HeadingNorth Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 You have lost me on this. Paedophilia (and really it should be paederasty but we've lost that fight already) means sexual attraction to pre-pubescent children. When was the last time you saw a 16 year old that had not yet hit puberty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jongo Posted May 2, 2010 Author Share Posted May 2, 2010 Paedophilia (and really it should be paederasty but we've lost that fight already) means sexual attraction to pre-pubescent children. When was the last time you saw a 16 year old that had not yet hit puberty? Depends where you look up the definition Legal Definition pedophilia n. an obsession with children as sex objects. Overt acts, including taking sexual explicit photographs, molesting children, and exposing one's genitalia to children are all crimes. The problem with these crimes is that pedophilia is also treated as a mental illness, and the pedophile is often released only to repeat the crimes or escalate the activity to the level of murder. (See: molestation, rape, pornography) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altus Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Depends where you look up the definition But we are talking about people who have reached 16 - the legal age of consent in this country. You seem to be arguing that older people who have sex with people who have recently reached the age of consent are paedophiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingjimmy Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 But we are talking about people who have reached 16 - the legal age of consent in this country. You seem to be arguing that older people who have sex with people who have recently reached the age of consent are paedophiles. He doesn't just seem to be, that's exactly what he's arguing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Depends where you look up the definition Legal Definition pedophilia n. an obsession with children as sex objects. Overt acts, including taking sexual explicit photographs, molesting children, and exposing one's genitalia to children are all crimes. The problem with these crimes is that pedophilia is also treated as a mental illness, and the pedophile is often released only to repeat the crimes or escalate the activity to the level of murder. (See: molestation, rape, pornography) We aren't in the US, so any definition should start with the UK spelling. And legally, in the UK, it means what HeadingNorth said. Child is a distinct category from adolescent, which is what 16 year olds are, being attracted to physically mature adolescents is not paedophilia and if they're over 16 wouldn't even be a crime if acted on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 We aren't in the US, so any definition should start with the UK spelling. And legally, in the UK, it means what HeadingNorth said. Child is a distinct category from adolescent, which is what 16 year olds are, being attracted to physically mature adolescents is not paedophilia and if they're over 16 wouldn't even be a crime if acted on. Yet, as you mentioned earlier, it would be a crime if they took a photo or video of the act; which I believe is where we came in. It's perfectly legal for me to invite a girl over to my house for her 16th birthday, have her strip naked, ogle her body as much as I want and even have sex with her; but if I take a picture as a souvenir, I'd go on the sex offenders' list. How can anyone believe that makes sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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