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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: How is "To Catch A Predator" legally allowed to expose the predators on National Television before they are convicted of their crimes?
gpt
It is journalism. Disclaimers indicate to viewers that the predators caught are not convicted of crimes. What the program shows is the process of baiting predators, who are always given the opportunity to explain their presence at the sting house. The journalistic fact that the program uncovers, most of the time, is that these dudes are trolling for jail bait.