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In reply to the discussion: 238 arrested in sweep of suspected child sex predators [View all]ReRe
(10,597 posts)7. We're a sick, sick country...
... but they sure do boast about how "Exceptional" America is. I don't find anything exceptional about our industries of death (gun manufacturing and MIC) and the sexual trafficking of our children. Every time I hear someone say we're "Exceptional" I want to slap someone or some thing,
or do this with my head:
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Interesting. Clearly by locking people up, we are making no progress in stopping this horror.
AllyCat
Jun 2016
#18
Locking these 238 sickos up surely saved many, many children from being abused.
Akicita
Jun 2016
#69
I disagree, and as a gay person, I find the comparison to be deeply offensive.
yardwork
Jun 2016
#20
I noticed. And I notice that gay people are often referenced in DU threads about pedophiles.
yardwork
Jun 2016
#28
I thin you're confusing Science with "a number of so-far untested hypotheses..."
LanternWaste
Jun 2016
#35
Because your comments are so offbase and poor quality and uninformed on the things you mention
Craig234
Jun 2016
#40
Orrex, thank you for speaking in support of victims of child molestation, sex trafficking, and rape.
yardwork
Jun 2016
#50
Whether or not pedophiles were born that way isn't the problem. The problem is when they
Akicita
Jun 2016
#66
“The incidence of child sexual exploitation has reached staggering proportions,”
Akicita
Jun 2016
#3
I would hope that a child molester would never be let out of jail early to make room for a pot
Akicita
Jun 2016
#57
We can at least bust up the rings and put as many away as possible. And that would be a lot if we
Akicita
Jun 2016
#62
Certainly you can try just dont get your hopes of it really accomplishing to much
cstanleytech
Jun 2016
#65
The 238 sickos they just arrested undoubtably saved many, many children from being raped and abused.
Akicita
Jun 2016
#67
On this issue, Wasserman Schultz is superlative and, frankly, an irreplaceable advocate.
proverbialwisdom
Jun 2016
#6
Did you miss the part about the Australian man involved?...This is a worldwide problem, not
whathehell
Jun 2016
#12
This is a big industry in the Dominican Republic, where the govt. looks the other way, and
secondwind
Jun 2016
#17
June is National Internet Safety Month, hence, the timing of the 3rd annual so-called sweep?
proverbialwisdom
Jun 2016
#33