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File this under "D" for "Duh!" and "Disappearing"

By "Milbarge" and "Fitz-Hume"

I saw an interesting story in the New York Times about a blue-ribbon task force study concluding that the supposed threat to children from online sexual predators is vastly overblown, if not a myth approaching moral panic status. I wonder how often police from different jurisdictions end up talking to each other in chat rooms.

Anyway, I suspect this story will fade away and no one -- certainly not lawmakers -- will remember it the next time some high-profile case grabs headlines and demands action..."for the children."

Full post as published by Begging the Question on January 13, 2009 (boomark / email).