Mike Dunford responds to a pedophile ("Sam") that has appeared at Shelley's blog - an idiot who compares the treatment of pedophiles to the treatment of Jews and African-Americans and feels that "[p]edophilia needs no endorsement, it is a beautiful and natural part of the world's culture." Mike handled this in a more restrained manner than I ever could. "Sam" is entitled to spew this crap online - thats why we have a First Amendment. I just hope that he never puts his words into actions.
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I can't believe some of the stuff that Presidential hopefuls have to endure.
Pedophiles are wretched people who abuse the helpless, and they get no sympathy from me. However, they are still people — sick people, damaged people, often abused people, sometimes psychopathic people.
An admitted pedophile in Ohio is actually trying to make the argument in court that having sex with children is protected under the free exercise clause because it's part of the doctrine of the religion he invented.
Dude, that guy is pretty creepy.
Why did I read that whole exchange?
Well, if "Sam" were to move to Netherlands, she/he/it would find a political party broadly "in tune" with her/his/its ideas:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,1823089,00.html