Teen Trains Cops to be "1337"

[Runes911]

Searched for Teen & Cops

http://gamepolitics.com/2006/12/17/teen-trains-police-officers-to-be-1337/

With the rise in popularity of online games, Internet predators are increasingly turning to the world of multiplayer in order to locate potential young victims.

In at least one jurisdiction, police have found a new tool to help catch such online pedophiles.

Salt Lake City?s KUTV-2 reports that officers from the local P.D.?s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force have recruited a 15-year-old gamer named Zach to help them to navigate the world of online gaming.

Officer Ken Wallentine from the task force explained:

We are adults and we are not great gamers so we didn?t know what we are doing so we brought in an expert.

As the resident expert gamer, Zach performs all sorts of tasks, from leveling up characters so that officers can pose as regular gamers, to teaching officers net lingo such as LOL, ROFL, and the meaning of ?noob?.

Zach himself doesn?t make contact with sexual predators, but he is an important aid to officers as they attempt to pose as minors during online stings. At a recent awards banquet, Attorney General Mark Shurtleff presented Zach with a plaque honoring his work with the Salt Lake City police.

For Zach, the reward is in a good day?s work, helping to catch online bad guys:

I think they are, like, dirt bags? I don?t care for them at all should all just be behind bars.

By the way, if the ?1337? in the headline confuses you, click here for an explanation.

- Reporting from Canada, GP Correspondent Colin ?Jabrwock? McInnes

 

[Aikouka]

Wow, the mangina count will skyrocket in WoW now .

 

[Zysoclaplem]

Well damn. Cut me off at every turn. What is a predator to do??

*goes to the mall with a bag of candy*

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
Well damn. Cut me off at every turn. What is a predator to do??

*goes to the mall with a bag of candy*

Old tricks are the best tricks, eh?

 

[mcurphy]

Wow, I never thought predators would be in MMO's. I rarely see flirting, nevertheless someone trying to actually hook up in person through games.

I guess the pervs are trying anything now that dateline busted them in the chat rooms, lol

 

[Ameesh]

my chinese friends helped me level up my wow player so i could fit in better!

 

[Zysoclaplem]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: Zysoclaplem
Well damn. Cut me off at every turn. What is a predator to do??

*goes to the mall with a bag of candy*

Old tricks are the best tricks, eh?

You mean young tricks...AHAHAHHAAH

*vomits*

 

[yhelothar]

ololol teh popoz r teh l337

 

[Runes911]

Originally posted by: mcurphy
Wow, I never thought predators would be in MMO's. I rarely see flirting, nevertheless someone trying to actually hook up in person through games.

I guess the pervs are trying anything now that dateline busted them in the chat rooms, lol

LOL look up WoW and cyb0ring. There is a video taken on a roleplaying server, a guy stumbles across two characters 'getting it on' so to speak. :evil:

 

[Nerva]

haha, linked to wiki for 1337

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: Runes911
LOL look up WoW and cyb0ring. There is a video about an RP server where a guy stumbles across two characters 'getting it on' so to speak. :evil:

Deeprun Tram is where it's at, baby... that's where I ask all me womens to go in WoW. Nothing more romantic than trains speeding over your head while Nessy watches you mack it with that cute level 4 night elf "Iseeu".

 

[mcurphy]

Originally posted by: Runes911

Originally posted by: mcurphy
Wow, I never thought predators would be in MMO's. I rarely see flirting, nevertheless someone trying to actually hook up in person through games.

I guess the pervs are trying anything now that dateline busted them in the chat rooms, lol

LOL look up WoW and cyb0ring. There is a video about an RP server where a guy stumbles across two characters 'getting it on' so to speak. :evil:

I've never played WoW, but I'll have to check out that vid, sounds hillarious. I've spend most of my time in CoH, and there is rarely conversation beyond the task at hand or just oddball jokes and comments.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: Aikouka

Originally posted by: Runes911
LOL look up WoW and cyb0ring. There is a video about an RP server where a guy stumbles across two characters 'getting it on' so to speak. :evil:

Deeprun Tram is where it's at, baby... that's where I ask all me womens to go in WoW. Nothing more romantic than trains speeding over your head while Nessy watches you mack it with that cute level 4 night elf "Iseeu".

I think I just threw up a bit in my mouth.

 

[mugs]

Little do they know, Zach's plan is to get them all hooked on WoW, then when they're all in the police station on a raid he'll rob the town blind.

 

[Wapp]

lol, mormons...