• DreamButt@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    My hot take on this is based on an assumption. Last I checked we can predict sexual preferences with a high degree of certainty based on genetics. (Stick with me here this is NOT a eugenics argument) It seems pretty reasonable that preventative therapy and manditory check-ins would go a long way to preventing the issue than any sort of retroactive punishment

    Ofc it would need to be handled with a lot of disgression since there’s no reason to destroy someone’s social life based on genetics alone

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      2 days ago

      No. You can’t.

      Edit: “last you checked” was that asking ChatGPT or some other nonsense?

    • Allero@lemmy.today
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      2 days ago

      Unfortunately, no, we can’t. Pedophilia appears fairly randomly, and there are many factors of risk, of which genetics has not been indicated.

      The good news is, pedophile does not equal child molester! Most pedophiles never abuse children, and by expanding anonymous therapy options, we can ensure even less of them cross the line.

      • Electricd@lemmybefree.net
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        1 day ago

        And by continuing the hate on pedophiles instead of pedocriminals, they feel bad and hide themselves, can’t talk about it, and can’t get helped if they require some

        People have all switched to use correct words not to discriminate people, why not the same for people who suffer from this?

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        1 day ago

        Ah yeah that was more the heart of what I was getting at anyway. The current system of punishment doesn’t really solve anything. Just gives angry people some sense of animalistic satisfaction

        Sounds like I gotta catch-up on the research tho

        • Allero@lemmy.today
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          TL;DR The most prominent correlation is between pedophilia and CSA victimhood. Survivors are more likely to develop pedophilic tendencies themselves, though most still don’t.