beautyundone

still didnt answer my question directly. what do YOU think we should do about it? short and simple, please.

OKAY THEN. but what do you suggest we do?

well then you tell me, thomas, what SHOULD we do? what kind of attitude SHOULD we have?

i was just saying that there isn't a whole lot more we can do other than make laws and enforce them.

drugs are already illegal, gun holders must have a permit, and prostitution is not legal as far as i know (in the US anyways). how would taking away laws protecting children from sexual predators further discriminate these industries?

i could say similar things about men in general. but i'm sure there are SOME respectable ones on this board, so i won't offend them by doing so. all generalizations are bad =)

source: http://www.onlinelawyersource.com/criminal_law/sexual_assault/statistics.html in my opinion, 2-3% is a small price to pay for the other 97%

other possibilities such as... not prosecuting sex offenders anymore? grand idea.

if you were calling me an emotional five-year-old, i'll have you know that i'm an only-slightly-emotional sixteen-year-old that happens to want a career prosecuting criminals such as those mentioned here. and how are we supposed to have non-emotional five-year-olds if we continue to say "it's okay, it's not your fault, it's society's fault. stealing the cookie was not of your own will. it was because so many people were casting their cookie-stealing thoughts upon you. shame on society... they should know better. now you eat that cookie and enjoy it." that just breeds wimps and idiots, not people with brains. criminals should be prosecuted. they did something that THEY know was against the law. it doesn't matter how many people "influenced" them, they did it on their own. are you prepared to say that it was society's fault that jessica lunsford (sp?) was kidnapped and raped by a convicted sex offender who had been released onto the streets to continue to offend? or that it was society's fault that ted bundy killed and raped over a dozen women (around 18, i believe) while being a prestigious law school student and someone everybody liked and treated with respect? the poor thing just couldn't handle being liked, i suppose. think about what you're saying, and realize how ridiculous it is.

so we should just let them run freely doing whatever they please because they have been hurt by society? because they couldn't take the real world? because it's 'not their fault'?

that's pretty farfetched. no one is projecting anything onto these people. and even if they were, it is still that person's choice as to whether or not they are going to act upon their thoughts. if you are trying to say "it's not their fault", you are very mistaken, my friend.

then WHY are you so AGAINST prosecuting them? haha, i agree with john.

now, if we were talking about serial killers, who are pretty much already assumed to be repeat offenders, i'm sure there would be quite a different reaction. so what's the difference between those and sex offenders? serial sex offenders are just as likely to repeat the crime as serial killers are.

you never answered my question. but my question is: do you think having sex with a child who did not give his/her consent is a crime? i just want a YES or a NO. nothing else. unless you're responding to someone else, in which case, do so in a separate paragraph. i don't want an essay for this question, just a single word.

haha, it can be argued from either side. my point is, it won't work. and i liked the dolphin/turkey analogy =( and when i mentioned the problems with mountain lions and wolves, i was referring to the fact that people aren't exactly accepting them and they do kill people every now and then. if no one can accept/deal with wolves and mountain lions, i don't think they'll be too fond of regular lions, cheetahs, and elephants.

while we're at it, let's put dolphins in the alps and release a bunch of wild turkeys into the middle of the pacific ocean. seriously, though. we have enough trouble with wolves and mountain lions. the idea of releasing LIONS into CIVILIAN-populated areas is one of the most ridiculous ideas i have ever had the pleasure of reading about.

that's because sex crimes involve VIOLATING someone... as in taking things they may be saving for marriage and causing unnecessary trauma to the victim. sex is supposed to be something that two people enjoy, not something that leaves one person mentally and physically scarred for the rest of their lives. and not something that should be forced upon an unwilling person. yes, sex crimes do have that "oh my god" status because they involve violating the victim in a way that no one should be violated. ever. however, this is not saying that physical and emotional abuse go unpunished either. it's just that people are generally more perturbed by sexual crimes, as they are MUCH more personal.

nah, that's alright =) i'll leave it the way it is.

there have been bigger events in history (fall of rome, WWI & II, etc.) and the world has yet to end

very few rapes are reported (something like 1/10). out of those, only about 16% end in a conviction. considering those statistics, i really do not think that there would be much room for false accusations. at least none that would end in jailtime.

sorry... *some* men would go crazy.