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Old 04-12-2008, 04:51 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Whose being facetious?
He is.


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Surely you're not defending the actions of a paedophile?
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So what is it...are you defending pedos and clearly insane, or are you making a point about the sensationalism of the media?
As I understand it his point is that whether or not someone is attracted to children is irrelevant to a news article about a child abduction unless the child is fiddled in the process. That being attracted to children isn't a crime, but acting upon said attraction is. Therefore sensationalist media that reports on an abduction by a paedophile shouldn't use shock tactics and throw around the word to promote interest in the article, unless paedophilic acts are performed in the abduction.
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