Fucked up situation

facepollution

You should absolutely turn him in. I'm sure police would be able to tell from analysing both your computers whose computer is whose. They would be able to see things like transactions made etc. It would probably be a good idea, like others have said to get some legal advice.

I think you need to forget about the friendship for now. By sparing him the treatment or punishment he is due, you may be putting children at risk - not to mention that he has supported the abuse of a lot of children by downloading so much material.

anotherclone

catch22 wrote:

huh?

Forgive me. my bad. I meant, Mr. Terminal velocity.

The Champ

You seriously need to sucker punch this guy in the throat first thing, then call the cops..or at least confront the fucker about it..you can't just pretend nothing happened can you? Oh and of course this all applies only if it is indeed child porn not barely legal stuff which someone brought up but has yet to be addressed..

urbanhippie

Call the police. There ARE NO EXCUSES. You have to do this NOW.


Whether he's involved or just an observer, he's dangerous.

chadwick

The Champ wrote:

You seriously need to sucker punch this guy in the throat first thing, then call the cops..or at least confront the fucker about it..you can't just pretend nothing happened can you? Oh and of course this all applies only if it is indeed child porn not barely legal stuff which someone brought up but has yet to be addressed..

i like you to
nice throat punch to his dumb ass

good call

AllIAm

The Champ wrote:

You seriously need to sucker punch this guy in the throat first thing, then call the cops..or at least confront the fucker about it..you can't just pretend nothing happened can you? Oh and of course this all applies only if it is indeed child porn not barely legal stuff which someone brought up but has yet to be addressed..

true true. just remember.. this is your life too. and theres no way in hell you wanna go down for what your friend is doing. i knew someone who had a neighbor that was looking and distributing child porn. the FBI took him down. they were tapping his internet for months.. so you never know who's already been watching. if it were me i would get over the awkward part pronto

terminal velocity

Thanks, guys. I will confront him

Not that it's any degree of um, better, but they are internet pictures, not of him. These are not 'barely legal' girls, for those wondering

urbanhippie

terminal velocity wrote:

Thanks, guys. I will confront him

Not that it's any degree of um, better, but they are internet pictures, not of him. These are not 'barely legal' girls, for those wondering

It doesn't make it any better.
The people who make these images do it because people like your 'friend' want to look at them.

Good Luck and remember, cold water is best for washing out bloodstains.

eyedclaar

urbanhippie wrote:

Good Luck and remember, cold water is best for washing out bloodstains.

I like where your mind is at.

urbanhippie

eyedclaar wrote:

I like where your mind is at.

Thank you. I have a daughter.

mnicole22

Seriously??

sick bastard. I would NEVER look at him the same again....

call the cops. You will regret it if you don't.

Do you have kids? If you did you would NOT be wasting time posting here.

He should be castrated.

prism

scb wrote:

He's your friend, he has a big problem, and it needs to stop. For me, the main issue is the children being harmed more than you (no offense), who may or may not have been harmed (depending on whether he downloaded it while at your house).

So what is the best way to help your friend stop his problem, thereby protecting the children? That's the only question in my mind. And I don't know the answer. If going to the police is the best way to put an end this this, then do it. But if being confronted by and getting help from someone he can still think of as a friend would be more effective, then maybe that's a better solution.

Good luck. :(

i agree

in a situtation like this the children being harmed must take priority over any friendship...do whatever it takes to get him to stop immediately even if it means turning him and his computer over to the cops

catch22

urbanhippie wrote:

Thank you. I have a daughter.

people wonder where america gets its reputation for loving bloodthirsty vigilante justice... we are savage cowboys at best.

pearljgirl2010

I'm really sorry you have to deal with this...no one ever wants to see their friends in a bad light. I hope you can get through this--I'm sure what you saw on his compy has sickened you--and move on without this "friend" in your life.

Lizard

catch22 wrote:

people wonder where america gets its reputation for loving bloodthirsty vigilante justice... we are savage cowboys at best.

Would you rather hug the child porn lover/possible child molester??

not saying viglantism is the solution but let's not lose sight of what is IMPORTANT here.

catch22

Lizard wrote:

Would you rather hug the child porn lover/possible child molester??

not saying viglantism is the solution but let's not lose sight of what is IMPORTANT here.

i'd rather see him investigated, arrested, tried, and imprisoned, or sent to get the psychological help he needs to stop this obsession and maybe learn to help others do the same.

RolandTD20Kdrummer

You're not going to help him by ratting him out to the cops. That's only going to fuck up his life big time on your conscience. Depends if you think he might act on his "hobby"

Running to the authorities over everything solves nothing. It just makes the govt more intrusive in other areas as well.

Tell him you had to use his computer for a bit and found something. If he doesn't like it, or locks his computer....well....there's the door.

Also tell him to get his own internet connection by changing the wireless key, and telling him he's really lucky he's not hearing all this from behind bars. If that means he has to resort to internet cafe's or moves ...then fine... do it.

If it were me I'd probably kick him the hell out just the same regardless. Also make sure it's actually kiddy porn and not some barely legal type stuff.

Tough call.

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Lizard wrote:

Would you rather hug the child porn lover/possible child molester??

not saying viglantism is the solution but let's not lose sight of what is IMPORTANT here.

What is important here is getting him to stop. If hugging him is what would get him to stop, then I would rather hug him. If turning him over to the police is what will do the trick, then do that. But has anyone actually established what's the best way to get this kind of behavior to stop?

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RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:

You're not going to help him by ratting him out to the cops. That's only going to fuck up his life big time on your conscience. Depends if you think he might act on his "hobby"

Running to the authorities over everything solves nothing. It just makes the govt more intrusive in other areas as well.

Tell him you had to use his computer for a bit and found something. If he doesn't like it, or locks his computer....well....there's the door.

Also tell him to get his own internet connection by changing the wireless key, and telling him he's really lucky he's not hearing all this from behind bars. If that means he has to resort to internet cafe's or moves ...then fine... do it.

If it were me I'd probably kick him the hell out just the same regardless. Also make sure it's actually kiddy porn and not some barely legal type stuff.

Tough call.

While I agree with this post, I can't help but notice the irony that we as a society (not necessarily you) have no acceptance of porn depicting girls under 18 (and we shouldn't) but we're all over it as soon as the girl's 18th birthday comes along. There seems to me to be a possibly contradiction here. But maybe that's a subject for another thread.

NCBRI

I would def. get some kind of legal advice on this just to protect yourself. That would be the first thing I do. I would have to kick him out really soon too. The dude has some kind of problem for sure and maybe he can get some help, but that isn't your problem.