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Originally posted by ItsallCrazy
Originally posted by mhinsey
reply to post by Lasheic
A death is not a light thought for most. However, to save a child that horror... I will pull the lever with conviction and fortitude... notice I did not say "moral fortitude". I say "in defense" for the defenseless.
The way that was put was excellent.
Starred
Originally posted by mhinsey
I will live with the guilt of a death on my conscience because it will also be with the knowledge that the rapist/molester will NEVER do that again.
Originally posted by mhinsey
Originally posted by Donnie Darko
Originally posted by mhinsey
A death is not a light thought for most. However, to save a child that horror... I will pull the lever with conviction and fortitude... notice I did not say "moral fortitude". I say "in defense" for the defenseless.
You know, I believe for most people, it would not only be a light and easy thought, but it would be sheer JOY to pull that lever and kill them.
The fact that 90% of people feel this way to me is scarier than 0.5% of people being child molesters.
This would not be for pleasure. I would look at it the same way I would deal with a rabid dog. Put him down as humanely as possible and go on knowing no others will be infected. However, knowing it was a human puts it into another category. However, knowing it would give me guilt it would also give me conflicting relief that no other child would go through that.
Originally posted by mhinsey
reply to post by Donnie Darko
They smile. The live, but I don't see the bright light in their eyes like before. They seem colder and sooo much more sad. That is the ones that were raped. As for the children who grew up.. They are the most f... messed up persons that I know. They have no trust and have no lasting relationships because they sabatage them unconsciously or consciously I don't know.
It is depressing and hard for me to see them sometimes when they are in their depressed states. They are ALL in a depressed state on a regular basis.
So, I can see the physical change as well as the mental change. One of my good friends had suppressed the child molestation until almost senior grade in high school. She remembered. Totally messed her up. Complete personality change.
[edit on 20-6-2009 by mhinsey]
Originally posted by purplemer
There is too much hate on this topic. These peeps need help all this stigma does is make it all worse.
Originally posted by mhinsey
They smile. The live, but I don't see the bright light in their eyes like before. They seem colder and sooo much more sad. That is the ones that were raped. As for the children who grew up.. They are the most f... messed up persons that I know. They have no trust and have no lasting relationships because they sabatage them unconsciously or consciously I don't know.
It is depressing and hard for me to see them sometimes when they are in their depressed states. They are ALL in a depressed state on a regular basis.
So, I can see the physical change as well as the mental change. One of my good friends had suppressed the child molestation until almost senior grade in high school. She remembered. Totally messed her up. Complete personality change.
Originally posted by ladyinwaiting
reply to post by Donnie Darko
DD I agree. But I honestly don't think it has as much to do with hatred, as it does fear, and our inherent need to protect our children.
Originally posted by Kailassa
So in my eyes the argument that stricter laws would cause more paedophiles to murder their victims is null.
They have already murdered their victims.