[giraffe_lady]

It's puzzling that the police aren't active in it, or it's puzzling that the washington post downplays their inaction? Because I find both very consistent with the history and incentives of these institutions.

Police being unwilling to get involved in internet crime, especially harassment and abuse, has been well known for decades now. Originally when the internet was new it was "how will police respond to online crimes" and then it gradually shifted to "why won't police respond to online crimes."

[WilTimSon]

Both, I suppose. From some of the things I've read about crimes related to minors over the years, I usually at least was heartened to see the people responsible were often arrested in a relatively timely manner. Pedophilia-related crimes seemed like ones that saw regular attempts at prosecution or even arrests. But now it's to the point where it's the internet trying to cooperate and the police is woefully slow.