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[–] AxolotlThanksaLotl 0 points 18 points (+18|-0) ago  (edited ago)

How about no? Firstly, how is that helpful or relevant to this investigation? Secondly, the thing is, it's not a place that's encouraging people to go out there and molest children - it's doing the opposite. Whether or not you agree that pedophilia is a mental disorder for some people, I think there are genuinely people on that sub that are getting help for their problems. If you take away community spaces where people feel like they can talk, you only increase the chances that those people will go out there and do horrible things. If you want to waste time harassing people, why not harass Spez, or poke around /r/cannibalism? You know, that place that actually encourages illegal behavior...

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[–] CJJacobs [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I'm not convinced that talking to other pedos is the best way to get help...

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[–] L2_Revolve 1 point 3 points (+4|-1) ago 

By that logic, are you against r/stopdrinking?

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[–] Seexybeast6969 ago 

So since you dont tink its an effective way of helping them you decide to harass them

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[–] AxolotlThanksaLotl ago  (edited ago)

Maybe if they were starting to convince each other that molesting children really isn't all that bad, or something like that, but from what I've seen, that sub isn't like that at all. It can be extremely beneficial to have people who can relate to you, and to have a space where you can talk out your problems without feeling judged. When people feel so judged, they just clam up, and sometimes end up doing bad things because they weren't able to work out their feelings (and I'm not saying you shouldn't be judged for assaulting children - but beating down people who are seeking help doesn't do any good). As long as that sub doesn't block everyone that may have critiques for them (that doesn't include trolls or people brigading them), and is transparent, which it seems to be, I think it's mostly a good thing.