’IT’S ILLEGAL, SURE (MEHHHH)’
Online conversations in ’boy love’ forums reveal disturbing intentions
SUBJECT: VOLUNTEERING WITH CHILDREN
Date: 2013-01-14
“So I applied to be a mentor (won’t say which organization) and while I expect, but do not fear the criminal/ finger print/background/interview checks, I am wondering what else to expect. . . .I read something about how they want to talk to significant others/wives/girlfriends which doesn’t faze me because I don’t have one (and never did) but also friends. I haven’t had friends in a long time though it’s no fault of my own (long story). Anyone been through the process. I have a meeting with them.”
RESPONSE: “If it’s some kind of supervised after-school thing where you’re never alone with the boy, I doubt they’ll do anything more than a criminal check, general interview, and talk to your references to make sure you’re reliable. If it involves one-on-one, or trips alone together and sleepovers at your house, they’ll be more invasive especially if it’s a well-run, national organization with chronic pedophile problems . . .(I was) once was a mentor at a community center staffed by all volunteers. I don’t even think that group even did a criminal check, just an interview then basically said come by next Saturday and mingle with the kids to find one you’d like.”
SUBJECT: GROOMING
Date: 2015-02-09
“There’s one boy in my life who at this time would still, I think, be all for my grooming (if his parents hadn’t gotten in his head first). He used to be into snuggling up against me while we played on the iPad. He’s the boy who jumped off of the coffee table into my lap (in his pajamas and monkey slippers). I always try to picture what he and I alone would be like and the best way to describe it is with one word – beautiful. . . .If I say, “I want to make you feel good” to a boy and put my hand on his “you know what,” is that bad? It’s illegal, sure (mehhhh). But, is it immoral as so many think? Grooming? Bad? I just don’t know. . .”
SUBJECT: ENCRYPTION
Date: 2015-01-07
“Just how safe is our data and more importantly our identity. . . . I have come across several sites discussing all this flurry of excitement and fear, even panic, of how deeply we are all being watched. Here is a link to a Youtube that may help a bit because a lot of it is from the various ‘horses mouths’”
RESPONSE: “The crypto community (of which I am not a qualified member) seems to agree that GPG, as an asymmetrical form of encryption for communicating with others, is extremely good and, essentially, unbreakable given sufficient key lengths AND conscientious administration. This seems to be confirmed by Snowden and other insights gained into the operational capabilities of the ‘bad guys.’”