Archive for August, 2007
Why Abuse Does Not Justify Ignorance
25 August 2007Allow me to begin this article by stating that I do feel sorry for people who have been sexually abused. The vast majority of people who have been sexually abused deserve sympathy and compassion. Unfortunately, there are some abuse victims whose opinions are warped to the point where they feel that their experiences justify attacks […]
A Wonderful Example of Bad “Science”
21 August 2007From New Scientist:
“Even accounting for an expected decrease in grey matter due to lower IQ scores, Schiffer’s group found that the paedophiles had about 2 to 4% less grey matter in the orbitofrontal cortex – an area of the brain that plays an important role in high-level decision making and reasoning.”
This would sound rather frightening, […]
Creating Criminals, from London to LA
15 August 2007The Metropolitan Police haven’t been very popular recently. They have been criticised for arresting peaceful protesters, sometimes using force against women. They have been exposed as being woefully weak against organised gangs in London, faling to prevent the murder of countless children from ethnic minorities. Most recently, they have been condemned for shooting an innocent […]
There’s a Paedophile in Your Neighbourhood
10 August 2007Actually, there are probably hundreds. How do I know this?
“Laboratory researchers have validated physiologically the self-report studies of nonclinical, nonpedophile identified volunteers. In a sample of 80 “normal” volunteers, over 25% self-reported some pedophilic interest or in the plethysmographic phase exhibited penile arousal to a child that equaled or exceeded arousal to an adult […]
The case for tolerance
4 August 2007The more you marginalize people … the more likely they are to actually commit crimes. They don’t feel associated with the society that rejected them, so why keep society’s rules?
I’m quoting Bethan Tuttle, a director with Mothers Against Sex Predators (source). The inverse of the statement follows: the less you marginalise people, the less likely […]