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Does that imply a large portion of our population are pedophiles? That is disturbing.

ceejayoz 4y ago
I'm not seeing that quote in the article, so it's hard to determine the methodology, but... 1. One pedophile may victimize many children. 2. There's a spectrum of victimization; that wording would seem to include things like being pressured to send nudes.
- corrral 4y ago
  Victimized kids victimize other kids. Usually younger ones, and usually relatives. A lot. They don't all do it, of course, but many do. It's... all pretty disturbing.
- SiempreViernes 4y ago
  Here's the study: https://www.weprotect.org/wp-content/uploads/Estimates-of-childhood-exposure-to-online-sexual-harms-and-their-risk-factors-.pdf https://www.weprotect.org/wp-content/uploads/Estimates-of-ch... Yeah, the overall 57 % figure is the total out of four possible harms targeting persons up to the age of 18. Because sending nudes to a nine year old is probably closer to what was meant with a paedophile, the following stats is probably a better starting point for putting a tighter upper limit: > Of the female respondents who received [sexually explicit] content from someone they did not know, 11% were under the age of nine and 21% were under the age of 12.
marginalia_nu 4y ago
You'd think pedophiles would probably find more than one victim during the course of their "career". Like even if they just go after one victim a year, that adds up.
BlargMcLarg 4y ago
It doesn't. It implies only an upper bound. Teen on teen counts as sexual violence against children.
gowld 4y ago
No, because (a) the term "pedophile" properly applies to young children, to whom any sexual attraction is rightfully disturbing, not minor-age teenagers for whom sexual attraction is completely normal, but sexual contact is illegal due to reasons of power dynamics and consent ability, and (b) the stat does not distinguish adult perpetrators from child perpetrators.
cmroanirgo 4y ago
It's a pandora's box of horror, if you dare to begin research it. We all need to though, otherwise it won't stop. Here's an Australian Senator talking about a list of top level government people & politicians that are on a list that so far no one has investigated. (The list was sealed from publication by a Prime Minister for 90 years) https://youtu.be/t_FsQCxfb7k https://youtu.be/t_FsQCxfb7k Here's an article downplaying pedos, making them more palatable (2018): https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/07/tedx-speaker-argues-that-pedophilia-should-be-accepted-as-an-unchangeable-sexual-orientation/ https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/07/tedx-speaker-argues-that... Child trafficking: https://globalpressjournal.com/africa/democratic-republic-of-congo/trafficking-ring-suspected-kidnapping-infants-drc-hospitals-supply-international-demand/ https://globalpressjournal.com/africa/democratic-republic-of... https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/india-rape-murder-human-trafficking-the-family-daring-to-challenge-illegal-trade-a7308636.html https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families... I've seen videos of people laughing at the camera after having just killed a child while being raped. The man was a white American. This is happening in every country.
- throwaway742 4y ago
  - cmroanirgo 4y ago
    Wow. Just No. What an incredibly unbaseless attack. I wish to retain my soul! Research into this topic does not require watching porn, & definitely not disgusting black topics. There are enough victim reports and videos that show how bad the problem is. Those reports alone turn your hair white.
    - throwaway742 4y ago

I'm not seeing that quote in the article, so it's hard to determine the methodology, but... 1. One pedophile may victimize many children. 2. There's a spectrum of victimization; that wording would seem to include things like being pressured to send nudes.

corrral 4y ago
Victimized kids victimize other kids. Usually younger ones, and usually relatives. A lot. They don't all do it, of course, but many do. It's... all pretty disturbing.
SiempreViernes 4y ago
Here's the study: https://www.weprotect.org/wp-content/uploads/Estimates-of-childhood-exposure-to-online-sexual-harms-and-their-risk-factors-.pdf https://www.weprotect.org/wp-content/uploads/Estimates-of-ch... Yeah, the overall 57 % figure is the total out of four possible harms targeting persons up to the age of 18. Because sending nudes to a nine year old is probably closer to what was meant with a paedophile, the following stats is probably a better starting point for putting a tighter upper limit: > Of the female respondents who received [sexually explicit] content from someone they did not know, 11% were under the age of nine and 21% were under the age of 12.

marginalia_nu 4y ago

You'd think pedophiles would probably find more than one victim during the course of their "career". Like even if they just go after one victim a year, that adds up.

BlargMcLarg 4y ago

It doesn't. It implies only an upper bound. Teen on teen counts as sexual violence against children.

gowld 4y ago

No, because (a) the term "pedophile" properly applies to young children, to whom any sexual attraction is rightfully disturbing, not minor-age teenagers for whom sexual attraction is completely normal, but sexual contact is illegal due to reasons of power dynamics and consent ability, and (b) the stat does not distinguish adult perpetrators from child perpetrators.

cmroanirgo 4y ago

It's a pandora's box of horror, if you dare to begin research it. We all need to though, otherwise it won't stop. Here's an Australian Senator talking about a list of top level government people & politicians that are on a list that so far no one has investigated. (The list was sealed from publication by a Prime Minister for 90 years) https://youtu.be/t_FsQCxfb7k https://youtu.be/t_FsQCxfb7k Here's an article downplaying pedos, making them more palatable (2018): https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/07/tedx-speaker-argues-that-pedophilia-should-be-accepted-as-an-unchangeable-sexual-orientation/ https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/07/tedx-speaker-argues-that... Child trafficking: https://globalpressjournal.com/africa/democratic-republic-of-congo/trafficking-ring-suspected-kidnapping-infants-drc-hospitals-supply-international-demand/ https://globalpressjournal.com/africa/democratic-republic-of... https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/india-rape-murder-human-trafficking-the-family-daring-to-challenge-illegal-trade-a7308636.html https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families... I've seen videos of people laughing at the camera after having just killed a child while being raped. The man was a white American. This is happening in every country.

throwaway742 4y ago
- cmroanirgo 4y ago
  Wow. Just No. What an incredibly unbaseless attack. I wish to retain my soul! Research into this topic does not require watching porn, & definitely not disgusting black topics. There are enough victim reports and videos that show how bad the problem is. Those reports alone turn your hair white.
  - throwaway742 4y ago