In case you뭭e been living in an Internet-free cave, Pedobear is a character made popular by the 4chan image forums that is frequently displayed or referenced when someone is being a little too weird about children on the Internet and basically amounts to one big Internet in-joke, in no way supportive of pedophilia. Despite this, California뭩 San Luis Obispo County Sheriff뭩 Department issued a 뱎ublic safety information bulletin?describing the dangers of Pedobear.The Californian sheriff뭩 office didn뭪 get the memo that the people who make mention of Pedobear are Internet nerds, not actual pedophiles (surely if real pedophiles identified themselves with such a symbol, it would be a godsend to law enforcement.) They released a pamphlet (unintentionally) humorously entitled 밃 Seemingly Innocent Menace: An Introduction to 멠EDO BEAR.뮅 A news station even reported on the 뱈enace?in the segment in the video above.The pamphlet describes the bear as a common symbol pedophiles have created to unite under to easily identify themselves within the pedophile community. Of course, most of the people who sport the symbol or even dress up in costume as the character are simply people who are fond of Internet jokes, something of which the sheriff뭩 department is apparently aware, but decided to ignore and produce a serious pamphlet regarding the 밿ssue?anyway. As funny as the police warning may be, it뭩 scary that people who simply enjoy Internet humor could be branded as pedophiles by the police or by people in their community due to one overzealous sheriff뭩 department and the tone-deaf news outlets that have picked up their warning.via valleywagomg!, america is getting more & more paranoid it seems as the years go by.i understand 'wanting to protect the kiddies'... but this is just ridiculous!!.this country takes it too seriously.Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Pedobear a mascot for 2chan at first? Also, I hate people who judge things with single-minded viewsQuote:Originally Posted by snowyjoeCorrect me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Pedobear a mascot for 2chan at first?Not entirely. The "bear" design did come from 2ch, but did not originally have such a strong association with pedophilia. It was 4chan that created the Pedobear meme, which in turn has been re-adopted by 2ch as the Pedobear we know him as today.Quote:basically amounts to one big Internet in-joke, in no way supportive of pedophilia.Who ever wrote this is incredibly naive. That's like saying 'I only downloaded those Anna Oonishi videos because she was cute. It had nothing to do with her wearing a thong in sexually provocative potions' or that AO has a 70 page lolicon picture thread just so that artists can express themselves.Quote:Originally Posted by FairyDollWho ever wrote this is incredibly naive. That's like saying 'I only downloaded those Anna Oonishi videos because she was cute. It had nothing to do with her wearing a thong in sexually provocative potions' or that AO has a 70 page lolicon picture thread just so that artists can express themselves.I don't think you understand Pedobear.Where is the facepalm smiley?finally, something that i can lolled real hard...californicationAmericans...Whoever made this should be spanked for 3 days with a raw fish!*LOL* I have a Pedobear t-shirt.