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. - eviltoast
Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral
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With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution.
  • T156@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    It’s basically the same motivation as people who have a gun and are itching for the apocalypse so they can loose the safeties.

    Even saying that it’s righteous violence is ascribing positive motivations that may not exist. They’re just looking for someone to attack, and an alleged paedophile is a socially acceptable target to unleash that violence on.