Beam me up, Scotty!!
Posted on 08/18/2005 10:28:53 AM PDT by dogbyte12
The LA Times recently ran a story about the Child Exploitation Section of the Toronto Sex Crimes Unit, which contained a mind-boggling statistic: of the more than 100 offenders the unit has arrested over the last four years, “all but one” has been “a hard-core Trekkie.” Blogger Ernest Miller thought this claim was improbable. “I could go to a science fiction convention,” he explained “and be less likely to find that 99+ percent of the attendees were hard-core Trekkies.” While there may be quibbling about the exact numbers, the Toronto detectives claim that the connection is undeniable. In fact,
Star Trek paraphernalia has so routinely been found at the homes of the pedophiles they’ve arrested that it has become a gruesome joke in the squad room. (On the wall, there is a Star Trek poster with the detectives’ faces replacing those of the crew members). This does not mean that watching Star Trek makes you a pedophile. It does mean that if you’re a pedophile, odds are you’ve watched a lot of Star Trek.
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Any Trekkers care to comment?
I always wondered where Scotty beamed those Tribbles!
I think it could be attribbuted to the popularity of star trek.
Weird. Really weird. I have been a Trek fan my whole life. Maybe its because a lot of people like Trek. So it just shows up. Perverts use puppys and kittens too.
Kirk would set phasers to kill on these sickos!
I was laid up in bed last week. I found some comfort in being able to watch some Star Trek on Spike. Now I feel dirty.
I think I will go take a shower.
I knew those pointed Spock ears had a hidden meaning!
In related news, Richard Gere laments the trouble with tribbles.
I don't know about Trekkies, but studies show Doctor Who fans are brilliant, handsome and great in the sack. Sorry ladies, I'm married.
I don't take anything from the LATimes seriously.
"Thought this would provoke some interesting discussion."
LOL! My Dad's theory is that Tupperware causes cancer. There's not a household in America touched by cancer that doesn't have at least one piece of Tupperware. ;)
But in far more shocking news, ALL 100 OFFENDERS DRANK WATER ON OCCASION.
Fascinating
I happen to be watching Star Trek: The Next Generation right now on Spike TV.
It's a good episode concerning the Crystaline Entity. Seen it a few dozen times.
No kids in sight.
Beam me up, Scotty!!
seems that pedophiles use star trek to attract young victims along with candy, stuffed animals, and other "bait" which children like.
so were all the catholic priests arrested for pedophillia using such bait?
Dr. Laura is a huge Star Trek fan.
In related news, interviews with detectives have shown that 100% of people who saw "Rocky Horror Picture Show" were stoned.
Perhaps because there are fans of Trek of all ages, so therefore here is a common interest that is exploited by the perverts sucessfully, and therfore more likely to be caught. Im sure the internet is a big player too.
The most likely way to bust a pedophile is by tracking them via computer (trading pictures/videos/stories, etc.)
Geeks are far more likely to use computers, and also know how to share files with others, than non-geeks.
Hard-core Trekkies are geeks.
Therefore, hard-core Trekkies who happen to be pedophiles are more likely to use computers than their non-Trekkie counterparts, and as such, are correspondingly more likely to get caught. This does not necessarily imply that they any are more or less common within that sub-population than in the general population.
Q.E.D.
I'm not so sure. I watch star trek, and so do lots of people--but not that many would actually buy the paraphernalia, I'dve though.
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