Posted on 12/16/2008 8:53:31 AM PST by prismsinc
“aberrant behavior...hardly...mainstream” “yet you defend them”
I have never said gays were either mainstream or that aberrant behavior did not exist. What I have pointed out is that from my experience many gays have had horrible experiences, as have many, especially criminal, straights. These experiences have made them choose a homosexual or bisexual life style. These experiences have rarely made them chose a homosexual pedophilic lifestyle.
What I am defending is the need, Christian if you wish, to treat troubled people with compassion rather than accusing an entire class of people of the crimes of a very few. In addition, I think the number of heterosexual pedophiles is about on a par with the gay kind. While gay behavior may not be “normal”, if it is between consenting adults who exercise care regarding health matters, as a libertarian oriented person I say their love life is none of my business, nor should it be any of yours.
Incidentally, I have encountered statements that about 95% of the population could use some psychological counseling/help. How many people do you know who want to quit smoking/drinking/lose weight and have a very hard time accomplishing that goal? How many people do you know who are workaholics and neglect their families even though it is not economically necessary? How many people do you know who spend themselves into economic difficulty because they have to keep up with the Joneses or be the Joneses? I could go on and on, but you get the idea, I hope. Christ said something about casting the beam out of your own eye before worrying about the mote in another’s.
Actually, John Walsh said this morning that he hates the word “closure” and dealing with this development over the past couple of days has been very, very tough.
For some traumas, there’s healing, but no real closure this side of Heaven.
Actually, I recall seeing study data that showed homosexual men molest far more often than heterosexual men.
That said, the remainder of your post is 100% DEAD ON.
“Closure” in that they finally know who the killer was. As for your last sentence, you’re absolutely correct.
Too bad this incompetent police department took so long to figure this out.
“I recall seeing study data that showed homosexual men molest far more often than heterosexual men.”
I decided to Google “pedophialia among gay and straight men” or something like that. The first five or six references seemed to be either gay or conservative oriented statements. I found one that seemed pretty balanced with at least 4 scientific studies presented in detail. These studies had conclusions which pretty much agreed with my impressions of the actual situation. For example when showing nude pictures to gay and straight men with an expanded sheath on their organ, the statistics were clear that most gay and straight men responded to adult nudes of their stated preference. Where there was a response to youngsters under 18, the gay men responded to post pubescent boys with fully developed male parts (15-18), whereas “straight” men responded to younger males (9-11) who had softer more “feminine” bodies. Read the article, it is a good and detailed one and tell me what you think.
http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/Articles/000,002.htm
I’ll take your word for it...and the theory that the heteros go for younger boys because they are ore feminine makes a lot of sense.
Beyond sick.
Wal-Mart has the Code Adam which instructs associates to guard doors and search the store for the described missing child.
I got separated from my grandmother in a large department store a half century ago--when you're little, the world of big people just swallows you up.
But we've left the relative innocence of Ozzie & Harriet and Father Knows Best.
And thus must the society be ever more careful about its most vulnerable.
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