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Originally Posted by TheMercenary
It is only fair at this point to tell you of my bias.
I was a Peds ICU nurse from 1978 to1982. In that time frame I have seen no less than 10 men arrested at the bedside in the hospital for sexual abuse and first degree murder.
I have to admit that I have no understanding and empathy for any man who admits to a sexual attraction to a child. I believe they should be isolated and if they commit a crime of sexual abuse against a child, they should be put to death.
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I can understand that merc. I can see how that might affect how you approach this subject.
I have many friends who've been abused. It's ridiculously common. I believe the current estimate is that one in nine children will at some point in their childhood suffer some sort of sexual abuse. I think most women, in particular know other women who have talked about such abuse and confided. My best friend at school was abused by her uncle. I was her confidante, and I also have certain instinctive responses to the question of abuse.
But I still cannot fathom disdain for someone's unchosen desire or sexual orientation. Whatever I think of that desire.