# Lorne Armstrong - To Catch A Predator **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2015, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorne-armstrong-to-catch-a-predator/740676 "2015-12-17T11:10:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorne-armstrong-to-catch-a-predator/740676/21 "2015-12-19T10:25:01Z")
Man, and I was totally rooting him for cycling drug-free, too. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorne-armstrong-to-catch-a-predator/740676/22 "2015-12-19T15:59:15Z")
So when he got excited during his chats with the “13 year old”, did he tore da pants? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorne-armstrong-to-catch-a-predator/740676/23 "2015-12-20T01:14:15Z")
Hope you guys don’t mind a more serious post. I wrote this yesterday, before checking to see what direction the thread had gone. > [@Lorne\_Armstrong](#): > > Sorry, guys. I didn’t sign in just to get more views. I’ve been lurking for years. I wanted to get opinions of the real Lorne Armstrong because I discovered the TCAP program and am amazed at this guy’s story and the following he has. His backstory is so pathetic and hilarious that it’s almost too much to believe. > > In short: > > 37-year-old man finds 13-year-old girl in chat room, talks about only sex, exposes himself repeatedly, calls his genitals “Mr. Penis,” claims he’s in love with the teen, gets caught on national TV, starts crying like a baby, gets arrested. > > There’s just too much comedy to believe. He used the word “penis” 270 times in his chats. He asked her questions like “Do you love my penis more or my balls more?” Walked around his apartment naked in front of his webcam - except for a hat which covered up his baldness. > > The stupidity is epic. I think there’s now several hundred parody videos of the guy, some of them are hilarious. So, in other words, he’s popular to make fun of. Sounds interesting. Sometimes I think social shaming is better than anger at dealing with things like this. He wouldn’t be the first person who did something stupid on TV and got made fun of, and I don’t generally have a problem with that. What I’d be concerned about is how this affects him. Is he immediately recognizable in real life? Because I could see that being a problem. Becoming the most famous guy on TCaP could harm any chance at recovery, since he’ll need to get back into real life. With therapy and medication to control his urges, he might be able to be a productive citizen, but only if people give him a chance. Then again, he’s going to be on a sexual predator list anyways, so it might not matter. And maybe the fact that people ironically like him may help him get better chances. It surely is better than if they were horribly angry at him–sympathy and anger don’t really mix. Anyways, if you needed any proof that pedophilia is not just a different orientation, you have only to pay attention to this guy. He’s sexually obsessed in a way that cannot be explained just by lack of a sexual outlet. I was a virgin for quite a long time, and I never acted like this. So yeah, those are my thoughts. I’m sure there will be a lot of people who will make fun of it, but it is what it is. ---
**Author:** ![DrForrester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8edcca/32.png) [@DrForrester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrForrester)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorne-armstrong-to-catch-a-predator/740676/24 "2015-12-20T14:15:36Z")
This sort of web site really does kick a man when he’s down. It’s ongoing humiliation and punishment for a person who (hopefully) has already received punishment enough. Lorne seems to be a prototypical example of the sort of person who falls into this spiral. Although I have never interviewed him, let’s write a generic profile of these Predators: 1. Fantasy prone. 2. Insecure 3. Not gainfully employed 4. Feels out of control of life ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorne-armstrong-to-catch-a-predator/740676/25 "2015-12-21T12:31:41Z")
> [@DrForrester](#): > > This sort of web site really does kick a man when he’s down. Umm, dude. If you kick a man when he’s standing chances are he’s gonna take a swing at you. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorne-armstrong-to-catch-a-predator/740676/26 "2015-12-21T16:31:52Z")
> [@DrForrester](#): > > This sort of web site really does kick a man when he’s down. It’s ongoing humiliation and punishment for a person who (hopefully) has already received punishment enough. If he goes after underage kids, there isn’t enough punishment to be had. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorne-armstrong-to-catch-a-predator/740676/27 "2015-12-21T20:16:56Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > It’s not too late to PM a mod and ask for a name change. Yes, you get one chance to change your name. How about “Joel Rifkin”? ---
**Author:** ![TheBeef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b2d939/32.png) [@TheBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorne-armstrong-to-catch-a-predator/740676/28 "2017-11-28T15:27:40Z")
lmao! ������ ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorne-armstrong-to-catch-a-predator/740676/29 "2017-11-28T20:10:37Z")
I don’t think reviving this thread has served much of a purpose, and not sure if our zombie-resurrector intends to stick around. If he does, he can open a new thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lorne-armstrong-to-catch-a-predator/740676.md?page=1)