[Temple Drake]

this is totally sick.

[ffusco]

Shameless, immoral, disgusting and horribly sad indication of a culture in decline. Behavior that would make Caligula blush.

[ExpatCanuck]

When the time comes to cull the herd (long overdue in my opinion), let's start with these sick f---ers.

[NoClones]

"the most underserved and misunderstood sexual minority remaining in today's human society,"

I don't think so.
These perverted pieces of filth aren't getting even a pittance of the PUNISHMENT they actually deserve!

[TrebleRebel]

The mental health care industry won't put up with this -- but for the wrong reasons. Just think of all the money they will lose, if these sickos are no longer classified by the DSM, and thus refuse to seek treatment because they are "normal."

Having said that, I can go hurl...

[Frapster]

Let's see... the sexual revolution of the 70's outed gays in the 80's. Now that we have become comfortable with the homosexual lifestyle it only seems natural that we would explore societies ability to tolerate other deviant sexual practices. After all - that's what happens when people lose their moral compass. This article repulses me to the Nth degree but does not surprise me in the least.

[Question_Assumptions]

What was is that Rick Santorum said that people got so upset about again? Oh, and I hear that the sibling love people are looking for "acceptance", too.

[jpl]

Child molestors are so vile that even the inmates in maximum security prisons consider them scum, and they're in the greatest danger of getting shanked in the ribs.

[Catspaw]

Gag

[mhking]

I think a five iron swung liberally against their bare noggins would suffice nicely....

FORE!

[NFOShekky]

God Help Us!

[I_Love_My_Husband]

This is where the homosexual agenda has led us.

[NFOShekky]

My late grandmother used to say that the problem these days is that "There is no shame anymore." The folks at the ACLU and their ilk that are forcing us to accept everyone and every sort of behavior are the ones that deserve the punishment. Again, God help us!

[jhw61]

This absolutely makes my blood boil. The days of the vigilante are near.

[Gerish]

Society better get a grip on this because these vile, evil, sick people are out there waiting to prey on children. God help and protect our children from these monsters!

[rattrap]

i couldn't even finish reading this, execution is the only punsihment for these people.

[Tamzee]

Kudos to the author for getting this problem more public attention, but he didn't spend enough time watching those boards to fully describe comprehend how dangerous they are. These sites are often the initial meeting point online for pedophiles. They validate each other immeasurably, often convincing others not to seek help if they mention the ida. "We are NOT sick!" is a constant rallying cry. The pedophile who might initially feel shame or fear about their desires are strengthened by finding proud pedophiles claiming to be lawyers, doctors, judges, professors, IT professionals, government employees.

In addition to the validation issue, these boards provide a way for pedophiles to get together in real life... I saw many cases where they would get brave enough to meet and take road trips together or travel to other's homes. They also encourage each other to get jobs with children. My children haven't sat on a Santa Claus lap since 1996 when I saw many bragging about their jobs as Santa working malls, parties, etc. Some members were nervous about trying to get such jobs, the others pushed them to do so reassuring them that "no one suspects why you apply for the job" and that they've "gotten jobs as Santa every Christmas for years" and bragging about how easy it is to "cop a feel" right in front of smiling parents :-(

I could go on for hours about what I've seen folks use these websites for, there are so many other dangers. Just a few more are posts to each other about how to find schools in areas you travel through, how to adopt or foster children, resources for how to become volunteers for child-oriented organizations, using the new hand-held "walkie" type radios to find and meet children in your neighborhood, how to find newsgroups and Internet chat groups that trade child pornography, how to cover your tracks so that you can't be traced easily while finding child porn or actual child victims on the Internet... the list goes on and on.

The only thing we can really do as citizens is write to congress and senate critters telling them you strongly support harsh penalties for child predators and child porn, we need enforcement of Megan's Laws, and funding the task forces all over the country that trace child predators on the Internet and try to take them off prior to them finding any more victims, etc... The ACLU works passionately to protect pedophiles so we have to holler as loudly as they do that we want child predators to stop getting light sentences and then to get monitored well once they are released.

[ChiMark]

Scary. The APA is seeking to reclassify pedophilia as being a nervous disorder. This is a big step towards de criminalizing this behavior. And no one really cares what the public thinks.
They will use the law to enforce their beliefs over society.

[Rainmist]

Have any of you gone to that website and checked out the forum ? It's so disgusting, they talk about watching little girls at the beach. I swear to god if any of these pervs touched my daughter I'd cut his bits off. I can't believe that they are actually posting back and forth about their sick, depraved ways. Authorities need to know about this site. Can it be reported ?

[MineralMan]

That's some seriously sick stuff.