Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation?

[Charles]

Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation? A Psychologist Breaks Down What Makes a Jerry Sandusky - News - GOOD

If it is, what should be done with them? Locked up and throw away the key?

Permanently isolated? A colony in Montana for instance?

If it is not their fault, how much can they be blamed?

[Xavier Tremely]

Seems reasonable that if homosexuality is, in fact, a genetic predisposition, then the principles of evolution would indicate that there must be all kinds of (strictly speaking) illogical "orientations" out there, including preferences for older mates beyond the age of reproduction, and yes, even those before. Hell, it would even suggest that a preference for animals is a "sexual orientation".

What should be done? Well, done about what? Rape? Shoot'em! Thoughts? Feelings? Are we ready to start policing that?

[queenlillian1962]

Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation? A Psychologist Breaks Down What Makes a Jerry Sandusky - News - GOOD

If it is, what should be done with them? Locked up and throw away the key?

Permanently isolated? A colony in Montana for instance?

If it is not their fault, how much can they be blamed?

I don't know that it's a sexual orientation as much as it's a sexual preference. I'm personally in favor of a colony in Montana because It's not something you can rehabilitate the person from.

[Ratbag]

Isn't sexual preference and sexual orientation the same thing though? Granted depending on the level of. Being attracted to someone however does not immediately give you the right to act apon that attraction, and it is the ability to control of these actions that makes a person a criminal or not. Someone with a preference for children can not be found faultless for acting apon those urges, however I do not think that being attracted to children in itself, in someone who controls their urges could be found to be a crime. That said, even veiwing of child pornography I find to be hideous.

[enola]

Personaly, I consider it like rape. It isn't really sexual release. It's power. And pedophiles need to be shot dead. But that is just my own opinion.

[garyd]

It is a subset of the two primary orientations. To wit. If you are male and you prefer boys under ten you are a homsexual pedophile, if you prefer girls under ten you are a heterosexual pedofile.

Both should be shot dead.

[Misteria]

Chemically castrated. or castrated take your pick!

[the incredible b]

thanks for the article. last i heard was that the psychological consensus was that its a sexual disorder, unlike hetero- or homosexuality. there are indeed plenty of men who have this and never act on it. perhaps they should talk to the offenders as experience coaches...

[Spazola]

I agree that it is not a sexual orientation...it's a psychological disorder. None of it is about physical wants and desires, though that may be how the psychological causes manifest themselves. It's a power-struggle. Abusers (or in this case, pedophiles) were often abused themselves. In my opinion, the best thing to do with pedophiles is psychiatric treatment. Prison, yes, should they act on those urges...but accompanied by treatment. Without treatment, EVER releasing these people from prison would be counterproductive.

[Charles]

None of it is about physical wants and desires,

How do we know this?

[Misteria]

I dont agree spazola and it is a sick sexual desire and urge for them to lust and need to hurt children. They cannot be rehabilitated as that urge never ceases as there have been re ofenders who admit they cant help themselves and it would be best to lock them up and throw the key. TMHO:

[zaracatani]

Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation? A Psychologist Breaks Down What Makes a Jerry Sandusky - News - GOOD

If it is, what should be done with them? Locked up and throw away the key?

Permanently isolated? A colony in Montana for instance?

If it is not their fault, how much can they be blamed?

In my opinion, there is no such thing as there's no fault on that, they know what they are doing and what are their intentions are. they must not isolated.

[nicoinyourface]

don't think homosexuals will have their orientation along side pedophilia....

[Pappy&Me]

Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation? A Psychologist Breaks Down What Makes a Jerry Sandusky - News - GOOD

If it is, what should be done with them? Locked up and throw away the key?

Permanently isolated? A colony in Montana for instance?

If it is not their fault, how much can they be blamed?

I'm sure serial killers can't help their impulses to kill either.Institutionalize them to protect others from their illness if thats what you want to call it,I call it evil that has been fed until it grew into actions.

[KillZone]

I'm sure serial killers can't help their impulses to kill either.Institutionalize them to protect others from their illness if thats what you want to call it,I call it evil that has been fed until it grew into actions.

Maybe they cannot help the impulses, but they can and do control them. No serial killer in history has walked into a police station and killed a good-looking female cop. They don't kill in the day light in front of 5,000 witnesses. They don't kill in prison. They pick the weak to prey on and usually do so at night. That is, they plan, not just react to impulses. Sure they can control the impulses. They do so all the time.

don't think homosexuals will have their orientation along side pedophilia....

I agree, I think, if you are saying a homosexual is not a pedophile. Straight people are, just as often.

I dont agree spazola and it is a sick sexual desire and urge for them to lust and need to hurt children. They cannot be rehabilitated as that urge never ceases as there have been re ofenders who admit they cant help themselves and it would be best to lock them up and throw the key. TMHO:

I agree.

If parole board members were forced to parole these people next door to where they live and they had kids, they not parole them. If parole members were liable in civil courts, they'd not parole these people unless they were as dumb as a box of bricks.

Would anyone of DA want a child molester living next to them? Of course not. I'd not, and if I had kids, I'd be terrified 24/7. I wouldn't care how much "treatments" they would have had. No sane person would, either.

Treatments, so far, have not worked. Maybe in the future something will, but as of now, nothing has.