SomeoneElseMod@feddit.ukM to Murdered by Words@feddit.uk · 2 years agoTed Nugent; another victim of “reader added context” on Twitter.feddit.ukimagemessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1902arrow-down111
arrow-up1891arrow-down1imageTed Nugent; another victim of “reader added context” on Twitter.feddit.ukSomeoneElseMod@feddit.ukM to Murdered by Words@feddit.uk · 2 years agomessage-square82fedilink
minus-squaremagnetosphere @beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down11·2 years agoI didn’t read that comment as excusing a crime. I read it as stating that self control, which is normal for us, is an achievement for pedophiles.
minus-squareZitronensaft@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoThoughts aren’t crimes, actions are. Everyone has intrusive thoughts at some point or another. If you are going to criminalize thoughts alone, you might as well condemn all of humanity.
I didn’t read that comment as excusing a crime. I read it as stating that self control, which is normal for us, is an achievement for pedophiles.
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Thoughts aren’t crimes, actions are. Everyone has intrusive thoughts at some point or another. If you are going to criminalize thoughts alone, you might as well condemn all of humanity.
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