I wonder...

[ZGM]

Should pedophiles be considered enemies of the state because of potential risks against children?

 

[phattonez]

That makes them enemies of the children, not enemies of the state, right?

 

[Goshin]

Should pedophiles be considered enemies of the state because of potential risks against children?

"Enemies of the State"?

What an odd phrase to use. I wonder what exactly you mean by "enemies of the state"... something along the lines of "enemy combatants"?

 

[Winnb]

Should pedophiles be considered enemies of the state because of potential risks against children?

I think by that standard anyone that commits a crime could be considered an enemy of the state. That would be a vague classification. You could go from pedophiles to murders to rapists to bank robbers etc etc...

Plus "enemy of the state" just sounds too evil.

 

[AgentM]

I think by that standard anyone that commits a crime could be considered an enemy of the state. That would be a vague classification. You could go from pedophiles to murders to rapists to bank robbers etc etc...

Plus "enemy of the state" just sounds too evil.

Yeah, I agree. I don't think it'd be a good idea. Children are not "the state."

 

[ZGM]

Yeah, I agree. I don't think it'd be a good idea. Children are not "the state."

...Well, oops.

 

[Tsunami]

Should pedophiles be considered enemies of the state because of potential risks against children?

You're confusing pedophiles with child molesters.

 

[spud_meister]

You're confusing pedophiles with child molesters.

whats the difference?

i use the two terms interchangably

 

[Travelsonic]

whats the difference?

i use the two terms interchangably

1 group is attracted to children.

The other ACTS on that impulse.

[seemed really clear to me, but it IS difficult given how often the media does it, no wonder why people use the terms interchangably.]

 

[spud_meister]

1 group is attracted to children.

The other ACTS on that impulse.

[seemed really clear to me, but it IS difficult given how often the media does it, no wonder why people use the terms interchangably.]

oh ok, yeah, the media buggers up the definitions

 

[dontworrybehappy]

Yes, they do. They also bugger up the definition of sex offender so bad the original definition is just about gone. But who cares, right?

 

[ZGM]

You're confusing pedophiles with child molesters.

Then what if we called child molesters enemies of the state?

 

[Tsunami]

Then what if we called child molesters enemies of the state?

Molesting a child doesn't make them treasonous or anti-government. It makes them a sex offender. The government is still able to function no matter how many child molesters there are in the world. It is a police matter, not a defense issue. What would be the reason to change our language?

 

[Goshin]

Then what if we called child molesters enemies of the state?

This doesn't make any sense.

The phrase implies their offense was against the state...it wasn't, it was against a child.

 

[ZGM]

This doesn't make any sense.

The phrase implies their offense was against the state...it wasn't, it was against a child.

Well, okay then. How about this? What if there were sex offenders challenging any law that forbids child pornography with no regard to the welfare of children?