Reply #85: Oh so those are not humans [View All]

[Az]

Got it.

Its nice to apply names and labels that distance ourselves from things that make us uncomfortable. But the monsters in our midst are as human as you and I. They have desires and drives as you and I. There's are not the same as your's or mine. Just as your and my desires are not the same.

Sometimes people are born with desires that do not mesh with society. Attraction to children is nothing new under the sun. Some cultures at some points have even embraced it. We have come to the realisation that children do not have enough understanding of society and consequences to be able to enter into a consentual relationship with an adult. Thus we protect them from those that are attracted to them.

This social stygma leads to a number of recourses for those plagued with such desires. They either bury them as deep inside as possible or they express them. If they express them they will not do so for long in society if they are open about it. So they go underground. They turn predatory.

A simple glance at advertising demonstrates that our society is saturated with the worship of youth. Ever scene a child beauty pagent? Some people lose sight of the edges where society draws the lines. Biologically we are ready to go at a young age relative to our current social definitions. At one time an unwed person at age 18 was considered a spinster. Society changes. Biological urges don't.

We have to protect the children from such predators. But failing to understand the predators creates opportunity for future disaster.