Reply #191: I'll reserve my sympathy for their innocent victims, thank you.

[SillyGoose]

So, in answer to your question, yes, my ability to apply black and white standards of who deserves my sympathy regarding the sexual abuse of children makes my life much simpler.

As for the punishment for pedophiles, since they don't often respond well to rehabilitation and the recidivism rate is high for this particular group of criminals, I am in favor of longer prison terms for a first offense, treatment while incarcerated and continuing treatment upon release, and strict community control programs to closely monitor them upon release from prison. Second offense gets them life.