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Originally posted by PriamsPride
these kinds of situations are major learning experiences for those involved: both victim and victimizer.
Pinke already pointed out that recidivism is not as high as you all are making it out to be.
So the only real benefit to this kind of punishment is to satisfy the victimizing desires of the victims.
True forgiveness is far more satisfying than revenge.
Pedophiles are human beings, too -- despite the names that you call them. And these people experience as much pain as they inflict upon their victims.
so repression can lead to molestation. It's cause and effect, really.
I'm guessing you represent the same organisation that wants to disguise the fact that over half convicted paedophiles are convicted for reoffending.
Originally posted by mnemeth1
Originally posted by TheNewKid
After reading this thread I've been trying very hard to understand the mentality of a paedophile, what drives them towards this sort of, i guess obsession?
The key thing here is punishing aggression and coercion.
What people do voluntarily between themselves is none of the State's business - it is only when coercive force is used that an outside agency should step in to remedy the situation.
Originally posted by Edrick
reply to post by Kailassa
Non-pedophilic Child Molesters
That was an interesting phrase...
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
-8th Amendment US Constitution
Originally posted by Confused and Dazed!
Pedophilia is perpetrated by minors as well as adults. I would classify HAZING in high school locker rooms as a form of rape. It is the rape of innocence, and loss of mental virginity. Shoving things up a young mans a-hole is rape. Making him eat feces or pissing in his face is rape. Ejaculating onto him or pretending to is rape. Same applies to the foul things girls do to each other.
The whole of society has a huge problem with licentious and lascivious behaviors. Americans have a vernacular problem as well, with every other word in a sentence being "MF" that or "F' this. Decency and decorum in public is gone. Deluded young men who think they are gang bangers, or rapper wannabe's, strut around with their baggy pants hanging down to their knees, letting everyone see their under wear...as a sign of what? Stupidity? Ignorance?
Or is it a sign of; screw everyone and public morality! I think it is.
So, if your going to start somewhere, then start with the young miscreants at 16 years of age. All adults caught and prosecuted for any type of sexual assault against a minor, they go to the gulag, for life. A nice big five inch high "P" branded onto their face cheek, along with a permanent ID number tattoo on the inside of their lower lip. Ship all of their rotten asses off to a high security concentration camp, where they remain until they drop from severe hard labors. Society does not need them, and won't miss them.
Oh yeah, screw their civil liberties and rights...they forfeit them all. Of course we could just lynch the SOB's and be done with it. Gives the crows some nice tender carrion to eat!
Originally posted by BobbinHood
I would wholeheartedly agree... except that sometimes an 18 year old guy with a 16 year old girlfriend is technically a pedophile. To be consistent and fair you would have to brand him too.
Originally posted by Deaf Alien
reply to post by Kailassa
Still no source?
FACTS ABOUT ADULT SEX OFFENDERS
pedophiles who molest boys, and rapists of adult women, were the types of offenders most likely to recidivate at rates of 52% and 39% respectively. Repeat offenders are more likely to reoffend than first-time offenders. Those who comply with probation and treatment have lower reoffense rates that those who violate the conditions of their release. Sex offenders who target strangers are more dangerous than those with victims inside their own family
It is also important to recognize that official recidivism statistics are always lower than actual reoffense rates, because some sex offenders commit many sex crimes that go unreported and undetected. It is estimated that less than 10% of all sex crimes result in a criminal conviction. This means that there are many sex offenders in our communities who have not yet been identified.
FACTS ABOUT . . . Pedophiles
Predatory pedophiles, especially those who molest boys, are the sex offenders who have the highest recidivism rates. Over long follow-up periods, more than half of convicted pedophiles are rearrested for a new offense.
Recidivism of Sex Offenders
# Studies show different base rates for different types of sex offenses. For example, child molesters have a higher rate of rearrest than rapists (52% versus 39 percent when tracked over 25 years).
Recidivism of Sex Offenders, full report & Statistics
They found that the number of subsequent sex offenses revealed through unofficial sources was 2.4 times higher than the number that was recorded in official reports. In addition, research using information generated through polygraph examinations on a sample of imprisoned sex offenders with fewer than two known victims (on average), found that these offenders actually had an average of 110 victims and 318 offenses. Another polygraph study found a sample of imprisoned sex offenders to have extensive criminal histories, committing sex crimes for an average of 16 years before being caught.
The researchers concluded that sex offenders are:
"…at most risk of reoffending when they become sexually preoccupied, have access to victims, fail to acknowledge their recidivism risk, and show sharp mood increases, particularly anger."
Pinke already pointed out that recidivism is not as high as you all are making it out to be.
Pinke was off-topic, trying to hide the vicious reoffending rates of child-rapists under the completely different statistics on recidivism of paedophiles.
Pedo's do murder