Whatever. Read this.

I have no clue of your intentions here. You are acting way to open armed to be telling the truth. But I will still tell you what I think and respond.

"I have put myself at a greater risk (than you) of humiliation and misery"

I doubt that highly. Because if people found out you were posting here it is easy for you to say you were just trying to weasel info out of us. If people found out I posted here I could try to make something up. But I'd end up on the wikisposure page. Thus ruining my families name. More than likely I will not be able to get a job much less a job with kids. I will also lose contact with little girls. At which point I would go insane.

"My abuser was a neighbor and not necessarily a pedophile. He would schmooze my sister and I into believing that no one would know and it was ok! I hate him! Would I like to see a public stoning of my abuser? Yes!"

Maybe he was a pedophile? He could have been black to it doesn't make a difference. Had we lived in a world in which people were allowed t be open about their sexual problems maybe he would not have been pushed to do that. I am not making excuses for him because he has none he should not have done that but I am giving a possible reason.

"He talked openly about having sex (not love) with a small child "

Most of us here know the physical limitations of a child. I already told you about my little girl friend. Whom I would never do anything illegal with for her sake. But what if it was legal and I had sexual contact with her out of love? Because I do love her. Am I a monster in your eyes because I say that?

"I thought why is a grown man snapping photos of young children and posting them on a controversial web site."

What if it was a grown women? I bet people would have brushed it off. Granted he doesn't look appealing or doesn't present himself well but what harm was he doing? Sure if I saw him taking pictures of my daughter I would be uneasy and ask him to stop but not harass him and run him down into the ground. Forcing him to live on the streets and pressuring him. Possibly making him much more likely to abuse and it would be all your faults as you sit there saying, "we told you!" while if you left him alone he would probably just still walk around taking dumb pictures.

"Most would agree here that the abuse of a child is an unforgivable act! However, isn't having intercourse with a child abuse? Physically and emotionally?"

Yes abusing children is unforgivable and hearing about it is basically the cause of why I get depressed. But why is sexual contact automatically related to abuse? Obviously intercourse with a child could harm them. That is basic science that most people should understand. But mutual masturbation or oral with their consent and without all the stigma would be quite enjoyable for them. Once force or coercion is involved that is when it is bad. I have school soon so I don't feel like posting links to things like the kinsey report or other such stuff but maybe someone can do it for me. I in turn though ask for evidence suggesting sexual contact has some inherent harm.

"I have said this from the beginning, not all pedophiles are child abusers and not all child abusers are pedophiles! Keep in mind, I agree that the general public does stereotype pedophiles as predators. However, data shows this is NOT always the case."

I have a feeling you do not care. As the rest of society doesn't. We are scapegoats for real abusers. These stricter laws and crap aren't helping. They just drive things underground where it only gets worse for the kids

"Let's move forward and form an alliance so the public (non-pedophiles) can understand your feelings and misconceptions about this disease (sexual orientation)."

Yeah I am not diseased.

"Also, people (especially parents) do NOT want to hear that having sex with an 8 year old is ok! Talk about how you love children and you would NEVER put a child in harms way!"

It doesn't make a difference. If I like kids too much people call you a pedophile. If I told people how much I love my little girl friend they call me sick and fucked up. And all I did was mention love.