Tag: Pedophilia
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“Pedos should hang”: The U.S.–Europe divide
The language can sound like something from an anonymous social-media account: hang them, execute them, castrate them, make an example of them. Yet some of the most explicit versions have come from elected politicians. In the United States, calls to execute people convicted of sexual crimes against children have moved well beyond rhetoric. Several states…
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Pedophilia: “There’ll be a guillotine for this!” And Trump
Since I am open about my lifelong mental health struggles, I am also open about having been institutionalized in a mental hospital. I belong (fortunately) to the small minority of people who need this. So I completely understand people who don’t have a typical sexual orientation. And not everyone needs to be hospitalized (for example).…
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Death to all pedophiles? Underlying causes
“Death to all pedophiles.” The sentence hits hard. It feels morally clear, it feels justified. It feels like protection. However, feeling right does not mean being right. The reaction emerges instantly. Children trigger the strongest protective instincts humans have. Evolution wired this response deeply. Therefore, when harm appears, the response escalates to the extreme. Yet…