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Shameless pedophiles are just the worst.
I hope I don't catch flak for this, but part of me feels bad for adults attracted to minors that DON'T want to be. Like fuck shameless pedophiles that actively prey on children, but I'd image there's also people out there who quietly live with the disorder and fucks their life up. There was a documentary I watched by Louis Theroux once about a special prison just for pedophiles and it was kind of sad. Like it's obvious they weren't getting the help they needed inside and it was just a place to hold them so they wouldn't be murdered in prison. The only real way out was voluntary chemical castration and come on that's pretty barbaric.
It sucks you can't approach or talk about these people without the baggage of violent pedophiles who actually hurt people.
idk hope I'm not too off base here.
I agree with you, "pedophile" and "child abuser" aren't synonyms and pedophilia itself is a mental illness, I don't see why anyone would "choose" to be a pedophile and we absolutely should at least try to help non-offenders who want to get better.
However you seemingly can't bring this up without getting labelled a pedo sympathiser so I just don't bother anymore.
It is worth noting that there are people who don't seem to have the mental illness (nor are victims of CSA) but seem to like it as a power thing, ranging from weebs to soldiers.
But you are right there are people who just have the mental illness, are revolted at the idea of hurting children, and desperately need help that doesn't impugn on their character for something that isn't their fault.