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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
This has been alluded to elsewhere in the thread, but not directly asked. And I'm surprised that so many people here would have absolutely no problem working with someone that has repeatedly molested a child. But the absolute revulsion that many people have, especially parents of young children, towards child molester would make for a toxic work environment. Now there have been some ridiculous stretches made ("I have pictures of my kids in my office... what if he works late one night and takes them to the john to jerk off to") to some legitimate concerns ("Do we have sufficient security measures to ensure that this guy has no access to the on-site daycare?"). But I think right now, for the most part, the knee-jerk emotional reaction most people have is that what this guy did is unforgiveable and they would much rather have him rot in jail forever than to ever have to see him again. The "paid debt to society" and "everyone deserves a second chance" rational thinking isn't there yet, if it ever will be.
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I'm not sure it is so much that they wouldn't have a problem, just understanding that the guy has to work somewhere. Nobody has to really forgive him, but if we buy into a society that doesn't just kill them off once convicted and let's them back out into society, what are you supposed to do I guess? I don't know, it's a tough one, but I wouldn't confuse many of the remarks with 'forgiving him' that they have no problem ... just recognizing the full context of the issue I'd say.