Do you feel sympathy for pedophiles?

[GommeInc]

Same with any temptation really - some people cannot control urges and it hurts them inside. Not trying to add sympathy but quite a few convicted paedophiles have given rather honest and deep accounts of how it made them feel sick that the child they were approaching or attacking was so frightened or so willing to comply that it seemed too easy for them to manipulate a weaker, innocent life against its will. These deep actions took control of their body beyond the control of their own minds. It's quite difficult to imagine what that must feel like - to not have total control and have strong feelings for a clearly disturbing act. There's quite a lot of therapy available but quite a lot of people are beyond redemption.

[Matt]

I've never really thought about it. My initial reaction is that they're sick and that they deserve whatever punishment they're given. Although I do think they need to get help regarless of their situation (in prison or seeking help voluntarily)

[Becca]

this thread has actually given me hope in the world

paedophilia is a mental illness, like how when you have a partner you love and care for them, paedophiles actually fall in love with the children and unfortunately fornication is a big part of that. i hate people who are just like 'they should burn to death they are disgusting'

imagine having the mental thoughts of wanting to touch a child and you knew yourself that it was wrong but you literally couldn't stop yourself, that's exactly what it's like so if someone says 'they deserve to die' again i will throw up on them

[buttons]

yeah Tara linked me to a link where the guy knew he was a pedophile, never acted on it and never wanted to. if people can understand it's wrong and want help for it then i sympathise 100% but all sympathy goes once they act on it, pure and simple. the guy was even angry for enjoying child porn because he knew children were being hurt in the making of it.


also @Empired; that is so common lmao when im driving i think "i could just turn right on this road and cause this person to crash into me and die", it's not that u want to do it u just know u could and there's probably somethin deep down inside us telling us to but our conscious says not to. plus we know he consequences of if we did. when im angry i could throw whatever i have in my hand off their head but i don't because in a minute or two the feelings will subside, some people however are just too impulsive and can't stop themselves

[LiquidLuck.]

When I first read the title I was like ''hell no!'' but then when I saw the comments I started thinking. I guess I would feel sympathy for those who have the feelings and do not act upon them even if it still seems a little bit ''weird'', lets say. Also I do not think that many people seek for help when they have these thoughts as if they are still in their right mind, they will understand how wrong those thoughts are and get embarrassed by them instead of asking for help. Also, maybe if actually faced with a situation where I would have to choose, I'm not sure I would make the choices that my rational part agree with.

When it comes to those who did something to a kid though, that's just ''no, they should die'' because not only it was to a kid but it was without consent or if for any reason they did give consent, they are kids so they do not know what they were getting into. I had a teacher who gave classes in prison and her stories were really interesting. I remember her telling us that in prison everyone has a sister or a daughter or even a niece and that is why pedophiles were such outcasts even among the outcasts.

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this thread has actually given me hope in the world

paedophilia is a mental illness, like how when you have a partner you love and care for them, paedophiles actually fall in love with the children and unfortunately fornication is a big part of that. i hate people who are just like 'they should burn to death they are disgusting'

imagine having the mental thoughts of wanting to touch a child and you knew yourself that it was wrong but you literally couldn't stop yourself, that's exactly what it's like so if someone says 'they deserve to die' again i will throw up on them

I agree with you to some point because even though it is a mental illness, it's a mental illness that affects other people, mainly people that are not evolved enough to protect themselves and when I say evolved I mean it in every way: mentally, physically, emotionally.

I totally disagree with you when you say ''knew yourself that it was wrong but you literally couldn't stop yourself''. I know that eating too many carbs is wrong and I can barely stop myself from buying sweets when I go shopping for food, but I found my strength inside, analyse the pros and cons, and move away to the food I really need! I know giving this example is pushing it a bit, but easiest one I could use to relate it to something that you can hardly stop yourself from doing. That's why there is the line from knowing it's wrong and not acting upon it and knowing it's wrong and still doing it. If you still do it, knowing it's wrong, I'm sorry but you are indeed ''disgusting''.