Chris Hansen, known for his “To Catch a Predator” series of reports for “Dateline NBC,” has been caught on hidden camera himself in what is could turn out to be a compromising situation. Hansen, 52 and a married father of two, was secretly videotaped June 24 arriving at the Ritz-Carlton’s Angle restaurant allegedly with Kristyn Caddell, 30, according to the National Enquirer, which has the footage posted on its website. A “romantic dinner” ensued at the Manalapan, Fla., restaurant, according to an Enquirer source.
Cameras filmed them driving back to Caddell’s Palm Beach apartment, where they didn’t emerge until 8 the next morning, the story alleges. Caddell, who works for a local TV news station, then reportedly drove him to the airport, according to the tabloid.
I dunno, seems like interesting irony since Hansen was a huge holier-than-thou defender of the set-up and the hidden camera. Oooops.
Just as electromagnitism existed, undiscovered by humans until the invention of some physics, wire and electrical energy, I claim Universal Morals exist in an undiscovered state, to be discovered through experience. These can be quite complex, and only known after mistakes in judgement are made.
Humans may make up morals out of thin air, but those morals lack the substance than is generated from careful examination and thought.
This is why children can not decide to do things adults can do. They lack the “experimental” experience to make sound moral judgements. They may have ideas, and claim to “understand” things, but they haven’t connect experience to mistakes to action into their immature brains.
What—well, you know what they call people who more than believe in things that can’t be proven, but moreso believe in things where the evidence flatly contradicts them?
Thats right.
Part of Alfies Flying Circus. I’ll look for you next trip thru town.
Whatever you ignorant 15 year old douchbag.
# 33 bobbo Just remember that sex with monkeys is wrong, Wrong, WRONG! There is however, more leeway with sheep for some reason.
Sheep don’t complain
Monkeys have teeth.
Mr Fog–I see you are a man of refined culture and experience. Yes, those teeth.
Does remind me of the joke about 5 years before the mast and having sex on the island of sheep.
Long joke–punchline is the guy picked the most ugly sheep. Funny when you have the time to tell it.
A lot of big fans of adultry hanging out here..interesting. I guess moral relativism is big with a few of you. “How can you compare someone who killed 15 people with someone who killed 35 people!”
As for all the pedophiles Hansen supposedly nabbed…how many actually committed a crime? It was all pre-crime. Half of the guys caught were literally retarded. One guy was caught twice! And yes, they were douchebags just like Hansen. I find setting up idiots to do crimes — aka entrapment — very similar to what con men do.
I’ll rebut JCD for my post above. I’m not a fan of adultery. I simply don’t give a rats ass that an adult (married or not) boned another adult. It has no affect on my life. I’m one of those that lives by the “leave me alone and I wont blow your house up” kind of people.
I completely agree with you about his show. It’s a bullshit entrapment/entertainment shows made for people who’s lives are so fucked up they thrive off of seeing someone else get fucked up. There’s a case right now up here in Petaluma of a guy they “busted” on that show. The thing is, he committed no actual crime. His conversations online were with other adults pretending to be under age. That’s actually not a crime.
#46 Completely agree. This Chris Hansen guy is more of a tool than I thought he was.
The whole predator chasing “show” was about commercializing the well ageless sheeple fears of the sex boogieman. Add a few ‘boy as a target’ episodes and you got a hit show!
Two consenting adults meeting for an adulterous affair is morally equivalent to pervert douche bags trying to molest teenage girls??
Wowser. You’re quite the genius, Dvorak.
#22 Dear Greg, I didn’t say a thing about sexual predators. So far as I’m aware this man has never molested a child. He’s an adulterer plain and simple. He was most like a fornicator before that. This sort of behavior is normal in his peer group so what you fussing about? I didn’t attack him for acting like his peers and I don’t understand why you are attacking me for for pointing out the obvious. This is normal behavior in his peer group. There is no story move on.
#46–JCD==you say: “It was all pre-crime.” /// No. Its against the law to proposition a minor over the internet. Illegal to send pics of your junk as well. I don’t know that for sure, but I think so. And if not, it should be. Same for an adult to drive to a minor’s house when her parents aren’t there to do…..ANYTHING.
I agree entrapment can be misused, but face it: Jail is our mental health program for retards. Why should retarded sexual predators be treated any differently?
Entrapment: everything you do is a CRIME, both morally and legally as agreed to by the vast majority of people, but it should not be prosecuted because it was a set up?
No. I don’t think so. Good police work which is why a tv show had to do it. Cops too lazy and stupid.
We actually need MORE entrapment programs.
JCD–would YOU take a car because the keys were left in it? A purse left on a park bench? Visit a child who posts “I’m into stuff, RU?” Why give retards a break?
Not saying I condone adultery either! Just saying who really cares where this man sticks his penis. It is irrelevant to me as long as it wasn’t some sort of rape (In other words consensual, and not with someone underage.). If people want to commit adultery then maybe they shouldn’t have gotten married in the first place. Remember this; in many cases adultery is not a victimless act. Someone usually always gets hurt, and that is the real crime here.
jester–name the crime. As opposed to a civil action?
#46 John C Dvorak
He is a douche if he cheated on his wife (maybe she should be able to sue for breech of contract). However, it is more like the difference between fraud (contract/trust) and rape (statutory) than 15 murders or 35, it is not about a difference in numbers it is about the ability to (legally) consent. A person that seeks out pre-pubescent children is far worse again I suspect you would agree.
I think the show is revolting and is mainly to sell adds and scare parents, but the outcome of preventing child abuse isn’t. There are shows about cheating and cheaters are assholes too.
P.P.S. He is however a hypocrite in as much as you can categorize both things as sexual misconduct.
bobbo, I used the word “crime” figuratively. It is not exactly a crime in the “legal” sense of the word. Unless you are a Puritan or a Quaker, then all bets are off.
jester==well of course, whenever something is incorrect, its only hope is to be figurative. But you framed your use of the word in the context of there being “a victim” when adultery occurs. You might want to assume it was the non-adulterous party but the crime might be just the opposite? So, the question remains: what crime? But the answer is: we don’t know. Not enough facts. We can assume facts with given assumptions to get whatever answer we want. Maybe Hansen’s wife drove him to it? The crime then would be driving without a license?
Hey–its hot and the stupidity displayed on the 911 Pentagon Conspiracy has me dispirited. 2-3 more crimes right there.
Wow, she’s young enough to be his daughter. I guess if you can get past that than he/you should have no problem hanging out at the quad picking up 18 year old college girls. Hi, I’m Grandpa, ya wanna come back to my pad for some groooovy love making? We gotta stop by the pharmacy first.