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> I freaked the hell out and nuked the whole installation

when something so bad and rare is used as scapegoat for so many unrelated things as part of a fascist power grab, that everyone rather run away than to report when the actual crime happens to the authorities?

makes you wonder how much all the 'think of the children' knee jerk legislation actually helps anyone, besides the politicians

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I appreciate your view on the matter. In this case, however, as disgusting as it sounds, it's the "authorities" themselves serving that kind of content. Actual honeypots. No point in reporting, they perfectly know. Better to just run away and pretend nothing was seen.

You don’t know that.

Well, the FBI did run CP honeypots.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/04/the-hidden-side-...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/21/fbi-ran-websi...

That does not mean this instance was a honeypot, or, by extension, that reporting would be pointless.

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