Who's The Predator

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The tactics used in the video Did an FBI Sting Operation in Vegas Cross the Line? (CBS, 2014) and the article Who’s the Predator? (Rogers & Stone, n.d.) represent the future of catching criminals in two ways. First it shows how using modern technology can help catch criminals. Almost everyone depends on the internet for communication. That is why the FBI agents who turned off the internet to the room of the illegal gamblers in Las Vegas were able to gain fast and easy access. The criminals needed to have their computers to place bets through an on-line website and did not want to miss an opportunity (CBS, 2014). The sexual predators in the article were able to find young girls they thought they could take advantage of by using the internet

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