Predators (2025) review

From 2004 to 2007, NBC ran a popular "reality" program called To Catch a Predator that involved "luring" in men looking to have sexual encounters with what they believed were minors, getting chastised by host Chris Hansen and then arrested by the local police department as soon as they stepped outside, so documentarian Osit examines this phenomenon by interviewing (adult-aged) "decoys" who were on the show, pedo-hunters like Skeeter Jean, Hansen and Mark de Rond, a sociologist (who offers some keen analysis).  It goes without saying that adults trying to take advantage of children is repugnant - as an educator, I've known entirely too many (in fact, in the last month a school resource officer I used to work with was imprisoned for this exact crime) - but Osit is correct in questioning the methods being used to ensnare these disturbed individuals, condemning both amateur "predator hunters" (for the "clicks" and "likes") and Hansen himself, who boasts "what I do is for a greater purpose."  The director takes quite a while to reveal he was abused as a child - which I feel should have been brought up earlier on - and the film, by rolling around in the pits of primal sexuality, taints itself: you might need to go for a long walk (or stand in a boiling hot shower) after watching it.  But what I want to know is: why isn't this an area exclusively for law enforcement to handle?  Maybe if cops were less busy shooting minorities, they'd have the time to address this issue (and provide mental health counseling).