 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:78765Melissa, MissouriWhen will you start busting females that stalk young boys? There are plently of them out there, yet you continue to only focus on finding males. I know of several instances where older women and used under aged men. Yet, in our society, some would think that is cool.