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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (230541)	4/24/2005 3:54:50 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572918

Ted, it's hard for me to explain and be brief at the same time. But I think with many registered sex offenders, they know what they're doing is wrong, but they somehow can't help themselves. That in no way absolves them of responsibility, but it does point to a willingness somewhere deep inside their soul to reform and shape up. I used to believe like you do. However, now I believe that intellectually they know its wrong because others tell them but they don't feel its wrong. For that reason, they feel compelled not to stop and not because they can't help themselves. After all, even people with physical addictions can stop themselves if they try hard enough. What's worse.....most people with addictions rarely hurt someone else physically in their efforts to maintain their addiction. The sex offender, on the other hand, must hurt other people to perpetuate his/her addiction. As a consequence too many lives are being damaged and/or lost by these buttheads. ted

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (230541)	5/2/2005 10:15:45 PM
From: Amy J	Respond to of 1572918

RE: "but it does point to a willingness somewhere deep inside their soul to reform and shape up." I disagree and here's why: They are intentionally selecting targets that are extremely vulnerable. They aren't selecting woman that know karate, for example, but are targeting teenagers who are more vulnerable and easy targets for them to pick. Their acts are planned specifically so they don't get caught. They don't have a guilty conscious somewhere inside that wishes they get caught so they can get reformed. The creep that attacks a woman at a shopping mall in broad daylight, might have more of a desire to get caught than the creep kidnapping and murdering a teenager from her home when she's alone. Regards, Amy J