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The spectrum of human sexuality that is accepted by society is narrower than the human biological spectrum of sexuality. Rightfully, we reject behaviour that ca
by cromulent 16y ago
The spectrum of human sexuality that is accepted by society is narrower than the human biological spectrum of sexuality. Rightfully, we reject behaviour that can damage children.
Wrongfully, many modern societies (until recently) fiercely rejected homosexuality, with often tragic results.
The current methods of dealing with pedophilia - by suspecting everyone, every man in a park taking photos of his children - are a blight.
At some point, society will have to stop trying to drive pedophilia into the ocean and find a different way to deal with it. Nobody chooses to be a pedophile, they can just choose to repress their behaviour. We should find them and help them instead of victimizing the innocent.
- derefr 16y agoWhat can we really do to "help" pedophiles, though? Chemically castrate them, like we did to homosexuals (e.g. Alan Turing)? Teach them how to go through life having desires but not acting on them (which is what 99% of them already do successfully)?
- cromulent 16y agoI don't know, but I think we need to accept that they do exist, now and in the future, and find a way to deal with it. This is not the way.