Capturing the Friedmans
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Well, this is private,
so if you don't,

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if you're not me,
:06:06
then you really shouldn't
be watching this,

:06:08
because this is supposed to be
a private situation

:06:10
between me and me.
:06:12
This is between me now
and me in the future.

:06:15
So turn it off.
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Don't watch this.
:06:17
This is private.
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If you're the fucking,
oh, God, the cops.

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And if you're
the fucking cops,

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go fuck yourselves,
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because you're full of shit.
:06:37
Back in 1984, US Customs had
seized some child pornography,

:06:42
addressed from
the Netherlands,

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in the mail to Arnold Friedman.
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Now, he never got that
piece of mail,

:06:50
but his name was
forwarded on to us.

:06:53
So what we would do then
would be to initiate

:06:56
a correspondence with
Arnold in the hopes

:06:58
that we can determine if he is
in fact willing to violate

:07:03
the statute again about mailing
or receiving child pornography.

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"Dear Stan, the book is
Joe, 14, and his uncle.

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I think I'd like you to send me
something, sort of good faith,

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and I will forward this rather
precious book to you.

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Thanks, Arnie. "
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See, it's very hard
to believe that

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this so-called "good
marriage" was so disturbed.

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He sent him these pictures,
and he sent him a note

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that I remember, because
the lawyer got the note.

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And then he wrote, "Enjoy. "
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Since he had sent
the magazine,

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he was always asking
for it back.

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So I asked the prosecutors,
"Let's grant him his wish.

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He wants his magazine back. "
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I dressed up as a mail carrier,
knocked on his door,


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