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In reply to the discussion: What if pedophiles were born that way? [View all]xchrom
(108,903 posts)4. It's difficult to accept 'hard wiring' in this case.
But we may have to if we want to make progress in dealing w/ child sexual predators.
Right now - we're flailing.
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If it is hardwired, therapy is likely not to work, and repression/change/etc...
yawnmaster
Sep 2012
#34
If it is an orientation, or congenital disorder, and don't act why should they be miserable?
AngryAmish
Sep 2012
#57
if they cant be fixed for want of a better term then they need to be locked away
loli phabay
Sep 2012
#6
we can ask why the hell people make a lot of hurtful choices in life. a lot of them have to do with
seabeyond
Sep 2012
#35
And then because of the secrecy and the way the mind protects itself from trauma and shame . . .
siligut
Sep 2012
#43
that or this is what love is and as an adult goes to extreme means to meet that childhood
seabeyond
Sep 2012
#48
When one starts with the pedophiles own justification for their acts, it is support
Ohio Joe
Sep 2012
#54
Convicted offenders should be locked in a humane facility for life after serving their sentence.
qb
Sep 2012
#11
Sexual orientation can not be changed. However, we DO have control and choices over what to do about
uppityperson
Sep 2012
#13
Didn't read the article but it seems obvious to me that pedophiles are born that way, why choose it?
BoWanZi
Sep 2012
#16
But what about people who don't act on the urge? Who get therapy and avoid children?
Lucy Goosey
Sep 2012
#31
we'd still have kidnapping laws, statutory rape and rape laws.they are essentially criminally insane
Kurovski
Sep 2012
#24
I'm willing to accept that pedophiles may very well be born that way and I realize
Arkansas Granny
Sep 2012
#46