here's the biggest problem I see:
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Originally Posted by Boerseun
So I'll get a few months for fraud, but he'll get a few years for being a kiddie-porn buyer?
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Wouldn't you also get years (possibly more) for being a kiddie-porn seller? I don't think vigilante tactics will hold up in court, regardless of intent. It's best to let the gov't handle such things, though even then it can be tricky. Consider the Genarlow Wilson case. The alleged tape which showed underage sexual activities was passed from one official to another, which raised questions about porn distribution (even among those involved in the case).
Imho, the best vigilante approach would be to find legal pics that are on the border of legaility (barely legal stuff), and then bait them into purchsing, or even just viewing, some underage stuff (which wouldn't exist on the site) and then take them to a page showing their IP and that it has been logged. As long as you don't recieve any money, it's only deception, not fraud (I think?). Then all you have to do is email the IP list to INTERPOL or an equivalent local agency. Then leave it to them to follow the trail of proxies.
But actually, now that I think about it, I don't think the intent to view underage material would carry the same weight (if any weight at all) compared to possession/distribution.
