(October 24, 2016 at 2:29 am)Thena323 Wrote: What keeps pedophiles silent, is their strong, habitual like for criminal acts that disrupt and shatter lives, in my opinion.
I'm not so sure it's a "liking" -- I think Catholic_Lady upthread had a great point that whether it's genetic or based on upbringing, the odds are it's not something where the guy woke up one day and said, "damn, I'd really like to fiddle a kid."
As to what keeps them silent, I've no doubt it the social opprobrium (rightfully, in my opinion) attached to their acting out their impulses. Those actions are criminal for a goddamned good reason, of course -- but we'd be foolish not to examine the roots of the issue.
Make no mistake, this is a deeply uncomfortable discussion for me, and I find myself on both side of the fenceline, busy trying to integrate my intellect and my emotions on the topic. But I think it's worthy to discuss it, and to try and understand why they feel, and too often act, as they do.
