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To: BobL

“In a step critics charge could result in decriminalizing...”

IOW, they did not call for legalization.


13 posted on 08/06/2011 3:08:35 PM PDT by decimon
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To: decimon

““In a step critics charge could result in decriminalizing...””
“IOW, they did not call for legalization.”

Close enough for me. Sorry if I got into a sensitive area.


14 posted on 08/06/2011 3:14:33 PM PDT by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts)
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To: decimon; BobL
IOW, they did not call for legalization.

Exactly.

The CNSNews.com article cited by BobL even contradicts his claim quite directly, pointing out that the American Psychiatric Association "calls the behavior 'criminal and immoral.'" Calling something "criminal" doesn't seem to indicate you want to "legalize" it.*

But that's okay...it's "close enough" ...

...and evidently the fact that it's not even the same organization is another distraction we should ignore.

Sorry, BobL...but you're the one I'm having trouble taking seriously.



*It sounds more like some of the members are debating the age-old point that "mental illness" is defined culturally--the schizophrenic in one culture is simply a shaman seeing visions in another. I think, though, that the mental illness aspect of pedophilia can be argued absent cultural norm questions.

21 posted on 08/07/2011 3:06:02 AM PDT by Gondring (Gone d'Anconia)
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