A depraved world: FBI agents wage a stressful battle against child pornography

[Dash87]

59. I think it has to do with objectifying people in general, as well as mental disorders.

The pedophile doesn't care about the one they're hurting: they just see kids as an object for their gratification.

I certainly can't claim to be an expert on the subject, but I learned a little from browsing an anti-pedophile group's (the one that worked with Dateline NBC) website and reading these men's chat logs. They're generally the same, give or take - an immediate focus on sex (usually right at the start of the conversation), grooming behavior ("you're so beautiful," "you look so mature!", etc.), and false (or attempted false) charm.

The Dateline NBC videos are certainly interesting (no matter how you feel about the show itself). Almost every single man on there, when caught, calls themselves "stupid," and says they "don't know why they came." Is it another attempt at trickery? No clue... What I found interesting was, the show itself did not show these men in full - the chat logs do. They were probably simply too graphic to air.

What I found very interesting, though, is their other comments - "This is going to destroy me," "I'm going to go to jail," "I can't believe this is happening to me!" There seems to be a total lack of concern or disregard for the kid that they're showing up to meet. It's all "me, me, me."

What I think is, at least for child porn watchers and computer predators, it becomes a compulsion and obsession. I also think a hint of narcissism comes in to play. Even when caught, the computer predators attempted to try to talk their way out of the situation, downplay it, and even try to justify it. I'm not sure how this type of person could be dealt with therapy-wise, if at all.