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It's horrible that this happened and obviously I'm glad the pedophile is in jail, but how exactly was she "coerced"? And how is any of this Omegle's fault?

johntiger1 3y ago
Yeah it's unfortunate, but I don't think Omegle is exactly at fault here. Perhaps we should consider the abuser to be the one at fault?
- shadowgovt 3y ago
  We can and do, and on the other side of a legal process, it may be found that Omegle is not at all liable for the actions of its users. ... and if the owner of Omegle doesn't want to take the years it'd take (and tens of thousands in legal fees) to find out whether or not they're liable for a silly project they put together for fun, I can't fault 'em.
willsmith72 3y ago
> how exactly was she "coerced"? Yeah no this is a terrible take. She was coerced by being an 11 year old talking to a grown adult. How do you think she was coerced?
- thaumasiotes 3y ago
  Usually being coerced would involve some amount of coercion.
- JSavageOne 3y ago
  Well that's the question I'm asking, and you didn't answer the question > coerce - persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats. What was the threat? Why did she oblige? Why didn't she just block him?
  - Crespyl 3y ago
    Children, being children, are often gullible and easily manipulated, especially by someone practiced in the matter.
    - JSavageOne 3y ago
      Yes but coercion implies a threat. If the guy was in another country, it's hard for me to imagine how she became a "digital sex slave" (how the article refers it) instead of just blocking the guy. Naturally I'd imagine there was some kind of blackmail for her to comply, but the article doesn't mention anything like that.
      - buffington 3y ago
        It's hard for you to imagine, and I'm going out on a bit of a limb here, because you're not a ten year old girl. I've been the parent of a ten year old girl, and can say with confidence that it's within the realm of possibility that an adult could manipulate a child in ways that ultimately would make that child afraid, if not utterly terrified, to be disobedient. You scraping and digging through the comments here imploring to know about how she was coerced suggests to me that what you're really looking for is a justification to blame the ten year old girl. "coercion implies a threat" implies that with no evidence of a threat, the girl must have played along. She must have liked it. That's the vibe you give as you dig in and keep demanding people prove there was a threat. I sincerely hope I'm wrong about that vibe.
        savingsPossible 3y ago
        Your implied accusation is totally baseless. I am just logging a protest, I have absolutely no interest in discussing it.
        buffington 3y ago
        Protest warranted. I apologize that you felt that it was an accusation. I could have been more tactful in expressing what my impressions were of your probing. I'm happy to be wrong.
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bobsmooth 3y ago
It's easier to blame Omegle than society or her parents failing to educate her about the dangers of the internet.

johntiger1 3y ago

Yeah it's unfortunate, but I don't think Omegle is exactly at fault here. Perhaps we should consider the abuser to be the one at fault?

shadowgovt 3y ago
We can and do, and on the other side of a legal process, it may be found that Omegle is not at all liable for the actions of its users. ... and if the owner of Omegle doesn't want to take the years it'd take (and tens of thousands in legal fees) to find out whether or not they're liable for a silly project they put together for fun, I can't fault 'em.

willsmith72 3y ago

> how exactly was she "coerced"? Yeah no this is a terrible take. She was coerced by being an 11 year old talking to a grown adult. How do you think she was coerced?

thaumasiotes 3y ago
Usually being coerced would involve some amount of coercion.
JSavageOne 3y ago
Well that's the question I'm asking, and you didn't answer the question > coerce - persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats. What was the threat? Why did she oblige? Why didn't she just block him?
- Crespyl 3y ago
  Children, being children, are often gullible and easily manipulated, especially by someone practiced in the matter.
  - JSavageOne 3y ago
    Yes but coercion implies a threat. If the guy was in another country, it's hard for me to imagine how she became a "digital sex slave" (how the article refers it) instead of just blocking the guy. Naturally I'd imagine there was some kind of blackmail for her to comply, but the article doesn't mention anything like that.
    - buffington 3y ago
      It's hard for you to imagine, and I'm going out on a bit of a limb here, because you're not a ten year old girl. I've been the parent of a ten year old girl, and can say with confidence that it's within the realm of possibility that an adult could manipulate a child in ways that ultimately would make that child afraid, if not utterly terrified, to be disobedient. You scraping and digging through the comments here imploring to know about how she was coerced suggests to me that what you're really looking for is a justification to blame the ten year old girl. "coercion implies a threat" implies that with no evidence of a threat, the girl must have played along. She must have liked it. That's the vibe you give as you dig in and keep demanding people prove there was a threat. I sincerely hope I'm wrong about that vibe.
      - savingsPossible 3y ago
        Your implied accusation is totally baseless. I am just logging a protest, I have absolutely no interest in discussing it.
        buffington 3y ago
        Protest warranted. I apologize that you felt that it was an accusation. I could have been more tactful in expressing what my impressions were of your probing. I'm happy to be wrong.
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bobsmooth 3y ago

It's easier to blame Omegle than society or her parents failing to educate her about the dangers of the internet.