• Thalion@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    Pretty sure the actual CP played a bigger role in the sentencing

    • 0110010001100010@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Yeah this is a scary, clickbaity headline meant to invoke a negative response about AI. AI is a tool, like a computer or pipe wrench. It can be used for good or bad.

      The sicko got what he deserved, but the AI bit is rather over-the-top.

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        10 months ago

        The part that freaks me out is more that he was in an influential position in children’s lives and he was making images of the specific children who were his patients.

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          10 months ago

          This is unfortunately not that uncommon. Pedos often work in child focused jobs. Very disturbing, and that’s why background checks are important in those fields.

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            10 months ago

            Not only pedos, in general sadistic people tend to try and get jobs which would give them the feeling of power over someone, and not all of them can be dictators, warlords, just politicians, even lowly prison guards or policemen, also cowardice is a factor. So - child-related jobs.

            But, to be frank, I’m not sure background checks are going to do that much good. People of this kind tend to bunch together, help each other, and can either get past the radar rather easy or utilize these checks to discredit anybody who’d be a threat to them.

            It’s a complex matter.

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            10 months ago

            Which makes you wonder why religious groups can get around the requirements. I am actually not against say the Church of LDS spending money to provide free therapy for children I just want those therapists held to the same standards we hold regular therapists too. Which includes sexual background screenings.

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          10 months ago

          Exactly, it’s not the AI bit, it’s the rest of the story about how this dude was in a position of power to exploit children (and did so) that’s just fucking sick.

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        10 months ago

        Username totally checks out. Definitely not AI or a bot.

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      10 months ago

      How come you are already using a short form, how often do you talk about this kind of thing???