Re: To Catch a Predator
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I also think the majority of pedophiles (true pedophiles, not guys who bang 14 year olds) would jump at the chance to be castrated and try to live a normal life as best they could.
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for some reason i kind of doubt this. so much of identity is tied up in your sex organs. Personally, I can't imagine being castrated. i think most guys would say that that would fundamentally compromise who they are since it compromises their manhood.
EDIT: this my illustrate my point better. I would NEVER accept a frontal lobotomy under any circumstances, i would definitely welcome death before a frontal lobotomy. Because if i was lobotomized i would cease to be me. while, I don't think castration is quite so extreme, its very close imo. I think most guys would find both similarly unthinkable.
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Yeah, and most people really don't want to hurt small children either. Sexuality is a big part of who we are, but if your choice is castration or life in prison, I think many would take castration. Lobotomy is really not analogous in any meaningful way.
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