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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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Your bias was more obvious before you told me you were a nurse. Why were the men arrested for sexual abuse in an ICU? I can only assume they were there as a consequence of vigilantism, which is something you clearly seem to approve of.
It seems ironic that you should be quoting Nietzsche, becos what you are advocating for paedophiles is to deny them any personal agency or burden of responsibility. These are the very resources paedophiles need to affirm in themselves in order to resolve the conflicts in their lives.
As you say, your lack of empathy is a consequence of your lack of understanding, but before you ease your discomfort by baying for my blood, you have a moral obligation to seek that understanding. I'm an ordinary human being, just like you are. I've probably performed as many honorable, selfless acts as you have, and altho I accept you find it hard to trust me, I don't accept you have the right, or the cause, to hate me.