GAW, the problem is that they CHOOSE not to seek treatment for this disease and act on their impulses instead. If you have crave chazar would you not speak to someone? If you crave milk after meat would you not seek help? If you keep turning on lights on Shabbos would you not find out what is wrong with you? But this terrible machlah where you hurt others you don’t seek treatment? NO! they CHOOSE to give in to their teivos instead of seeking help to stop them. This is the huge issue. Everyone has and had a choice in this situation for decades.
Choice one was not to give in to the impulse and seek help.
Choice two was not to cover up for those who hurt innocent kids and stop them either by forcing them into therapy and getting them away from kids, or by turning them into the authorities.
And those two choices are still on the table today.
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I once spoke to a CSW in the field about this, her take was that most are addicts and to a degree can’t help themselves (not that should make us think twice about eliminating them). So, while I presume that many are psychopaths who simply don’t care, many don’t know that there is help, and are terrified or being labeled as horrible as their desires are. Again, many were abused themselves. Like any addiction, the shame must be overwhelming. Many convince themselves in a twisted way that they are helping the child (NAMBLA!) etc., etc. Sick, sick, sick But if they knew there was where to turn to, that they could leave teaching, be promised financial support and training for another field, and get therapy – I think we could help many. and prevent – what was the number you quoted? – 400 victims for – let’s 20k in counseling and 20k in tuition. that’s $100 per victim that didn’t happen. Many don’t think there is hope for them. There is with the right – before they strike. we can save their families , marriages – and above all – potential victims.
sweet.
and this all before they strike. Afterward, we promise nothing. buit if there is a promise – come in, we’ll help you, we won’t run you out of town, we’ll just help you leave being around kids, and no one will know, and we’ll help you “stay clean” through therapy and injections, and just ask you to meet with your sponsor once a week – we’d get takers. You’re right, some want it. but I think most are tormented.
For the others? Find em. Kill em.
Syag – thank you for educating us – thank you for sharing.