Reply #49: well I dunno

[iverglas]

So, when someone is convicted of child molestation, would justice dictate that his or her victims be locked away too?

I guess I'd say that when someone is convicted of child sexual abuse, every effort be made to identify, locate and help his/her victims, myself.


There's so much we don't understand about this expression of human sexuality

I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I can't see child sexual abuse as an "expression of human sexuality" any more than I can see forcefeeding someone maggots as an expression of haute cuisine, myself.


As for the rest of what you said, the questions are indeed as yet unanswered. This is one instance in which preventive measures -- treating the victims and doing whatever can be done to reduce their numbers other than just by apprehending and punishing the abusers -- is virtually the only answer, since neither punishment nor treatment seems to accomplish much once the abused becomes the abuser. It is certainly one of the biggest problems and challenges we have.