Pedophilia: A Disorder, Not a Crime
By: Margo Kaplan
Believe it or not, pedophilia has frequently occurred around the world. It is a natural sexual attraction to children experienced by adults. It has been stated that pedophilia is in reality a mental illness and not a crime someone commits just because. Our state laws ignore these pedophilia incidents that only result in punishment and not prevention, nothing is really being done to help any child that can be at risk of any harm or a person suffering from this illness. Some jobs can easily be lost if trying to seek help for the reason that a bad impression will be made if being seen walking out receiving treatment. As stated by Margo Kaplan "A second misconception is that pedophilia is a choice" concluded that a person can have that mentality but it's their choice to act on it. Studies proved that adults suffering from this disorder lack neural pathways in the brain, are more likely to be left-handed, and childhood experiences. Any person that has committed any type of child molestation will always be entitled to some type of punishment. Seeking help will not only benefit a person, but it will also keep a minor from any kind of harm.
Organization: Virped
Also known as Virtuous Pedophiles is more of an online help center whose purpose is to comfort and give advice to a person suffering from pedophilia. Both of the founders are pedophiles and they created this site so that pedophiles can communicate with one another and tell each other about their story. They confirmed that there is a huge number of pedophiles who do not molest children. Information on how they got the disorder, resources and advice is provided so a person can live a normal live. They believe it's okay to have this mentality because no one ever chose to have it, and by helping one another they can all get through it together.
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