Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: SampleMan
As good a story as any

That is their story, and they are sticking with it.

Pedophiles need to be removed from society forever.

I have heard some say, there is no cure for this, so maybe you are right.

11 posted on 06/13/2014 3:21:20 AM PDT by Mark17 (Chicago Blackhawks: Stanley Cup champions 2010, 2013. Vietnam Vet 70-71 Msgt US Air Force, retired)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies ]


To: Mark17

“I have heard some say, there is no cure for this, so maybe you are right. “

Consider the pure destructive, selfish evil necessary to ACT on such desires.

There is a cure and it should be applied to these animals.


32 posted on 06/13/2014 5:06:12 AM PDT by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies ]

To: Mark17

Oddly enough, there does appear to be a cure, or at least one that works on those who want badly enough to be cured.

The conventional wisdom is that this behavior has little or nothing to do with sexuality. Since progressives define sex as Good, anything sexual that is Bad, such as child molestation or rape, must be redefined as not really being about sex at all. Which really messes with our ability to deal with them.

It is generally accepted that child molesters reoffend when released at a rate in the vicinity of 90%. Which is where the notion comes from that there is no cure.

However, several countries and I believe one or two states allow the option of chemical castration to offenders who request it. Apparently the recidivism rate for those treated in this way is somewhere around 10%, much lower than for most crimes.

We should remember that some of those with these compulsions are not necessarily and inherently evil people. We don’t get to consciously choose our compulsions, though in general we can decide consciously whether to act on them.

Those requesting this form of treatment are obviously powerfully motivated to stop the behavior, so they are not necessarily a representative group. But the results do seem to show that treatment is possible. It also demonstrates, IMO, that the sex hormones interacting with the brain make such behaviors very nearly irresistible. Remove the sex hormones, and the behavior can be, or at least very often is, successfully resisted.


38 posted on 06/13/2014 5:35:56 AM PDT by Sherman Logan
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson