hay guys, someone is suing over 'To Catch a Predator Show' for $100 M

[B40]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07182007...a_r__fagen.htm

'DATELINE' SUED IN SEX-STING SUICIDE

July 18, 2007 -- THE sister of a veteran Texas prosecutor who blew his brains out as he was about to be busted in an underage-sex sting set up by "Dateline" is slapping NBC with a $100 million suit.

Louis "Bill" Conradt grabbed a gun and shot himself as he spotted cops, reporter Chris Hansen and a camera crew from the popular "To Catch a Predator" segment outside his home on Nov. 5, 2006, according to a notice of claim sent to NBC yesterday.

The suit will be filed Monday in Manhattan Federal Court on behalf of his estate, said Patricia Conradt's lawyer, Bruce Baron.

"NBC was responsible for his death. They conducted their sting operation and intentionally and with negligence sensationalized the situation," Baron said.

"It brought it to the point that he died of a self inflicted gun shot wound."

The 56-year-old prosecutor, a highly praised 20-year-law enforcement veteran, allegedly went online to solicit sex from a 13-year-old boy.

Hansen and a "Dateline" crew tagged along with cops to the prosecutor's home to capture the arrest.

NBC said if a suit is filed, "we will defend ourselves vigorously, as we believe the claims are completely without merit."

[legendofxix]

This is stupid, it won't win.
For one, it was his choice to go there. He didn't have to go, he chose to go of his own free will.
Therefore, if they claim entrapment, they fail.
Also, he chose to shoot himself cause he knew if he got caught his life was over.
What do you expect, we shouldn't sympathize with pedophiles or even listen to ridiculous cases like these.

[vladislav]

I totally see the 'sensationalizing' argument, I hope there is something done about that, media are the biggest whores on the planet and shows like this are on not because of poor kids, that's for sure. Awareness is good, doing it because of shock value/ratings is not.

[Tribal]

It won't go down.

Also if anyone is intrested there is a NEW Dateline "To Catch a Predator" tonight at 10pm.

[Spliffy]

I don't sympathize at all with these pervs, but I am just wondering if he was caught without the help of a national news tv show, would he have killed himself? Would the courts take that into consideration for the prosecution?

[webdoctors]

r u guys sure he's guilty?

what if he was trying to catch the real predator, being a prosecutor? he probably saw da cameras and realized his life was ovr, even tho maybe someone tipped him off, the REAL predator?

um....

/tin foil hat off

[Cyber6]

r u guys sure he's guilty?

what if he was trying to catch the real predator, being a prosecutor? he probably saw da cameras and realized his life was ovr, even tho maybe someone tipped him off, the REAL predator?

um....

/tin foil hat off

I am not in favor of those "reality TV shows", but I don't believe innocent people shoot themselves in this way.

C.