I don't know where you keep thinking I'm saying pedophiles should be given light sentences and get away with their crimes. I'm not saying they ever should be set free or that they should ever be happy. The only thing I said in that regard was a question: Should a pedophile be released from punishment if his victims get over it and live an undamaged life--and I'm not saying they can; I've never known anyone who did--because the reason for lifelong punishment is lifelong harm. I do think victims--in my experience--suffer lifelong harm, so pedophiles and predators deserve lifelong punishment. Stop assuming you know what I think, because I'm telling you.

My boyfriend, and other men I know, have some hostility that men are often looked upon as predators, when they haven't committed a crime. For instance, on a plane, if a child is alone, they will try to place that child in a seat next to a woman, rather than a man. Men often are looked upon as riskier for being a danger--and that may be true--but if they haven't done anything, it's understandable why one would feel angry about being automatically suspect.

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Better yet, how would she like a registered rapist living anywhere on her block??

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Been there, done that. Rapists and molesters, registered or not, probably do live close to you, too. And, like I said, my brother had sex with underage girls, plus flashed himself at them. He talked to me about porn movies when I was 14. I had a pervert in my family. He dated a woman who once stayed with my family for a week. This woman helped hold down another woman while two of her male friends raped the woman, because they said she owed them money.

So, I may not have been raped, but I do have experience with sexual perverts.

As for sleep-sexing, I might agree with you, KimmyDawn, but only while they sleep. If that's the only time they're a danger, they can live a normal life (more or less) when they're awake. Still, you can't convict someone until they commit a crime.