not arguing against Megan's Law but who would you rather live next to - a molester or a murderer? (neither i'm sure but just making a case for an argument). I find it very curious that convicted sex offenders must tell where they live and lots of places are making laws against where they can live, yet these same towns have no laws regarding where drug dealers or murderers live. it's almost like they say drug them and kill them, just don't touch them inappropriately. doesn't anyone else find this to be strange?
What I find curious is how quick people are to swallow whatever vague, and abitrary slogan the authorities happen to throw out. This just shows how easy it is for those in power to whip the public into a frenzy simply by distributing a phrase such as 'sex offender', which is ultimately so vague as to be almost meaningless.
You equate all 'sex offenders' with murderers, as if they are a generic, easily categorizable entity like rapists or murderers - and is every case of rape or murder the same?? I read about the 17 year old in America who is currently serving a ten year sentence for having consensual oral sex with a 15 year old. Do you chest thumpers and jingoists class him as a 'child predator' simply beacuse the authorities have labelled him a 'sex offender'.
Well, let's see how you feel if it were your child.....then I bet YOU would feel much different on this issue...
As for the Ghandi quote, well it would just make you feel better!!!
no i wouldn't at all, im sure i wouldn't feel good about about it...obviously.
doesn't mean you or I have the right to to say who lives or dies for what crimes or whatnot. Its that kind of mentality that starts wars and thats kind of mentality that killers have.
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How do you know that these three people are 'child predators'? Just because they've been classed as 'sex offenders' doesn't necessarily make them 'child predators'? Is a 17 year old who has had sex with a 15 year old a 'child predator'?
Like I demonstrated above, there are dozens of countries where the age of consent ranges between 14 and 15. There's a difference between consensual sex and 'child molestation'.
well where I live, they list their label along with a description of the crime they commited.
What I find curious is how quick people are to swallow whatever vague, and abitrary slogan the authorities happen to throw out. This just shows how easy it is for those in power to whip the public into a frenzy simply by distributing a phrase such as 'sex offender', which is ultimately so vague as to be almost meaningless.
You equate all 'sex offenders' with murderers, as if they are a generic, easily categorizable entity like rapists or murderers - and is every case of rape or murder the same?? I read about the 17 year old in America who is currently serving a ten year sentence for having consensual oral sex with a 15 year old. Do you chest thumpers and jingoists class him as a 'child predator' simply beacuse the authorities have labelled him a 'sex offender'.
When I think of a child molester, I think of a full grown man (or woman) molesting a very young child.. Not a "statutory rapist" or a young couple in a consensual relationship. I agree with your argument about age of consent. When a boy is 19 or 20, it's very natural for him to like a 15 year old girl in a lot of cases, especially if the boy is immature. I think this age bracket is getting shafted under the blanket type rules that are in place to stop the real child molesters.
To clarify, before someone bites off my head for this... I'm not eliminating the possibility that a girl could be the one in a relationship that could be considered the "statutory rapist", it's just more common for the older of the two in a relationship to be the male.
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What I find curious is how quick people are to swallow whatever vague, and abitrary slogan the authorities happen to throw out. This just shows how easy it is for those in power to whip the public into a frenzy simply by distributing a phrase such as 'sex offender', which is ultimately so vague as to be almost meaningless.
You equate all 'sex offenders' with murderers, as if they are a generic, easily categorizable entity like rapists or murderers - and is every case of rape or murder the same?? I read about the 17 year old in America who is currently serving a ten year sentence for having consensual oral sex with a 15 year old. Do you chest thumpers and jingoists class him as a 'child predator' simply beacuse the authorities have labelled him a 'sex offender'.
no i wouldn't at all, im sure i wouldn't feel good about about it...obviously.
doesn't mean you or I have the right to to say who lives or dies for what crimes or whatnot. Its that kind of mentality that starts wars and thats kind of mentality that killers have.
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'Although the Austrian age of consent is basically 14, it is illegal to have sex with someone under 16 by "exploiting their lack of maturity".
In Brazil, authorities may not choose to prosecute if the younger partner is aged 14 to 17 and does not lodge a complaint.'
16 yr old sexing a 14yr old, same high school - kill, chem castrate, jail, label for life, other?
true child predator - kill, chem castrate, jail, do we ever let them out?
what about all the in between?
it's a tough subject to deal with, even if you feel this is a sickness, I want blood...but what's right?
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When I think of a child molester, I think of a full grown man (or woman) molesting a very young child.. Not a "statutory rapist" or a young couple in a consensual relationship. I agree with your argument about age of consent. When a boy is 19 or 20, it's very natural for him to like a 15 year old girl in a lot of cases, especially if the boy is immature. I think this age bracket is getting shafted under the blanket type rules that are in place to stop the real child molesters.
To clarify, before someone bites off my head for this... I'm not eliminating the possibility that a girl could be the one in a relationship that could be considered the "statutory rapist", it's just more common for the older of the two in a relationship to be the male.