The title of this post is taken from a strange little piece from Wired.com about how one unfortunate "aspiring sexual predator" chatted online with three undercover cops.
There are a couple of disturbing parts to this piece. First, the guy was soliciting 13-year olds to have sex with him. Wrong. Not good. Bad. Secondly, he chatted with 3 undercover cops, none of whom knew about the other's existence. That seems a bit... wasteful. I mean, strictly in terms of how our tax money is being used. Thirdly, he was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison. That's a long time for a crime that was never committed - and, once again, a long time also in terms of how long our tax money will be paying for this person's meals. On the flip side, Indiana (where this guy is from) has much longer/more severe penalties for murder, which I personally find comparable to rape - they recommend 55 years or death. Which makes 17.5 years look like a lot less.
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