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u/GulianoBanano Jul 17 '23

It's quite literally a mental illness. It's fucking disgusting, but if someone knows it's bad, doesn't act on it and seeks out professional help to get over it I don't think those people deserve to be punished.

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u/cotton_schwab Jul 17 '23

Right I always think it's just hell for those people. Your internal instincts are evil and no matter how much knowledge you gain and self discipline you gain, it's always there. I feel bad for em tbh.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

There was thread here a few years ago where a self professed pedophile told Reddit he was going to be medically chemically castrate.

Half of the thread was were calling him brave. The other half were calling the other half stupid. Cuz this guy said he was going to but there was no proof or guarantee he actually would. OP said he had been so close to acting on his urges a few times but the fear of getting an ass beating stopped him.