Azalea wrote: » I think the same - that the person who goes to a mental health professional could be doing so because they are afraid of what they might do, not just because of the thoughts.
Uncle Ben wrote: » Id say there is a market in Cologne and Stockholm for them.
rawn wrote: » Yes, because the introduction of sex dolls stopped rape in it's tracks...
marckavanagh wrote: » I don't think it's a good idea. I think they should be encouraged to repress their sexual desires.
So far, there is no research to indicate whether or not Takagi’s dolls would be successful, and Peter Fagan from the John Hopkins School of Medicine is skeptical that there ever will be. Citing cognitive-behavioral theory, the paraphilia researcher believes that contact with Trottla’s products would likely have a “reinforcing effect” on pedophilic ideation and “in many instances, cause it to be acted upon with greater urgency.” The research Fagan cites to support that conclusion is based on offenders, so it is unclear whether the effects would be different for non-offenders.
Azalea wrote: » For boys past adolescence it's known as pederasty isn't it? For girls past adolescence I don't know what the term is, or if there is one. .
AtomicHorror wrote: » Okay, that I know. That's not really paedophilia though. We have an odd relationship with the age of consent in Europe still, mind you. That old culture is still there to an extent.
HardenendMan wrote: » No, I don't think pre-pubescent. But as young as 14/15 was very normal.
the_pen_turner wrote: » im thinking that someone starting to get these thoughts or have a lower lever of thought is less likely to go seek help. the person I see going is the person that has held back their desires but something happened ,maybe a close call that frightened them and made them realise they need help. much like an alcoholic need to be really bad before they can see that they need help the person that has had a close call is probably past some of the boundaries posted above
Azalea wrote: » I think perhaps not always (e.g. people who are simply sadists, or some people who were abused themselves and are so damaged by it that they become child abusers - appears to have been the case in that Dalkey house) but I reckon you are spot-on with regard to the majority of them. And there are likely plenty who have those feelings and would give anything not to have them and just to be attracted to adults instead of afflicted with such a terrible orientation.
AtomicHorror wrote: » Prepubescent though? Was that ever acceptable in Europe? I know it was a thing in the middle east. Pretty sure the obvious risks have made it immoral for a long time here. I'm also not sure why it's relevant to ponder over the moral relativism of it all. We don't do so when we talk about slavery- because the fact that we used to be a monstrous society is not any kind of defence.
Mister Vain wrote: » A company is manufacturing sex dolls for paedophiles who want to control their sexual impulses. The founder says that they may well be a valuable weapon in the fight against the sexual abuse of real children. What's your thoughts on this?http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/lifelike-child-sex-dolls-created-7177869
HardenendMan wrote: » I belive paedophilia is an innate trait that no one chooses.
HardenendMan wrote: » I belive paedophilia is an innate trait that no one chooses. Much the same as people that are sexually attracted to feet, same sex, bondage etc. Some are accepted, some are considered just weird. It is acting on this attraction that is rightly considered a crime. Because the act requires a victim, and a child is an innocent defenceless victim. Sure as someone above mentioned, it is not long that it is socially unacceptable. It was very normal for men of stature (lords, earls etc.) to be gifted a very young virgin bride to procreate with.
PucaMama wrote: » This is disgusting.
Azalea wrote: » I know. And there could be the fear too (even if unfounded) that the mental health professional would inform the authorities - I know they are only thoughts, but if a mental health professional felt they were a danger to children...
the_pen_turner wrote: » you have some good insights there could be a connection between the two
NomadicGray wrote: » Thats a really good point, one I never thought of before.
Is there a worse brush to be tarred with, possibly not.
How could anyone with morals even bring themselves to utter the words, even to a mental health professional.
NomadicGray wrote: » Thats a really good point, one I never thought of before. Is there a worse brush to be tarred with, possibly not. How could anyone with morals even bring themselves to utter the words, even to a mental health professional.
Azalea wrote: » I wonder is it sometimes the reason for suicide (e.g. of those who didn't seem to have any difficulties in their lives - it's not like they would have told people about their terrible secret).
Azalea wrote: » Being a parent does not change the fact that a person has to have molested a child to be a child molester. I can completely understand how a parent (or anyone really - parents do not necessarily have the monopoly on this one) would not want a person who has paedophilic desires to be anywhere near children, but it's not as if a person is going to admit to these desires. I think people who are sexually attracted to children and have never acted upon this feeling deserve help - a person cannot be punished for involuntary thoughts. How they can be helped/cured though... I don't know how that can be done. In Germany there are treatment facilities though, and a public advertising campaign to create awareness of them. I don't envy someone who has these feelings (again, they are not voluntary) and who would not dream of harming a child. How tormenting must that be. I wonder is it sometimes the reason for suicide (e.g. of those who didn't seem to have any difficulties in their lives - it's not like they would have told people about their terrible secret). Obviously people who actually do carry out acts based on their desires are among the lowest of the low.
Deleted User wrote: » If you’re a parent they are both the same!
ceadaoin. wrote: » Not automatically one but all paedophiles are potential child molesters.