Things we should know about child molesters. (They are everywhere.)

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58. "They usually dont appear different in any way"- I disagree

"They usually dont appear different in any way"

I disagree. I have known and suspected people before. As many children, I have even been victimized, though not severely.

We are often too polite to say so, but I'm sorry I don't believe it to be true. Most people know when there's something "off" about another person, we are just conditioned to be polite in society and it would be rude to admit that. While it's not true that everybody that gives off that vibe has something wrong with them, most people that do have something wrong with them will give off that vibe. And some of it is a pure intentioned fear of persecuting the innocent that prevents us from admitting this fact to each other.

There is also a VERY REAL connection people often will not bring up between molestation/pedophilia and fundamantalism. We refuse to call this out because Christianity has too much power. This is not to say it only happens there, it happens everywhere, but that group of white christians is particularly protected in these manners. I'm sure we all have our stories about various members of their tribe that were never punished for acts that everybody knew took place.

However, Josh Duggar, or Jim Bob Duggar for that matter certainly appear different enough to me (before this came out) that I wouldn't associate with them and certainly not leave a child with them. If these people seem "normal" to you, well I'm afraid you may be among those people I was referencing before(that seem off, but are innocent).

And sure what I'm saying is somewhat anecdotal, but I find it very rare to find someone that genuinely seems what I would consider "normal" to be a pedophile. Certainly it can happen in any walk of life and things like money, fame and status don't protect you, if that's what you mean, but I'm sorry, these people are weird. I mean people like Woody Allen are oddballs that I would rightly never have thought to leave alone with a child. He might be a genius and we can debate the merits of his art if you want, but you can't claim with a straight face that he's not "different".

Trust your instincts and stay away from them.