SOC212H1 Lecture Notes - Electronic Tagging, Web Chat, Chat Room
Document Summary
Spokane, washington homosexuals were to live in secrecy. With the internet, people connected and they weren"t alone. 2003: cobra82 was the town republic mayor (jim west), grabbed the attention of a reported bill morlin. 1970, wave of sexual abuse swept thru the most trusted institution (school, church, Boys scouts), people knew what was going on but never said anything. June 2003, focused on three men previously sexually abused by david halm, halm (1981) shot himself once he was accused. Halm"s close friend was jim west, people were wondering how jim west was blind sided to the fact. This guy (unknown) said jim west was met after the chat room, and had consensual sex this young man brought the idea that jim west might be using the internet to have sexual encounters with younger boys. Newspaper and consultant created a account on the web chat to try to figure out if it was mayor west.