﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>theForum » General Information » Current affairs and general news  » Notorious vigilante jailed again</title><generator>InstantForum 2016-2 Final</generator><description>theForum</description><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/</link><webMaster>theForum</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:25:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>Notorious vigilante jailed again</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost34281.aspx</link><description>&lt;a href="https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/self-important-county-durham-paedophile-27782164"&gt;https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/self-important-county-durham-paedophile-27782164&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Sam Miller is in trouble again.&amp;nbsp;</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:52:18 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>punter99</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: Notorious vigilante jailed again</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost34294.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="34293" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1696502927371"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34293" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34293" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="34293" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Steadfast - 5 Oct 23 8:20 AM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-34293"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="34291" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1696502927371"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34291" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34291" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="34291" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Goya81 - 4 Oct 23 7:53 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-34291"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="34283" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1696502927371"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34283" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34283" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="34283" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;khafka - 2 Oct 23 8:16 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-34283"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I can't say his name rings a bell but I'm glad he's been pulled up. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Something just sits very wrong with me about these vigilante groups. Mainly the whole posing as children to lure folk in just seems... weird..?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="34283"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'm pretty sure that for the majority of these are a deliberate distraction from something they themselves are doing that they know they shouldn't be, psychological projection.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="34291"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Absolutely. I worry about what they do for a number of reasons - firstly, they must be engaging with actual children whilst 'hunting' online. I find this terrifying. Secondly, how many people are they actually entrapping? Some of the bits of transcripts you see clearly points to coercion and very underhanded behaviour by these people. I seen one where the 'vigilante' reiterated several times that they were 18, and then suddenly wanted to arrange a meeting and they inexplicably stated they were a young teenager after the meet was arranged.&lt;br/&gt;This said, I do find it astounding that there is not a properly managed requirement to police people trying to groom the vulnerable online. It wouldn't need to even be the police, but a civil service department with strict guidelines doing things properly.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="34293"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The internet is vast, with new apps being launched all the time. No govt could possibly police all of it. Having said that, the police and vigilantes clearly target certain places, which are known to be a problem. The Kik app being one of them. Some of the chatrooms have moderators, but others clearly do not. Perhaps the online safety bill will result in more of these places being moderated, although the ones that are based outside of the UK are not under our laws and can do what they wish.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:52:18 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>punter99</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: Notorious vigilante jailed again</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost34293.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="34291" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1696489961575"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34291" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34291" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="34291" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Goya81 - 4 Oct 23 7:53 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-34291"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="34283" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1696489961575"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34283" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34283" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="34283" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;khafka - 2 Oct 23 8:16 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-34283"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I can't say his name rings a bell but I'm glad he's been pulled up. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Something just sits very wrong with me about these vigilante groups. Mainly the whole posing as children to lure folk in just seems... weird..?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="34283"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'm pretty sure that for the majority of these are a deliberate distraction from something they themselves are doing that they know they shouldn't be, psychological projection.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="34291"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Absolutely. I worry about what they do for a number of reasons - firstly, they must be engaging with actual children whilst 'hunting' online. I find this terrifying. Secondly, how many people are they actually entrapping? Some of the bits of transcripts you see clearly points to coercion and very underhanded behaviour by these people. I seen one where the 'vigilante' reiterated several times that they were 18, and then suddenly wanted to arrange a meeting and they inexplicably stated they were a young teenager after the meet was arranged.&lt;br/&gt;This said, I do find it astounding that there is not a properly managed requirement to police people trying to groom the vulnerable online. It wouldn't need to even be the police, but a civil service department with strict guidelines doing things properly.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 08:20:45 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Steadfast</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: Notorious vigilante jailed again</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost34292.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="34291" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1696466295117"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34291" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34291" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="34291" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;Goya81 - 4 Oct 23 7:53 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-34291"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;div data-id="34283" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1696466295117"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34283" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34283" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="34283" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;khafka - 2 Oct 23 8:16 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-34283"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I can't say his name rings a bell but I'm glad he's been pulled up. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Something just sits very wrong with me about these vigilante groups. Mainly the whole posing as children to lure folk in just seems... weird..?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="34283"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'm pretty sure that for the majority of these are a deliberate distraction from something they themselves are doing that they know they shouldn't be, psychological projection.&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="34291"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Oh almost certainly. It's almost guaranteed that they'll have a bunch of convictions themselves as well. &lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 01:38:58 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>khafka</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: Notorious vigilante jailed again</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost34291.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="34283" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1696445566068"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34283" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34283" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="34283" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;khafka - 2 Oct 23 8:16 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-34283"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;I can't say his name rings a bell but I'm glad he's been pulled up. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Something just sits very wrong with me about these vigilante groups. Mainly the whole posing as children to lure folk in just seems... weird..?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="34283"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I'm pretty sure that for the majority of these are a deliberate distraction from something they themselves are doing that they know they shouldn't be, psychological projection.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 19:53:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Goya81</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: Notorious vigilante jailed again</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost34284.aspx</link><description>&lt;div data-id="34281" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1696336899866"&gt;&lt;a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34281" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;+&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="34281" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on"&gt;x&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"&gt;&lt;div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"&gt;&lt;a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="34281" title=" "&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[b]&lt;/span&gt;punter99 - 2 Oct 23 3:43 PM&lt;span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup"&gt;[/b]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-34281"&gt;&lt;div class="if-quote-message-margin"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/self-important-county-durham-paedophile-27782164"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/self-important-county-durham-paedophile-27782164"&gt;https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/self-important-county-durham-paedophile-27782164&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Sam Miller is in trouble again.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="34281"&gt;&lt;span class="goto"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class="quote-markup"&gt;[/quote]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;HI&lt;br/&gt;How I love the language of the media. "He was HAULED back to the court", makes you think with this sort of exaggerated use of wording what sort of "degree" they obtained at Uni.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Mind you all this just to give 1 more month; its not like his life will suffer or be disgriminated against when applying for a job. Mind you his PO might write a character ref for him.:)</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 13:46:13 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>JASB</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: Notorious vigilante jailed again</title><link>https://forum.unlock.org.uk/FindPost34283.aspx</link><description>I can't say his name rings a bell but I'm glad he's been pulled up. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Something just sits very wrong with me about these vigilante groups. Mainly the whole posing as children to lure folk in just seems... weird..?&lt;br/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 20:16:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>khafka</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>