paedophilia

I'd rather cure them. Do you extend this offer of greater understanding to all criminals ? Or am i being a tad too realistic ?

That's right. To what extent should the internet be policed to prevent pedophiles gainig access to child pornography?

More's to the point, if by some wonder it was possible to completely abolish child pornography on the net might this not have an adverse effect? Would not more pedophiles who latterly were content to net surf now have to explore alternative avenues. Would a ban turn the fantasists into predatory sex offenders?

However vile I personally find it (very) I do wonder if child pornography might be a better of two evils insofar as it may prevent more active pedophiles hitting the street.

However vile I personally find it (very) I do wonder if child pornography might be a better of two evils insofar as it may prevent more active pedophiles hitting the street.

Then you get into the catch 22 situation. On one hand you have child pornography on the net abolished, so people who would have otherwise stumbled across it and found they liked it would not.

On the other you have the fact that all those deprived of such material might resort to actually abusing themselves.

Very good point, can't say I'd given that any thought before. Other 'outlets' don't bare thinking about.

This is something ive also considered. On the other had, do you think providing your average teen boy with as much pornography as they wish will prevent them from trying to get the real thing?

Of course if its possible we should attempt to cure all criminals of whatever causes them to be as they are. This is not realistic of course, nor is the scenario for paedophiles in my previous post. It is just an ideal.

Perhaps my idea is crap therefore. Perhaps appeasement is not what is required. Perhaps we should just cut off their goolies?

This is something ive also considered. On the other had, do you think providing your average teen boy with as much pornography as they wish will prevent them from trying to get the real thing?

Perhaps we should just cut off their goolies?

I think thats the simplest solution tbh.

Perhaps my idea is crap therefore. Perhaps appeasement is not what is required. Perhaps we should just cut off their goolies?

Well then, without wishing to be rude, i'm not sure the victims or victim' parents (assuming they aren't an abuser) will want to here about ideals. I'm trying to think of practical measures here, and all i can come up with is abuse is abuse. get them help. get them jailed.

Maybe i'm being to hardline and damning ?

Maybe i'm being to hardline and damning ?

Hands up for Howard's "off with the goolies" solution then........

Hands up for Howard's "off with the goolies" solution then........

Unfortunately there is still this rather annoying, somewhat sexual organ, the brain.

No! You'd have to have the brain out as well! Is that a compromise?

One thing that has always been a problem is the fact that other countries have a lower age of consent, like chili, which is 12, so you might have sex tourists going there with the single purpose having sex with children.