Social Networking for Pedophiles

Last fall, I was busy attending schools presenting Internet Safety seminars for both kids and
parents, and the # 1 concern was without a doubt, Social Networking (most popular are Facebook,
MySpace,YouTube,Second Life).

We all know that Social Networking sites are designed to connect friends with friends and share information. Whether they are face-to-face friends, or online friends, is another article. But what many parents do not realize is that criminals use Social Networking to connect with other criminals to learn how to be better bad guys.

Make sense?

Before the Internet, criminals were geographically challenged. They could only "connect" with other likeminded criminals in their own town. From there they could learn from each other.

Now, with the Internet, criminals, in particular pedophiles, can connect with other pedophiles for support and advice through Social Networking and build online communities.

Yes, that’s right. With a few easy key words plunked into Google, and the click of a mouse, anyone can find a number of pedophile sites, blogs, podcasts, and message boards that promote abusing children.

These sites seek to “educate” us non-believers, by explaining *their* definition of pedophilia to gain social acceptance. But instead, these sites actually foster a global community of pedophiles.

The perceived anonymity of the Internet attracts otherwise closet pedophiles, and connects them with other likeminded people. Through their chatting, they gain a sense of legitimacy, a place to express and develop their fantasies, and ban together to help expose police undercover operations. That is all bad.

Here’s what makes them tick. Pedophiles share a number of common behaviors but one common thread, is that they truly believe that children can consensually enter into a sexual and loving relationship with an adult.

They believe that there are two kinds of pedophiles, the ones that seek out children to satisfy themselves (bad ones), and then the “loving” ones that enter into sexual relationships with kids that they love (good ones).

This “love” is equal to a regular adult sexual / partner relationship.

What it really is, is an abuser and a child victim, who often has been groomed into participating in the activities. It is not by consent, it is sexual abuse of children, both morally, socially and illegally wrong.

Ah…the Internet. With all the potential good it has, why is it constantly used for the wrong reasons?

Comments

[Ron]

The permanent solution for Sexual Predators and Pedophiles is castration. Better for them and better for society. This is a cost effective and humane solution.

There is no need to keep these people in jail for years. A simple visit to a vet and the problem is solved. As a bonus you never have to worry about them returning to society or living in your neighborhood. Talk about a good deterrent..