Yes.....and the suspected terrorists as well!!!

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There's a small problem with that. He hasn't broken any law. It's not illegal to be a pedophile. Just like it's not illegal to a have homocidal tendencies. It's illegal to act on those thoughts. Which he hasn't done. I agree he's a sick puppy. No question. But it's tough to lock someone up simply for having sick thoughts.

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True...which is why if a father of one of the children he's preying on catches him a debilitating beating would be in order. Much more difficult to prey on kids from a wheelchair.

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JMS gets another English lesson:

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there is no "mostly unique;" thats like saying "sometimes always," its an oxymoron - its either one or the other.

The result:

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By the mid-19th century unique had developed a wider meaning, “not typical, unusual,” and it is in this wider sense that it is compared. The comparison of so-called absolutes in senses that are not absolute is standard in all varieties of speech and writing.

I would not convict someone for giving him a good pounding over his website. It's sick.

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His website has down for a couple of months. He has never been acused of nothing except watching little girls. The first order was so broad that the ACLU had to step in as it could have set a dangerous president. Maybe the reason for giving up on him is that there was no compelling president and that this guy is such a total basketcase that is not worth there bother.

Okay, obviously, pedophilia is sick and wrong. But I don't think you can make it illegal to be a pedophile. For one thing, it criminalizes thought, and for another thing, it wouldn't really protect kids -- in fact, such laws would probably harm kids by making them freakin' paranoid. We already do that too much to kids.

Let's look at this from the precedent of Man Law #1: Protect the Women and Children. To what extent do we protect women from admitted rapists, and how much more protection do children require since they're kids and hence not so much able to take care of themselves?

If a guy puts up a website saying that he wants to rape women, what sort of action should we take against that guy? Does it make a difference if it's presented as a fantasy, or an intent? It probably should. Does it make a difference if it's a specific woman, or women in general?

This is all such a weird area. I guess I'm glad for now that he's not allowed around kids. Maybe this should be seen as a best-case scenario when it comes to pedophiles -- the dude advertises his problem so at least everybody knows about it and can act accordingly before something really bad happens.

I love how the american public has drunk the kool-aid on this one.
First off, the are literally millions of pedo leaning people out there. A lot more of them than are gay.

And look at the reaction of the people and police on these issues. I could start websites that are dedicated to killing all jews and (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)s, have sites that show how to be a terrorist and bomb maker, all within the the rights of the first amendment, but make a site about being pro pedophilia, and all rights and common sense goes out the window.
So america, its OK for me to blow up goverment targets or kill jews,(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)s, and abortion doctors, but not to advocate loving of children.
I agree with most people here, america is VERY screwed up, but for very diffrent reasons

You make a valid point, but you sound very biased here. Let's be fair:

This is not about the "loving of children." This is about wanting to f**k children.

See, I love my boy, but I don't want to f**k him. Notice the difference?

Fellow mods, my use of banned words was to make a point about bias language. Forgive me.

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Actually it's the same difference:

*PLEASE CLICK HERE TO CONSULT THE GUIDELINES OF THE FORUM AND THE RULES YOU AGREED TO WHEN YOU REGISTERED* There is no limit to the sexual perversions of the mind.

It is inconsistent to single out children. If we bend the rules just this one time for pedophilia, then where does it end? The lines will become very blurry. This is a tough subject no doubt, but you cannont criminalize thought without taking away many other freedoms we all cherish.

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