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Originally Posted by MolsonInBothHands
Sorry but I see the decisions being made by a homosexual (and for the record I do not believe homosexualism is a choice) and a pedophile as vastly different. One is simply satisfying urges with people of the same mind for lack of a better term, while the other is satisfying urges that can and do destroy lives of others incapable of protecting themselves.
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Read what I wrote I didn't say they were the same at all. Please don't place words in my mouth, especially words like that.
I said there was a time when people saw homosexuality the same, and if killing people that society considered "broken" was an accepted practice, then there'd be many groups of people that would be being killed simply because we don't understand. In the case of homosexuals, because then it wasn't understood that it's not evil, and in the case of pedophiles because we don't have a way to help them yet.
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As for victims of sexual abuse becoming predators themselves, I realise the odds are greater of that happening. Now what would the odds be of the original offender creating more potential offenders by permanently and irrevocably removing them from our existence? How would the odds of the victim becoming an offender be affected if, along with extensive, and comprehensive couselling and therapy, they knew their predator suffered far greater pain and torture than even they could imagine as a result of their actions? Would they no longer see becoming a predator themselves as a way of coming to terms with their assault? It's a worthwhile experiment in my opinion.
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I think that sets our society back rather than moving it forward. I would rather see real ways to help the victims and the perps, rather than some notion of revenge (their abuser suffered more than they did).