Quote Originally Posted by Steve-O View Post
The fact that there is a statute of limitations on child molestation (in my opinion the most heinous crime imaginable and the perpetrators are virtually untreatable) is mind-boggling. Look at the facts of cases and it's clear that this is a crime where victims have a habit of coming forward much later in life.
WOW, I agree 100%

Kinda weird, this whole SOL expiring and such. Almost seems like, the law....favors the molestor, essentially.

but that could never possibly be true, right?

coincidentally whenever catholic pedo's get charged one of the first things the church claims is "laws against pedophiles are too strict, the punishment does not fit the blah blah blah"

Ok, so let's see here- can't charge the pedo, he'd get thrown in prison
can't charge the pedo, the kids repressed memories took juuuuust a couple years too long to unravel the dudes life

being a victim of abuse myself, I can honestly say the feeling of repressed memories coming to the surface was...unsettling. 8 years of heavy drinking followed, and in no way does that make my lot in life less my fault, but it certainly puts perspective on how fucked a person can get from this sort of thing.

My feelings are as such- churches (physical ones, if they fan be found) need to be torched to the ground for harboring or assisting in any way the housing protection or otherwise of these perverts, that's step 1. Set the correct tone, overall.

step 2- the pedo's need to get some face to face time with the affected (if it's kosher with him/her and parents) and their respective congregation and confess and seek forgiveness for these transgressions, in public. Where they CAN'T HIDE ALL THAT WELL, geez hand over the farm why don't ya


kids psyches not unraveling fast enough
priests getting leniency from the church (big shock) instead of ostracization
in fact, the priests just fuck whatever young ass it wants, then says "time to get the fuck out of dodge!" and is first hidden, then relocated by 'the moral authoirity' here on earth zI think anyway)

gee whiz, what's not to like?