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mooreandrew58 posted...

Well... I guess not all pedos are child molesters but it stands to reason all child molesters are pedos

Not even close. That sort of thinking actually leads to real life harm in some cases. Most child molesters are "simply" oppertunistic sexual predators, the age of the victim is only relevant to them in that it makes them easier to control and thus abuse. These same people have no problems carrying on relationships with adults and often don't have the same telltale "red flags" that a true pedophile might display and so they actually have easier access to victims.

The situation is kinda like the whole "stranger danger" scare in the 90s and 00s, in that it had people looking out for weirdos in trenchcoats at the park who are about as rare as unicorns when it was much, much more likely a relative, trusted neighbor, or significant other was the one most likely to abuse their children.

That actually reminds me of a case where a little girl got lost at a park and some kind samaritan offered to help her look for her family only to get beaten nearly to death by her father who thought he was some kidnapper or something. The dad didn't even apologize afterwards, he actually started spreading rumors about the stranger even after the incident and harrassed him.