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to interject some data into the discussion, I did a google search for recitivism rates (repeat offences) of child molesters- and was surprised at the rates- depending on where you get your stats from, the rate is between 13 and 45 percent - ie that percentage of child molesters repeat the same type of crime, and are caught and convicted- much lower than many people seem to think- I always heard much bigger numbers, and have seen them bantered about by politicians- one article (the only one I could find, anywhere, that lists a recitivism rate this high, with no support or citation) on the issue of chemical castration in california, quoted a number higher than 80%- so the question becomes do you want to take even a small chance that a pedo will reoffend, rather than the idea that most of them do- personally, this is a knee jerk issue for me, and I feel that many others feel the same way- it is natural to want to lash out at those that theaten your kids- and child molesters are SUCH a big threat- so in final analysis, my feelings pretty much stay the same, though I was suprised that the recidivism rate was so low- what do you guys think about the issue in light of the stats?
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