Interesting thread...I'd rather people say what they really thought instead of being afraid of being shunned for disagreeing with the majority. We can only challenge ideas if we understand the basis for them. Although I was a victim of eleven years of sexual abuse, I don't want all molesters sent to the gallows!!
That being said, I really don't agree with some of the logic in this paragraph by Abandon:
"Pedophiles have a horrible affliction; it is impossible for them to fulfill their abberant sexual desires in a manner which is acceptable morally, legally or socially. This is why they explode and ruin lives; it's impossible for them to do otherwise. And unlike other sexual oriontations, such as heterosexual and homosexual, which are capable of being loving and consensual, their sexual oriontation is harmful and reliant upon peer pressure or force."
Having been up close and personal with a molester for 15 years (my father), I don't buy that generalization! I believe these men are the greatest actors the earth has ever witnessed! There is a whole lot more choice involved in their actions that the public gives them credit for! I believe some of them can change their actions -- but mere mortals cannot determine that change by their exterior behaviour alone...ie. my father has been born again so many times it isn't funny. He needs to get born-again after an offense to cleanse himself of his sins. Or is that for the public's benefit?
Those who have experienced the monsters first hand know that an abuser is more than just a label. Some are masters of chameleon -like change. They can be a clown, a friend, a minister one minute and then hedonistic, barbaric the next. Innate? Learned behaviour? Choice?
The answers aren't simple, but we must keep asking the questions.
