"I知 a pedophile, but not a monster"

[oberliner]

71. What should this person do?

If a person has these feelings and he knows that acting on them would be wrong, what should they do? I think a lot of these folks are afraid to go to a shrink and to get the help that they need. It seems like admitting to having those sorts of thoughts is worse than telling someone that you fantasize about going on a killing spree.

Clearly no one would choose to have these desires, is there a way to get them the help necessary to fix the wiring in their brain or whatever it is that causes these deviant thoughts instead of just calling them monsters (I mean those who don't act on the feelings). I feel sorry for these people and think they shouldn't be afraid to get help (of course if they ever cross the line from thoughts to actions, the sympathy ends and they deserve the most severe of punishments).

But if we as a society can acknowledge that there are some unfortunate people who are born this way, shouldn't we as a society try to make it easier for them to get help so they can get this problem dealt with before they do something unspeakable? I mean they are still human beings - not monsters (if they don't act on their messed up feelings). It seems like some folks would prefer it if society just euthanized them. That's not right.