Police issue pedophile warning over 'Pedobear' internet joke..
"It is used by some users to mock people in internet chat rooms by suggesting that they are pedophiles or have said something slightly inappropriate about children.
Now police in San Luis Obispo in California appear to have misunderstood the internet trend – or meme - and have warned parents that the Pedobear is being used by real pedophiles as a 'mascot'.
In a po-faced newsletter that has made them the laughing stock of the internet, the Sheriff's department has warned parents that some paedophiles are even dressing as the bear to signal their intentions....The leaflet goes on to warn that 'the character's cute face and non-threatening appearance negate the truth of his sinister, much darker side'....
Here ya go!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1311669/US-police-issue-paedophile-warning-Pedobear-internet-joke.html
AND NOW...
http://www.tulsaworld.com/webextra/content/2010/crimesite/article.aspx?subjectid=450&articleid=20100915_450_0_TheTul939706
http://www.tulsaworld.com//webextra/content/items/PUBLIC%20NFOBulletin0000915.pdf
Quick...someone call NAMBLA for confirmation.
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Huh? What's the big deal?
Quote from: Conan71 on September 15, 2010, 01:25:48 PM
Huh? What's the big deal?
Somewhere at TPD your IP address was just logged....
Double face palm.
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For some reason, I get this feeling that someon who makes decisions somwhere in San Luis Obispo constantly had his comments responded to with pedobear. So he decides he is going to try and make the people who are posting against him appear to be the pedophiles, so he comes up with this brilliant idea. So suddenly this person uses his position to put out a warning saying this garbage, and viola, the ones calling him out are now supposedly the ones who have lesser morals.
Quote from: dbacks fan on September 15, 2010, 02:25:19 PM
Double face palm.
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Hey Amigo.... The kitten has just guaranteed you a blanket of safety.
You ever have a problem.... We can find a solucion.
Now the "pussy" picture would make a grown man cry.
I can't read this story without wanting to cry.
I've had my fill of stupid for the day, I'm going to bed.
and in related news
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100915/ts_yblog_upshot/pentagon-to-investigate-hundreds-of-suspected-child-pornography-fans-in-its-ranks
"UPDATE--September 15th, 2010. Tulsa Police originally told FOX23 News the man in Pedobear costume at San Diego's Comic Con conference who was questioned by police was a registered sex offender. Today, Tulsa Police tell FOX23 News, they made a mistake and the man in the costume is not a registered sex offender. However, police say it is disturbing that someone would dress in a costume that makes fun of pedophiles and would give out free candy to children."
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Pedobear-The-New-Pedophile/jcdOrr1dzU2Pbv12JE4qZw.cspx
Something to remember the next time a cybercrimes expert warns you not to believe everything you read on the internet.
I went to comic con...
BTW, that is a "Predator" mask. So yes, Pedobear went to comic con as a Predator.
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Quote from: patric on September 15, 2010, 04:15:51 PM
"UPDATE--September 15th, 2010. Tulsa Police originally told FOX23 News the man in Pedobear costume at San Diego's Comic Con conference who was questioned by police was a registered sex offender. Today, Tulsa Police tell FOX23 News, they made a mistake and the man in the costume is not a registered sex offender. However, police say it is disturbing that someone would dress in a costume that makes fun of pedophiles and would give out free candy to children."
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Pedobear-The-New-Pedophile/jcdOrr1dzU2Pbv12JE4qZw.cspx
Something to remember the next time a cybercrimes expert warns you not to believe everything you read on the internet.
I find it disturbing that people would move them around the country and try to keep it quiet...
Quote from: Trogdor on September 15, 2010, 04:49:54 PM
I find it disturbing that people would move them around the country and try to keep it quiet...
Not a Catholic are we?
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Quote from: Trogdor on September 15, 2010, 04:49:06 PM
I went to comic con...
BTW, that is a "Predator" mask. So yes, Pedobear went to comic con as a Predator.
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That is awesome
Quote from: Trogdor on September 15, 2010, 04:49:54 PM
I find it disturbing that people would move them around the country and try to keep it quiet...
And I find it disturbing that TPD doesn't want us to make fun of pedophiles.
Quote from: dbacks fan on September 15, 2010, 02:25:19 PM
Double face palm.
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I do so love that woman. Without guilt. :)
Quote from: Trogdor on September 15, 2010, 04:49:06 PM
I went to comic con...
BTW, that is a "Predator" mask. So yes, Pedobear went to comic con as a Predator.
Note in the story that they keep saying they kicked him out of comic-con, a "family friendly event."
