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Jen0125 posted...

i'd rather be judged for not liking a pedophile than otherwise.

But you're not being judged for not liking a pedophile. You're being judged for forming opinions without thinking about them. That's definitely not a good thing to be judged for.

Readingscripts posted...

So by being honest about having a problem and taking steps to avoid harming anyone, a person should be punished and shamed and not be associated with. I know nothing about this guy, but your logic is the entire reason people don't speak up about having problematic thoughts or obsessions before it's too much for them to handle. The thoughts are disgusting, but by ridiculing someone for being honest about having them and trying not to act on them you are doing more to contribute to the problem than they have.

Basically. When you have to hide urges because they're socially unacceptable, they get worse, not better.

Readingscripts posted...

That said he should seek therapy as should anyone else with those thoughts, but most don't out of fear.

Eh, that's debatable. It's not that black and white. Some should seek therapy, but others can completely mitigate any potential harm by just not being left alone with kids, something that's actually pretty easy to arrange when saying "I'm a pedophile, so don't leave your kids with me" doesn't carry a major risk of being beaten to death. It's not actually a disorder if it doesn't adversely affect the person's life (or the lives of those around them), in which case there's no need to cure them.
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