And yet time and again, we puzzle over the question of how to deal with adults that are sexually attracted to and victimize children, despite the obvious answer: lock them up in an institution until there is a cure.
Subject: And yet time and again, we puzzle over the question of how to deal with adults that are sexually attracted to and victimize children, despite the obvious answer: lock them up in an institution until there is a cure.
The question arises every time a pedophile is arrested: why do these guys get out again, and again and again, when they're likely to reoffend?
If your answer is that the law is an ass, you're wrong on this front. Not only are there federal statutes related to dangerous offender designation that could be used much more frequently to indefinitely confine, but some provinces -- including Alberta -- already allow for indefinite forcible confinement of the mentally ill, when they're an ongoing danger to the public.
The American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual, which has become something of an authority on such issues, considers pedophilia to be a mental illness.
It does not make the broad statement that it is incurable, but it is an accepted reality of the psychiatric profession that so far there is no known effective treatment.
And yet time and again, we puzzle over the question of how to deal with adults that are sexually attracted to and victimize children, despite the obvious answer: lock them up in an institution until there is a cure.
Our increasing understanding of the world around us, hastened by instant communication and the Internet, has brought a lot of pedophiles out of the closet and onto the web. The material they love is frighteningly available, compared to two decades ago, when a pedophile had one small stash he kept to himself.
Coupled with our broadening understanding of the pervasive influence of sociopathy and similar-but-lesser anti-social personality disorders on society, it becomes clear that mental illness's impact goes far beyond the cost of housing or treating winos in the inner city.
The politically easy answer is to yell a lot about it without really doing anything. Demons that are never slain can be fought again and again, whenever the politician needs to score some points.
Indefinite confinement is costly. But given that huge swaths of what every government already does simply services bureaucracy and waste, that's not a strong argument against it.
Subject: Re: And yet time and again, we puzzle over the question of how to deal with adults that are sexually attracted to and victimize children, despite the obvious answer: lock them up in an institution until there is a cure.
> The question arises every time a pedophile is arrested: why do these > guys get out again, and again and again, when they're likely to > reoffend?
> If your answer is that the law is an ass, you're wrong on this front. > Not only are there federal statutes related to dangerous offender > designation that could be used much more frequently to indefinitely > confine, but some provinces -- including Alberta -- already allow for > indefinite forcible confinement of the mentally ill, when they're an > ongoing danger to the public.
> The American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual, which has > become something of an authority on such issues, considers pedophilia > to be a mental illness.
> It does not make the broad statement that it is incurable, but it is > an accepted reality of the psychiatric profession that so far there is > no known effective treatment.
> And yet time and again, we puzzle over the question of how to deal > with adults that are sexually attracted to and victimize children, > despite the obvious answer: lock them up in an institution until there > is a cure.
> Our increasing understanding of the world around us, hastened by > instant communication and the Internet, has brought a lot of > pedophiles out of the closet and onto the web. The material they love > is frighteningly available, compared to two decades ago, when a > pedophile had one small stash he kept to himself.
> Coupled with our broadening understanding of the pervasive influence > of sociopathy and similar-but-lesser anti-social personality disorders > on society, it becomes clear that mental illness's impact goes far > beyond the cost of housing or treating winos in the inner city.
> The politically easy answer is to yell a lot about it without really > doing anything. Demons that are never slain can be fought again and > again, whenever the politician needs to score some points.
> Indefinite confinement is costly. But given that huge swaths of what > every government already does simply services bureaucracy and waste, > that's not a strong argument against it.
> The arguments for it are obvious.
I got a better one for you hang their ass to deter evil
Subject: Re: And yet time and again, we puzzle over the question of how to deal with adults that are sexually attracted to and victimize children, despite the obvious answer: lock them up in an institution until there is a cure.
Subject: Re: And yet time and again, we puzzle over the question of how to deal with adults that are sexually attracted to and victimize children, despite the obvious answer: lock them up in an institution until there is a cure.
there are vets in this country freezing to death and not being able to pay their electric left for dead and you want to house a sicko - three squares a day
EVEN THE WORKING MAN ALMOST CAN'T GET THE 3 SQUARES
> The question arises every time a pedophile is arrested: why do these > guys get out again, and again and again, when they're likely to > reoffend?
> If your answer is that the law is an ass, you're wrong on this front. > Not only are there federal statutes related to dangerous offender > designation that could be used much more frequently to indefinitely > confine, but some provinces -- including Alberta -- already allow for > indefinite forcible confinement of the mentally ill, when they're an > ongoing danger to the public.
> The American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual, which has > become something of an authority on such issues, considers pedophilia > to be a mental illness.
> It does not make the broad statement that it is incurable, but it is > an accepted reality of the psychiatric profession that so far there is > no known effective treatment.
> And yet time and again, we puzzle over the question of how to deal > with adults that are sexually attracted to and victimize children, > despite the obvious answer: lock them up in an institution until there > is a cure.
> Our increasing understanding of the world around us, hastened by > instant communication and the Internet, has brought a lot of > pedophiles out of the closet and onto the web. The material they love > is frighteningly available, compared to two decades ago, when a > pedophile had one small stash he kept to himself.
> Coupled with our broadening understanding of the pervasive influence > of sociopathy and similar-but-lesser anti-social personality disorders > on society, it becomes clear that mental illness's impact goes far > beyond the cost of housing or treating winos in the inner city.
> The politically easy answer is to yell a lot about it without really > doing anything. Demons that are never slain can be fought again and > again, whenever the politician needs to score some points.
> Indefinite confinement is costly. But given that huge swaths of what > every government already does simply services bureaucracy and waste, > that's not a strong argument against it.
> On Sep 13, 1:44 pm, JJ Main <john065_2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > By JEREMY LOOME
> > Last Updated: 9th September 2009, 2:20am
> > The question arises every time a pedophile is arrested: why do these > > guys get out again, and again and again, when they're likely to > > reoffend?
> > If your answer is that the law is an ass, you're wrong on this front. > > Not only are there federal statutes related to dangerous offender > > designation that could be used much more frequently to indefinitely > > confine, but some provinces -- including Alberta -- already allow for > > indefinite forcible confinement of the mentally ill, when they're an > > ongoing danger to the public.
> > The American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual, which has > > become something of an authority on such issues, considers pedophilia > > to be a mental illness.
> > It does not make the broad statement that it is incurable, but it is > > an accepted reality of the psychiatric profession that so far there is > > no known effective treatment.
> > And yet time and again, we puzzle over the question of how to deal > > with adults that are sexually attracted to and victimize children, > > despite the obvious answer: lock them up in an institution until there > > is a cure.
> > Our increasing understanding of the world around us, hastened by > > instant communication and the Internet, has brought a lot of > > pedophiles out of the closet and onto the web. The material they love > > is frighteningly available, compared to two decades ago, when a > > pedophile had one small stash he kept to himself.
> > Coupled with our broadening understanding of the pervasive influence > > of sociopathy and similar-but-lesser anti-social personality disorders > > on society, it becomes clear that mental illness's impact goes far > > beyond the cost of housing or treating winos in the inner city.
> > The politically easy answer is to yell a lot about it without really > > doing anything. Demons that are never slain can be fought again and > > again, whenever the politician needs to score some points.
> > Indefinite confinement is costly. But given that huge swaths of what > > every government already does simply services bureaucracy and waste, > > that's not a strong argument against it.
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