Reply #78: I think the question is good but... [View All]

[Giant Robot]

I do not know of any studies linking political ideology and sex offender status. It is a long way from presenting a list of 50 Republican sex offenders to saying that there is a statistically significant link between ideology and sexual predators. These are all high profile things, at least to us, so clearly they will stick out in our minds more. I think this would take more research to uncover whether the original premise is a good one or not. And actually it would not take that long to do a study on it; studies of this nature can be done quickly and fairly inexpensively (especially if grad students are involved :) ).

I can certainly understand the desire to discuss this. I certainly believe power, shame/guilt, and a rigid conservative belief structure play a part in molestation. And I can also see how many Republicans are really defined by those very traits. But that that does not mean one equals the other. This needs to be explored further, if it has not been done already.