Jehu
Premium
join:2002-09-13
MA | truth is more scary
"(you have to be within 30-100 feet to connect with anyone)"
That should scare people more than an internet connection from someone 1000 miles away.... |
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rileyjam514
There You Go Again...
join:2005-06-26
Kearny, NJ
| WPVI messed up!!!
Come on guys!!! Is this what you do when ABC lets you keep the best theme song ever? You mess it up by ignoring facts???
Air a retraction, fix this!!! PHILLY PRIDE!
*sings theme song to myself*
*can't find link for MP3 of WPVI theme song*
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ropeguru
Premium
join:2001-01-25
Bridgeport, WV
clubs:
 ·VOIPo
| Just goes to show...
the sad state our media is in. Used to be that you had to have multiple sources of correct facts before publishing/airing anything. Not it has gotten to the point of just publishing/airing anything to make a story.
Media is just as bad a politicians these days. You cannot trust any of what they say.
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insomniac84
join:2002-01-03
Schererville, IN
| reply to Jehu
Re: truth is more scary
The truth means it's not happening. They thought it was possible to be sent porn over the internet, so they made up a story that would make it seem like it was actually happening. The problem is their information was wrong and it proves they made their story up.
This is called making up the news. |
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pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD
 ·Comcast
| reply to rileyjam514
Re: WPVI messed up!!!
said by rileyjam514  :Air a retraction, fix this!!! PHILLY PRIDE! LOL... maybe they will resort to the "fake but accurate" defense of the article. It worked quite well for SeeBS!
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jhboricua
ExMod 2000-01
join:2000-06-06
Minneapolis, MN
clubs: | Here's hoping Nintendo sues their pants.
I would expect nothing less. |
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ke4pym
join:2004-07-24
Charlotte, NC
 ·Verizon BroadbandA..
·Packet8
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to ropeguru
Re: Just goes to show...
said by ropeguru :the sad state our media is in. Used to be that you had to have multiple sources of correct facts before publishing/airing anything. Not it has gotten to the point of just publishing/airing anything to make a story. Media is just as bad a politicians these days. You cannot trust any of what they say. We're also in the middle of a ratings book month. Gotta pump up those viewer numbers! |
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rileyjam514
There You Go Again...
join:2005-06-26
Kearny, NJ
| reply to pnh102
Re: WPVI messed up!!!
But but but....
WPVI was the one last news source I would actually listen to. I HATE NEW YORK STATIONS. I HATE THEM. I HATE HATE THEM.
Now all is lost... a part of me has died today with this story.
Still got a swingin' theme song, though. So "revolutionary".
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phaqu
join:2005-05-26
Marietta, GA | reply to ropeguru
Re: Just goes to show...
Just remember.........
good news = no news story
bad news = a better news story
horrible news = a fantastic news story |
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TScheisskopf
World News Trust
join:2005-02-13
Belvidere, NJ
·Sprint Broadband D..
| reply to ke4pym
Aha! Sweeps time! I knew it! Say the "P" word and see a ratings bump.
Nintendo should sue. Hell, Sony should sue too, just for WPVI's gross stupidity.
Of course, ananxiolytic usage by suburban moms in the Philly viewing area just went up by orders of magnatude.
Another sordid chapter in our Culture of Fear. |
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Unregistered User
@69.244.x.x
| Tell them what you think
Maybe if everyone sends the station a complaint at
»abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?secti···=3293957
they'll see that they screwed up. Feel free to tell them what idiots they are, but back it up with facts. |
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smcallah
join:2004-08-05
Home
| reply to Jehu
Re: truth is more scary
Not to mention, to even connect from 30 to 100 feet away, both people have to be running the PictoChat app at the same time.
Most people aren't just running PictoChat and waiting for someone to walk by that is also using it.
Of the 1 out of 100,000 times that this scenario may happen, what are the chances it is a child predator finding a child? |
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cableties
Premium
join:2005-01-27 | reply to rileyjam514
Re: WPVI messed up!!!
Yeah, and send Jerry a hamster...bah bah bah badadad dadhdadaaaa ba bah bahhh, |
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danclan
join:2005-11-01
Midlothian, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
1 edit | reply to Jehu
Re: truth is more scary
from the Article:
"Nintendo confirms what happened to Emily is possible but the company claims that person must also be using another DS system and be within 65 feet."
so what they didnt say is that the odds of a pedo being that close to any kid and running a ds or other game and linking to said kid and sending said kids porn or enticements are astronomically high.....
and what they also STATE QUIET CLEARLY is that this whole incident with 'emily' all took place in a PUBLIC HOT SPOT with her parents.... |
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Jonbo298
join:2004-01-12
Council Bluffs, IA | reply to Unregistered User
Re: Tell them what you think
Done  and stayed civil about it and pointed out the flaws in the story |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
 ·Qwest.net
| reply to Unregistered User
The Story I would like to see
I am surprised some enterprising cub tv reporter doesn't have big story about the pornographic names of the common hotdog. Look at what is on the shelf, Big Beefies, Plumper's, Jumbo Beefies, Redhots, Footlongs, bun length,
Ball Park, Hardwood smoked, etc.  :D
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Jason Levine
Premium
join:2001-07-13
USA
| reply to Jehu
Re: truth is more scary
The reason why "1000 miles away over the Internet" is scarier than the "direct connect within 30-100 feet" is that it extends the reach of the pedophile. Joe Pedophile can harm a lot more children over 1,000 miles via the Internet than he can by trying to get within 30-100 feet of a child who happens to have a DS running Pictochat.
The "pedophiles are using Nintendo's DS to harm children" story was hyped up by the "news organization" (using the term loosely) while ignoring expert evidence that it just wasn't possible the way they were describing it. Can't let facts get in the way of a good story, now, can we?
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My Gallery | Jason's Toolbox | PCQandA.com | URateit.com |
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Battousai1
join:2006-02-16
Nashville, TN | reply to Unregistered User
Re: Tell them what you think
I also told them what i thought about their BS. Parents should be more worried about XBL using video chat soon. |
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Battousai1
join:2006-02-16
Nashville, TN | reply to Transmaster
Re: The Story I would like to see
Bryan's Juicy Jumbos were always my fav. |
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Mchart
Super Joe
join:2004-01-21
Gurnee, IL | On the topic of that, my favorite are the 'Big Az' subs that are sold in vending machines in public schools. |
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