Quite a controversial topic...

[thehighwayman]

Paedopholia and homesexuality are two different things. With gay people it's between two consenting adults. With paedophiles it's usually the abuse/rape of a child. Theres only one cure for paedophiles and that's to castrate them.

[ga1]

I wouldnt go for the death penality , more along the lines of chemical castration, take the urges away rather than the life away

how can castration take away the urge ,the urges are from the brain i'd ,i do agree with the castration but i also agree that a bullet should put straight to there head after words

[Doozer]

how can castration take away the urge ,the urges are from the brain i'd ,i do agree with the castration but i also agree that a bullet should put straight to there head after words

Ok quite simply without the technical lingo, Hormones from the tetsies (testosterone) are secreted throuout the body anda gets into the brain. These hormones fuel the brains lust for sex, ergo castrating would cease any hormones being secreted throughout the body and brain and would quell any sexual urges that the person may have had

[Doozer]

Paedopholia and homesexuality are two different things. With gay people it's between two consenting adults. With paedophiles it's usually the abuse/rape of a child. Theres only one cure for paedophiles and that's to castrate them.

We are not talking about the sexual acts that take place, just the attraction it self, we all agree that paedophilia is one of the most henious acts ever committed but does it stem from a persons sexual orienattaion, like people are straight gay bi etc. This does not make it ok though, but like a straight person feels attracted to a straight perons and gay to a gay, do peadophiles attractaion to children be a part of their genetic make up?

[Peter_Parker]

I would be dubious if a person was genetically predisposed to be a paedophile. Look at the history of convicted paedophiles, in many cases they suffered abuse themselves.

Look at how many paedophiles there are in the Church and organisation which just happens to impose sexual abstention on priests and nuns which in most people's opinions (I would imagine) is hugely unnatural.

If we accept that the attraction to children comes from the genes then a paedophile is no more guilty of a crime than a paranoid schizophrenic who murders someone. I don't think it does but I agree it's something which needs to be talked about more.

[Doozer]

I know what you are saying . i think however you missed my point a bit. I was saying some were genetically predisposed. Obviously there are some who may have been drivien to it by abuse or just convience. There are some how ever that do feel attracted to children. Some of these people dont want to be attracted to them, they hate themselves for it and some even commit suicide over it. It is these people who I am refering to.

[Cable87]

I know what you are saying . i think however you missed my point a bit. I was saying some were genetically predisposed. Obviously there are some who may have been drivien to it by abuse or just convience. There are some how ever that do feel attracted to children. Some of these people dont want to be attracted to them, they hate themselves for it and some even commit suicide over it. It is these people who I am refering to.

This as well as a lot of the other things said on the topic so far have been very good points, but there's something which has yet to be mentioned which I think must be brought up in any discussion about paedophilia/child abuse: The Sexualization of Children.

As I'm sure most if not all of you would agree, children (especially girls) are being sexualized at younger and younger ages. They are wearing make-up and having revealing clothing marketed to them, and are exposed to the likes of Miley Cyrus as role models, who stirred-up some well deserved controversy for her stage act and some of the photos of her that have emerged and are easily found on the net with her in nought but bra and nickers.

A few years ago the clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch found themselves in some hot water in the U.S. for marketing thong nickers to girls 10 and under.

Abercrombie criticized for sexy undies - May. 22, 2002

While I agree that there are certainly sick individuals out there that would abuse children (or at least have the impulses to do so) no matter what the circumstances, I feel that the discussion of this topic would be leaving out something important if the Sexualization of Children were not mentioned and added to the discussion.

[Doozer]

This as well as a lot of the other things said on the topic so far have been very good points, but there's something which has yet to be mentioned which I think must be brought up in any discussion about paedophilia/child abuse: The Sexualization of Children.

As I'm sure most if not all of you would agree, children (especially girls) are being sexualized at younger and younger ages. They are wearing make-up and having revealing clothing marketed to them, and are exposed to the likes of Miley Cyrus as role models, who stirred-up some well deserved controversy for her stage act and some of the photos of her that have emerged and are easily found on the net with her in nought but bra and nickers.

A few years ago the clothing company Abercrombie & Fitch found themselves in some hot water in the U.S. for marketing thong nickers to girls 10 and under.

Abercrombie criticized for sexy undies - May. 22, 2002

While I agree that there are certainly sick individuals out there that would abuse children (or at least have the impulses to do so) no matter what the circumstances, I feel that the discussion of this topic would be leaving out something important if the Sexualization of Children were not mentioned and added to the discussion.

Of course this is also a good point, but still its up to the parents to buy these items. Children should be just that , children. They want to grow up so fast and imatate their role models, parents and even friends, but the buck stops with the parents. The provoctavly dressed kids will be targeted by sexual predators and even groomed for sex