It's really not covered enough, that many of the "pedo hunters" turn out to be pedophiles themselves, or at the very least can be seen as guilty of the same sort of crimes (some of them even possess CP themselves to "lure" pedos, see this case: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/31/canada-arrest-pedophile-hunting-group-explicit-images).
You know what?
Maybe I will just make a thread of this...
Here's a case from the U.K. from only 1 month ago.
Again, given a reduced sentence (1 year) and minimal fine (300 squid, bruh).
And here's one from Ireland:
Another case, this time from Belgium.
Interesting that his sentence is so lenient, even though it was pretty much determined that he lied...
https://www.brusselstimes.com/373981/fake-pedophile-hunter-convicted-of-child-pornography
The defendant claimed to track down paedophiles on the internet but had never reported anything to the police.
www.brusselstimes.com