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[–] Vindicator 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

"Sure" wasn't meant literally. I haven't researched it in the slightest. It was over two decades ago, and it wasn't a topic I cared to dig into too deeply back then pre-Internet (not that my editor would have allowed any such discussion in a family-oriented weekly anyway, LOL). You should dig into it and make a thread of your findings.

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[–] VeryOffended 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I've just started looking into it tonight. There is quite a bit out there when it comes to "abnormal sexuality" and polygraph. I haven't delved into the pedophilia studies yet bc I've only just started 5 minutes ago and the shallow searches require downloads.

3 things:

-Thank you for encouraging me to do something on my own.

-When researching, do you often come across having to download pdfs and other formats in order to view content? I don't trust and I don't know when I should. I don't know how to research in a safe way, but maybe I'm too paranoid.

-You said, "When I was a journalist..." What changed your distance from journalism? No need to answer if that's too personal.

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[–] darkknight111 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Get a very good malware detector and only look into trusted sources. Malware can include spyware or shit that plants CP on your computer (classic DS tactic to ruin truthers).

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[–] Vindicator 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Glad you're taking it on, VO!

I was not in the news business very long before it became abundantly clear it was completely corrupt. We had a high school girl murdered and left on the football field. The grandfather was speaking to the press. I was covering the story for the local small paper of the suburban town. The way the city journalists, both broadcast and print, treated that man made me never want to be part of such a thing again. The things you have to do to advance in that industry just to a living wage were not worth doing.

I did have the satisfaction a couple of months later, though, of beating several of them in a competition for a regional investigative journalism award. :-)

As for pdfs, I usually only download them from reputable sites...I've never gotten malware. Perhaps others have some advice? @darkknight111 @karenrussel63 any thoughts?

I know the safest way to research is to set up a separate laptop as a "sand box" that can be wiped clean after every session, encrypt it, and use a VPN. I've never set anything like that up, though, because I'm not digging on the dark web or anything. Some previous posts:

https://archive.fo/7xRiH https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/2129741