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In reply to the discussion: Seminary Student Sentenced in San Diego for Seeking Sex With Babies in Tijuana [View all]renate
(13,776 posts)19. those undercover agents are absolutely heroic
I mean, aside from the fact they caught him, of course.
But how do they get through life knowing what twisted thoughts are behind some of the most innocent-looking faces? I just can't imagine knowing what they know, dealing with what they deal with, and sleeping at night. They are so amazing and so strong. I hope they get a lot of psychological support for the work they do. It's one thing for us to read these words... but to actually interact with him, and to see his duffel bag and its contents... the stuff of nightmares.
Thank goodness for good people.
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Seminary Student Sentenced in San Diego for Seeking Sex With Babies in Tijuana [View all]
Judi Lynn
Jul 2016
OP
Wow. What the hell causes deviancy such as this that is so often attached with religious tendencies?
Photographer
Jul 2016
#3
The % of pedophile priests is actually no higher than the general population, IIRC.
Odin2005
Jul 2016
#34
Did I say priests? No. It was all inclusive. Sensitive to the subject? n/p
Photographer
Jul 2016
#37
One can "understand" something without accepting it, in either style or substance.
whathehell
Jul 2016
#38
I assume that those opposing "Political Correctness" will support calling him a Christian Pedophile.
Midnight Writer
Jul 2016
#28