Pedobear not OK with Tulsa police
September 16, 2010
In a story that the San Luis Obispo County Tribune continues to ignore, Pedobear panic has moved beyond the borders of California and has now gripped law enforcement officials in the Bible Belt burg of Tulsa, OK. [Inquisitr.com]
Tulsa Police originally told FOX23 News that the man in the Pedobear costume at San Diego’s Comic Con conference in July, who was questioned by police, was a registered sex offender.
However, on Thursday, officials admitted they made a mistake and the San Diego man in the costume is not a registered sex offender.
However, Tulsa police say it is disturbing that someone would dress in a costume that makes fun of pedophiles and would give out free candy to children.
Sound familiar?
Meanwhile, a second Tulsa TV reporter picked up on the Pedobear phobia that gained mass Internet attention through a stern warning issued by Rob Bryn of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department last week.
According to Tulsa reporter Ashli Sims, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department is standing by their alert and so is Tulsa Police department. A Tulsa sergeant says Pedobear did start out as a punchline, but it’s now being used by pedophiles to identify each other.
Sims checked with local police and confirmed that Pedobear has not been spotted in Tulsa. And according to federal statistics, it’s not a stranger in a costume but people you know who are most likely to be a child predator.
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