Pedophiles who have NOT ACTED on any urges or thoughts??

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So I decided not to make this a poll I would just like an open responsible discussion. I saw another post about being friends with a “former” pedophile which I don’t believe you can be “former”. 
It did peak my interest in what people would say about a pedophile who has not acted on their urges and are perhaps in therapy and taking hormonal treatments etc. What are your thoughts on these people? Maybe they have these thoughts due to past trauma maybe they were just born that way, but know it’s wrong and take action to make sure they don’t hurt anyone? Do you see these people like any other mentally ill person who goes to therapy and takes meds or do you still see them as monsters who need to be locked up?
Please stay civil.
For the record my opinion is that as long as they have not acted and are maintaining a program or routine to keep it that way that they are no different than myself (BPD BiPolar PTSD and recovering addict) or anyone else with a mental illness.

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I work in a inpatient psychiatric facility for those facing felony charges, and have not been found competent to stand trial. Many of them are sexual offenders, and many of them are offenders of children. I treat them with the same dignity and care as those who are there for non-violent offenses, because I'm a healthcare professional, not judge and jury. 
I will say that these people cannot be rehabilitated. If you gain their trust enough to know they won't be shot on spot, they will tell you that they can't be cured, and many will tell you that they would offend again in the future if they thought they'd get away with it. I feel everyone deserves justice, however if found guilty, I truly believe all sexual offenders (not just pedophiles) should be chemically castrated, and monitored for the remainder of their lives.

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Any other person fighting mental disability or coping via therapy and the like. I think if anything, labeling all pedophiles as monsters who should be shot (yeah people say it) increases the chances of a non acting pedophile to NOT seek therapy and help.

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many don't seek help because of the fear of automatically being seen as a monster. It's a mental illness that needs treatment. I probably wouldn't have my children around him, much like you wouldn't want to drink in front of a recovering alcoholic, but I wouldn't treat him like a monster if he never acted on it.

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I wish them the best and hope they can manage a normal life. They won’t be anywhere near my kid, though. I’m not going to risk that.

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No. There’s enough people in the world that I don’t need to speak to the ones that want to touch kids.

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Many people who are molested or raped from a very young age into later years become attracted to children because they were raised to think this is normal. I am proud of the ones who receive help or do not act on the attractions. However, many people are afraid to get help because some people will just want to throw them away. I think people should be more open to helping the ones who want help. Having those attractions is a mental illness, but I do not think the fight against the attractions makes someone a monster. Acting on the attractions and ruining a child or teens life makes someone a monster.

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Pedophilia is a mental illness that deserves treatment and less stigma that many with it does say makes them feel more hopeless when it comes to the topic of actually acting on urges. The more help and understanding we can extend to these people to show them that they can live normal lives without ever offending, the less stigmatized they will feel and I bet there will be less offenders as well. I don’t think the people who offend can be rehabilitated, unfortunately, but I do think some can live fine away from children in certain areas with others who have also offended. Whenever I see people on here saying that all pedophiles should be shot even if they haven’t offended I wonder if they want every other person with a mental illness dead even if they’ve done nothing wrong, because that’s what it is. Although I’m mentally ill, I’m very lucky that my disorders are more accepted by society. If I had absolutely no support and were constantly being told that I needed to be violently executed for having an illness but not acting on it I’d probably commit suicide. Couldn’t imagine going through that at all. I feel really bad for those who are trying their best to fight the thoughts that enter their mind but are too afraid to ask for professional help because they’re worried they’ll be locked up, killed, or looked at as an offender even if they aren’t.

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I wouldn’t leave my child alone with them, but they will still have my respect as a human being. It’s not like you can punish someone for having the potential to cause a shooting just because they have depression....so it’s the same with someone who has never, and doesn’t plan to ever act on their urges.

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If they are seeking help and realise that their thoughts are wrong and are not acting on it then yes I would see them the same as a person struggling with mental illness.

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Pedophilia is not a mental illness. Kill all pedophiles.

Pedophiles who have NOT ACTED on any urges or thoughts??

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