History Main / PaedoHunt

* ''Series/TheDailyShow'' mocked one of these Paedo Hunt specials by pointing out how, in the "dramatic re-enactments," the online predator ''[[ADateWithRosiePalms was typing with one hand]]''.

* [[PapaWolf As a father himself]], ComicBook/ThePunisher [[BerserkButton is especially vengeful]] towards people who harm minors.

* Occasionally discussed on ''Series/ThisIsWonderland''.

* A more literal application of the trope happens in one episode of ''Series/WithoutATrace''. A young-looking woman posing as underage bait; a fledging, wheelchair-using unofficial cop (an accident prevented him from getting a badge); and a cameraman (who was later revealed to [[RapeAsBackstory have been raped during a home invasion when he was 12]]) set up a sting operation to catch paedophiles, a la ''ToCatchAPredator''. Unlike the Chris Hansen-manned operation, this version is more vigilante-based and not exactly foolproof to prevent people from escaping, which one guy managed to do. The cop goes after him and gives him a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech "The Reason You Suck" Speech]], which [[DrivenToSuicide drove the pedophile to shoot himself with the cop's gun]]. To [[FromBadToWorse make things worse]], when the cameraman realized the cop was about to tell the police what happened, the cameraman tried to [[HisNameIs kill the cop to shut him up]], but was unsuccessful. By the episode's end, the cop survived the assault, but only by killing the cameraman.

* A more literal application of the trope happens in one episode of ''Series/WithoutATrace''. A young-looking woman posing as underage bait; a fledging, wheelchair-using unofficial cop (an accident prevented him from getting a badge); and a cameraman (who was later revealed to [[RapeAsBackstory have been raped during a home invasion when he was 12]]) set up a sting operation to catch paedophiles, a la ''[[Series/ToCatchAPredator To Catch a Predator]]''. Unlike the Chris Hansen-manned operation, this version is more vigilante-based and not exactly foolproof to prevent people from escaping, which one guy managed to do. The cop goes after him and gives him a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech "The Reason You Suck" Speech]], which [[DrivenToSuicide drove the pedophile to shoot himself with the cop's gun]]. To [[FromBadToWorse make things worse]], when the cameraman realized the cop was about to tell the police what happened, the cameraman tried to [[HisNameIs kill the cop to shut him up]], but was unsuccessful. By the episode's end, the cop survived the assault, but only by killing the cameraman.
* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] in a skit on ''[[Series/TheWhitestKidsUKnow The Whitest Kids U' Know]]'': Trevor sings a song [[HarmfulToMinors to a group of children]] titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNR-x1net-A Get a New Daddy]]'', teaching them that if their fathers annoy them, they can [[FalseRapeAccusation lie about him molesting them]] to send them away and get new ones.

* A more literal application of the trope happens in one episode of ''Series/WithoutATrace''. A young looking woman poses as underage bait, a fledging, wheelchair bound unofficial cop (an accident prevented him from getting a badge), and a cameraman (who was later revealed to [[RapeAsBackStory have been raped during a home invasion when he was 12]]) set up a sting operation to catch paedophiles, a la ''Series/ToCatchAPredator''. Unlike the Chris Hanson manned operation, this version is more vigilante based and not exactly full proof to prevent people from escaping, which one guy managed to do. The cop goes after him, and gives him a ReasonYouSuckSpeech, which [[DrivenToSuicide drove the pedophile to shoot himself with the cop's gun]]. To [[FromBadToWorse make things even better]], when the cameraman realized the cop was about to tell the police about what happened, he tried to kill him to shut up, though was unsuccessful. By episode's end, the cop survived the assault but by killing the cameraman.
* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] in a skit on ''Series/TheWhitestKidsUKnow'': Trevor sings a song to a group of [[HarmfulToMinors children]] titled ‘[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNR-x1net-A Get a New Daddy]]’, teaching them that if their father annoys them, they can [[WoundedGazelleGambit lie about him molesting them]] to send them away and get a new one.

** Averted in the episode "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy," where upon learning that Ike's female kindergarten teacher is having sexual relations with him, many of the townspeople simply [[DoubleStandard congratulate him on "scoring"]].

* [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] in a skit on ''Series/TheWhitestKidsUKnow'': Trevor [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop sings a song]] to a group of [[HarmfulToMinors children]] titled ‘[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNR-x1net-A Get a New Daddy]]’, teaching them that if their father annoys them, they can [[WoundedGazelleGambit lie about him molesting them]] to send them away and get a new one.

* The bulk of ''Film/TheHunt'' is about a CloseKnitCommunity turning on a member they mistakenly believe to be a child molester.

* A more literal application of the trope happens in one episode of ''Series/WithoutATrace''. A young looking woman poses as underage bait, a fledging, wheelchair bound unofficial cop (an accident prevented him from getting a badge), and a cameraman (who was later revealed to [[RapeAsBackStory have been raped during a home invasion when he was 12]]) set up a sting operation to catch paedophiles, a la ''ToCatchAPredator''. Unlike the Chris Hanson manned operation, this version is more vigilante based and not exactly full proof to prevent people from escaping, which one guy managed to do. The cop goes after him, and gives him a ReasonYouSuckSpeech, which [[DrivenToSuicide drove the pedophile to shoot himself with the cop's gun]]. To [[FromBadToWorse make things even better]], when the cameraman realized the cop was about to tell the police about what happened, he tried to kill him to shut up, though was unsuccessful. By episode's end, the cop survived the assault but by killing the cameraman.

* Subverted (via some parodying of the DoubleStandard) in an episode of ''TheGeorgeLopezShow''; George's wife works the neighborhood into a frenzy over a convicted sex offender living in the neighborhood. When a neighborhood mob shows up on the offender's doorstep, they find out "he's" a "she" - a [[HotForStudent former teacher who had sex with an underage student]], and had served time for it. The crowd (with the now-doubly indignant exception of the wife) disperses with basically an "Oh. Carry on, then."

* The ''ComicStrip/ThePerryBibleFellowship'' lampshades this trope with [[http://www.pbfcomics.com/215/ Kitty Photographer]].

* The ''ComicStrip/PerryBibleFellowship'' lampshades this trope with [[http://www.pbfcomics.com/215/ Kitty Photographer]].

* In an episode of ''Series/BeingHuman'', [[FriendlyNeighbourhoodVampire Mitchell]] mistakes one of his unlabeled discs of "vampire porn" for a ''Creator/LaurelAndHardy'' movie, and lends it out to one of the neighborhood boys. The result is a ''massive'' pedo hunt, complete with (misspelled) graffiti, eggings, angry mobs and being spat in the face.

* One story arc of ''BatmanAndTheOutsiders'' has Arsenal and Co. teaming up with [[SpecialGuest John Walsh]] to hunt down a massive organized paedophile/child prostitution/slavery operation. The arc began with one of the female team members admitting to have been a captive of this gang during her teenage years.

* Though it was only revealed retroactively, the seduction of [[Franchise/SpiderMan Gwen Stacy by Norman Osborn]] may qualify. While there was no hunt on him for that reason, it did stir up the hate for him.

Nothing better to whip up some outrage in your story than making the bad guy a paedophile. More cynical works about this trope will often note that getting people whipped up into a mob-frenzy -- over any subject, but particularly one as emotive and genuinely shocking as this -- can be a very good way to distract and manipulate them.