In the last several weeks, there have a number of arrests made over child pornography possession in my area of the country. One of the men arrested was a grade school teacher, and there was much outrage from parents who have children in the school district that this man worked in. The arrests were probably linked to the shutdown of the child porn site Dreamboard a couple of months ago.
I guess the point I want to make is: While people pushing for gay rights harder than ever, pedophiles are increasingly marginalized. Yes, some of them may be bad people who abuse children - and these people should feel the full force of the law on their backs. But, at the same time, you have pedophiles who have done nothing wrong - except for possessing child pornography. Personally, while people should be punished for having kiddie porn stashed on their hard drives, such an offense should not be considered a felony. It's a bit heavy-handed, no?
Furthermore, is pedophilia a mental illness? If we can classify pedophilia as a mental illness, then I suppose we can classify homosexuality as a mental illness, too. But again, while both may be illnesses, there is more accommodation for those who are gay.
While I completely support harsh punishment against those who create child pornography and/or rape children, I think society should be more lenient in terms of dealing with those pedophiles who merely consume such content, by sending them to mental care institutions so that they can be cured of their pedophilia.
I guess the point I want to make is: While people pushing for gay rights harder than ever, pedophiles are increasingly marginalized. Yes, some of them may be bad people who abuse children - and these people should feel the full force of the law on their backs. But, at the same time, you have pedophiles who have done nothing wrong - except for possessing child pornography. Personally, while people should be punished for having kiddie porn stashed on their hard drives, such an offense should not be considered a felony. It's a bit heavy-handed, no?
Furthermore, is pedophilia a mental illness? If we can classify pedophilia as a mental illness, then I suppose we can classify homosexuality as a mental illness, too. But again, while both may be illnesses, there is more accommodation for those who are gay.
While I completely support harsh punishment against those who create child pornography and/or rape children, I think society should be more lenient in terms of dealing with those pedophiles who merely consume such content, by sending them to mental care institutions so that they can be cured of their pedophilia.
WTF does homosexuality have to do with pedophilia? 
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