> face value exactly. never take anyone at face value. they're narcissistic psychopaths looking for any method and excuse to get content and an excuse to beat someone down. they probably jump through so many hoops and go through so many crazy measures to get those guys to entrap those people. it probably takes lots of time and practice and refinement and they have a whole business model for it. they're typical scammers. the kinds of guys that would try to get you to go to an atm to sell you speakers out of the back of their car. i remember that scam back in the 2000s. "hey kid i got a speaker in my car, it's great high quality stuff, man!" and then they start to get pushy "oh we can go over to the atm, man!" and when you start to refuse, they start to get mad. those are the exact same kind of guy. they're coercive. so they probably target a specific set of guys that they know they can coerce. i mean an 18 year old or 20 year old getting seduced by a 14 years? it's just so stupid. i mean i get it is illegal and obviously criminal, but the situation was entirely invented. there never even was a girl and they're the ones that manufactured the nonexistent situation. they probably had their girlfriend or sister do the voice and talk to the guy and lull him into a false sense of security. but otherwise these guys would never have ever even committed the crime. it's just pure scamming entrapment for their own gain. no different than selling fake speakers out of the back of your car.
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