Quote Originally Posted by Tim K View Post
I won't get involved in this discussion except to say this in defense of the new law: Child molesters are psychologically unique in that they can not be rehabilitated. Whatever it is that goes on in their brains that causes them to lust for kids is hardwired and simply can not be undone. With a child molester, the question is not if they will molest again, it's when. Given opportunity, they will continue to hurt kids forever.

I'm no expert (but I know one), but to my knowledge this kind of compulsion is unique, or nearly unique to child molesters. In fact, the only recognized way to keep them from molesting again is chemical castration. The fact that some willingly choose to undergo this treatment to stop themselves speaks volumes about the power of the compulsion.

Knowing that, I can understand the motive for wanting to keep these perverts locked up. I leave it to the rest of you to decide if it's a good idea or not.
Not all pedophiles are the same. Many never give up the compulsion, but a rare few can. Any expert that says all or nothing is vary rarely an expert.

Chemical castration also very rarely works... The data is out there.

Here's the problem with complex issues: none of the experts agree, the data doesn't point to an easy resolution, and common knowledge is not always right. In this case, sexual offenders are more than just ped's, and not all of the offenders are what I or psychologists would consider on the path to child predation or serial sexual offenders. I've seen it multiple times.