It certainly is not a new or rare occurrence to be arrested for a "thought crime"

They can merely call it "Conspiracy to commit ___________" and give someone nearly the same punishment as if they had committed the crime.

Another criticism of the show is that they do not allow the offenders time to change their minds. Perhaps many men would get there and think "Do I really want to throw my life and my family, career, everything away for this.... is it worth it?" Some might have changed their minds.
melodious fellow Reviewed by melodious fellow on . Catch a Predator This is my 420th post. I was gonna hold off until I harvest my grow to post but this is just too weird to wait. I logged in last night and saw someone had responded to a thread I had responded in from a year ago. The thread was started by a 16yo. girl. I responded then saying she was pretty and looked a lot older than 16. Believe me, I just was being friendly and have no desire to hook up with a kid. That was a year ago. Last night some guy quoted my response from back then and said "Hi, I'm Rating: 5