(February 28, 2013 at 3:39 am)Gilgamesh Wrote: For everyone in this thread who's asserted that pedophilia = child rape; you're wrong.
Pedophilia should be legal, yes. Having sex with prepubescents (if you're not a young'n yourself (I'm not going to suggest what ages these laws should all go by to allow flexibility)) should not be legal.
Pedophilia could not be made illegal because Pedophilia is sexual desire in an adult for a child. Thought (thus far) is not illegal.
Subsequently, a Pedophile is an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
Whereas acting on those desires and committing sexual penetration of molestation of a child is illegal. It's not pedophilia, (per the above definitions) it's child rape and/or child molestation.