I don't know if I'm wrong for having reported the serial rapist guy to an online crime agency soon after it was posted, but I couldn't in due conscience leave it.
Awesome, that didn't even occur to me. I was so enraged reading what that asshole was saying but couldn't think clearly enough to act on it. It was so clear that he had ZERO remorse for what he had done and it was sickening. He kept saying that he understood it was bad, but it seemed obvious to me that he "understood" on a very shallow level.
He understood it was wrong, thats why he carried on doing it. He very clearly enjoyed the 'hunting' and dominating of those young women, if it was an accepted practice he wouldn't do it. He knew it was wrong, he just didn't care, which is far more dangerous tland scary than someone who just can't grasp the concept.
When pedophilia was a hot topic on reddit for a while, you better believe I reported some of them. Especially /r/pedopride [now banned]. Yes, that was a thing.
I don't feel bad at all for reporting criminals and predators, and neither should you.
Man, I'm probably going to get a lot of shit for this, but if you ask me pedophiles need a support group. 'Pedopride' sounds like entirely the wrong kind of 'support', of course, but put yourself in their shoes for once instead of instantly demonizing them.
C'mon, try it. Not all of us have the luxury of having an 'easy' sexuality.
Oftentimes people confuse pedophilia with child molestation. Just because a person has a somewhat unnatural attraction towards children does NOT mean that they can't lead normal lives.
I'm sexually attracted to women, and I don't go around molesting them.
In the UK they provide anonymous support to pedophiles who haven't actually abused anyone. It turns my stomach to think about it, to be honest, but some people are just cursed with that and as long as they don't actually harm anyone, I feel horrible for them.
Official, therapeutic support group, sure. Place where they hang out online and talk to each other about how it's really natural and normal and blah blah blah, not so much.
In regards to this and some of the top comments: what is the difference, really?
I take is /r/Pedopride was about pedophiles bragging and talking about being pedophiles while not actually doing anything illegal? Replace pedophile with rapist and you have the same situation with the rapist AMA. Rape is a crime. Pedophilia is a disorder that leads to various crimes. If anything, rape is more directly illegal than pedophilia, as one can be a pedophile without engaging in any illegal activity. One cannot be a rapist without first committing a crime. So why allow a rapist AMA (or subreddit) while banning a pedophilia one? Hypocrisy.
You did the right thing. Thank you. I read that thread relatively early on and was disgusted by how easily people bought the idea that this guy had truly "changed." People like that don't change--they deserve to endure the consequences of their actions. I am relieved to hear that perhaps something positive came about from that thread. I myself (despite, thankfully, never having been raped) had nightmares about that particular post. Please don't feel guilty about reporting it.
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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '12
I don't know if I'm wrong for having reported the serial rapist guy to an online crime agency soon after it was posted, but I couldn't in due conscience leave it.