-_Hi, Im Chris Hanson..._- v. Show might be done!

[kingcrux31]

YES!

 

[flintgrey]

I don't know - my thoughts are mixed. Don't get me wrong - lock up all the child molesters in town. It disgusts me fully. But for argument's sake Ican see how people view this show as entrapment and it would take a suicide like in this situation to fully embrace that notion.

 

[championhood]

Originally Posted by seaner23

this will be tossed out of court.

i got a feeling it won't.....

 

[trelvis tha thrilla]

Originally Posted by Kingtre

Conradt's sister, Patricia Conradt, sued the network, saying "Dateline" was responsible for his death and the harm to his reputation. She grew up in the house where Conradt committed suicide.

No $!@!!, your perverted, child molesting Dad was responsible for the harm to his reputation.

 

[kingtre]

Originally Posted by FLINTGREY

I don't know - my thoughts are mixed. Don't get me wrong - lock up all the child molesters in town. It disgusts me fully. But for argument's sake I can see how people view this show as entrapment and it would take a suicide like in this situation to fully embrace that notion.

I don't really see it...i mean i ain't gonna front i didn't watch too many episodes cause that stuff skeeves me like nothing else BUT- thepedophile initiated the contact correct? then they were just lead along ultimately to the meeting place by nba and that perverted justice group, not thePOLICE...

so its not like theres a 15 yr old half naked girl calling dudes into her house that are walking by then out jumps a task force...these people knew what wasgoing on and had all kinds of talks/picture exchanges etc beforehand-

i dont see how they are gonna argue entrapment...the only thing that could be considered wrong is them beefing up the suspense and the little interview partfor added drama for the sake of the tv show...other than that i dont know...

 

[DYNAMICS]

Hope the shows continues.

Is it currently on now? because I haven't caught one episode this season.

 

[thunderchunk69]

it doesn't matter if it goes to court or not, even before this incident they were having difficulties getting advertisers


also, http://niketalk.com/topic/22367, told you so ;-)

 

[p mac one]

I feel absolutely no remorse for the dude who killed himself. He got caught.

 

[jdb1523]

It's not NBC's fault he's twisted in the head. This is a %%+%!@%+ lawsuit.

 

[militaryiv]

NBC didnt pull the trigger

 

[superblytrife]

It would suck to get aired out on national television. But, maybe they should have thought about that prior to trying to meet kids with the intent to bone.They get no love from me.

 

[dsk aka illoquent]

Originally Posted by Kingtre

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A $100 million lawsuit claiming that NBC prompted the suicide of a former Texas prosecutor who was caught up in its popular sting series "To Catch a Predator" is moving ahead after a ruling by a U.S. federal judge on Tuesday. Louis Conradt, a 56-year-old assistant district attorney, shot himself in November 2006 after he was confronted at his Terrell, Texas, home by police officers. They were accompanied by an NBC news crew that was there to film his arrest.


"To Catch a Predator," a segment of NBC's "Dateline" newsmagazine program, lures men to a house with hidden cameras in the belief that they are about to have sexual relations with underage girls or boys. There, they are confronted by the program's host and promptly arrested. In Conradt's case, he was expecting to meet up with a 13-year-old boy.


Critics of the show say it is a form of entrapment, and they have questioned NBC's partnership on the series with an online vigilante group called Perverted-Justice.


Conradt's sister, Patricia Conradt, sued the network, saying "Dateline" was responsible for his death and the harm to his reputation. She grew up in the house where Conradt committed suicide.


U.S. District Judge Denny Chin, while dismissing some causes of action, said certain key claims in the complaint can proceed to trial, according to a 40-page ruling.


Chin let the case go forward on claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress and violation of civil rights, saying if the allegations were proven, "a reasonable jury could find that NBC crossed the line from responsible journalism to irresponsible and reckless intrusion into law enforcement."
"Rather than merely report on law enforcement's efforts to combat crime, NBC purportedly instigated and then placed itself squarely in the middle of a police operation," the opinion read, "pushing the police to engage in tactics that were unnecessary and unwise, solely to generate more dramatic footage for a television show."


A spokeswoman for NBC, which is majority-owned by General Electric Co, said the company will continue to defend itself vigorously.


"We think the evidence will ultimately show that 'Dateline' acted responsibly and lawfully," spokeswoman Jenny Tartikoff said in an e-mailed statement. "The judge's ruling was based solely on the plaintiff's version of the facts. For purposes of this motion only, the judge was required, under the law, to accept the plaintiff's allegations as true."


NBC had argued that it owed Conradt no duty to protect him from suicide, according to the ruling.

I have no feeling of sorrow for these dudes so I hope they lose and the show continues...i mean its a wack situation but they aren't forced into it....they go out and look for it-


my thoughts exactly

the more and more i watched the show, the less remorse (and i have NONE now) I had for these dudes getting caught...

 

[Spectacular23]

Woah! They still give this, on what channel? I remember NBC but I haven't seen it a while on it, is there another channel that's giving this show?