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Quote from: sgrizzle on September 15, 2010, 10:24:32 PM
Note in the story that they keep saying they kicked him out of comic-con, a "family friendly event."
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It's
family freindly PG-13ish um, sorry I got distracted by the photo, what was I going to say? ;D
Quote from: dbacks fan on September 16, 2010, 11:19:55 AM
It's family freindly PG-13ish um, sorry I got distracted by the photo, what was I going to say? ;D
Nice cat?
I bet Pedo bear becomes the Halloween mask of the year.
Quote from: Conan71 on September 16, 2010, 11:30:36 AM
Nice cat?
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There went some coffee...
Quote from: Townsend on September 15, 2010, 12:29:32 PM
Quick...someone call NAMBLA for confirmation.
What does the North American Marlon Brando Look Alike club have to do with that?
Quote from: Smokinokie on September 16, 2010, 02:33:15 PM
What does the North American Marlon Brando Look Alike club have to do with that?
:D :D :D
I read the news article.. but didn't read the Bulliten. Holy crap that is classic!
Quote from: Trogdor on September 16, 2010, 02:57:13 PM
I read the news article.. but didn't read the Bulliten. Holy crap that is classic!
We made FARK, Buzzfeed, Gawker.com, etc. The world is laughing at Tulsa again.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/pedobear-strikes-tulsa-ok
http://gawker.com/5639308/pedobear-panic-hits-tulsa-oklahoma
http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=5624696
http://jumpinganaconda.com/2010/09/pedobear-panic-hits-tulsa-oklahoma-videuhoh/
http://www.okshooters.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1285667
http://www.inquisitr.com/85054/pedobear-panic-spreads-to-oklahoma/
Quote from: patric on September 16, 2010, 09:30:29 PM
We made FARK, Buzzfeed, Gawker.com, etc. The world is laughing at Tulsa again.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/pedobear-strikes-tulsa-ok
http://gawker.com/5639308/pedobear-panic-hits-tulsa-oklahoma
http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=5624696
http://jumpinganaconda.com/2010/09/pedobear-panic-hits-tulsa-oklahoma-videuhoh/
http://www.okshooters.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1285667
http://www.inquisitr.com/85054/pedobear-panic-spreads-to-oklahoma/
Tulsa is just passing along another Sheriff department's memo. Not sure we should bear the brunt of that.
Quote from: sgrizzle on September 16, 2010, 09:41:43 PM
Tulsa is just passing along another Sheriff department's memo. Not sure we should bear the brunt of that.
+10 on the :D
I just looked at most of the news sites for Phoenix and none of them had the story, and we get a lot of news stories out of southern California. If I get the time I'll ask some one in our PD Investigations if they have heard about this.
Quote from: sgrizzle on September 16, 2010, 09:41:43 PM
Tulsa is just passing along another Sheriff department's memo. Not sure we should bear the brunt of that.
For some reason, we jumped on it while most of the country suspected it was a hoax.
The culpability is spread wide and thin, however, because almost all local media went with it prima facie, without citing (or perhaps even considering) a second source for information.
Here is the history of Pedo Bear from Encyclopedia Dramatica
http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Pedobear (http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Pedobear)
From stage's link:
This is one of the most bizarre things I've seen or heard in a long time. Oh and apparently pedophiles have certain signs they use amongst themselves. So they are like pervy gangbangers?
Quote from: Conan71 on September 17, 2010, 01:59:52 PM
This is one of the most bizarre things I've seen or heard in a long time. Oh and apparently pedophiles have certain signs they use amongst themselves. So they are like pervy gangbangers?
Wait, you didn't recognize what I was throwing up?
Quote from: Conan71 on September 17, 2010, 01:59:52 PM
From stage's link:
This is one of the most bizarre things I've seen or heard in a long time. Oh and apparently pedophiles have certain signs they use amongst themselves. So they are like pervy gangbangers?
What's even better is that they keep using the San Diego pedobear incident as proof that it is being used by pedophiles. Only thing is that the guy wasn't a pedophile, just a case of mistaken identity: http://calcoastnews.com/2010/09/pedobear-not-ok-with-tulsa-police/ (http://calcoastnews.com/2010/09/pedobear-not-ok-with-tulsa-police/)
Quote from: Townsend on September 17, 2010, 02:07:21 PM
Wait, you didn't recognize what I was throwing up?
A 12 pack and a supreme pizza?
Quote from: Conan71 on September 17, 2010, 02:23:49 PM
A 12 pack and a supreme pizza?
throwing up signs, cracker
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Oh smile it only gets better from there:
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