RE: Should pedophilia be legal?
February 27, 2013 at 8:13 pm
(This post was last modified: February 27, 2013 at 8:16 pm by Simon Moon.)
It doesn't matter whether there is a long lasting negative psychological effect on the child victim of pedophilia or not, as the OP states.
The bottom line is that it is a non-consensual act. Even if the child gives consent, they do not yet have the ability to know what the repercussions could be.
The above quote is meaningless. What if she was talking about smoking?
"I was 13 when i started smoking ... I felt like a big lady. I wanted it"
Do you think that a 13 year old is mature enough to make the decision to start smoking? At 13, children do not have the ability to make these kind of decisions for themselves.
The bottom line is that it is a non-consensual act. Even if the child gives consent, they do not yet have the ability to know what the repercussions could be.
Quote:"I was 13 ... I felt like a big lady. I wanted it"
The above quote is meaningless. What if she was talking about smoking?
"I was 13 when i started smoking ... I felt like a big lady. I wanted it"
Do you think that a 13 year old is mature enough to make the decision to start smoking? At 13, children do not have the ability to make these kind of decisions for themselves.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
