Rocag said:
Nope. I'm all in on the "No rights for those the government declares to be deviants" train!
Are you for red flag laws? Any type of gun control?
Rocag said:
Nope. I'm all in on the "No rights for those the government declares to be deviants" train!
Rocag said:
Well don't these people, assuming they've committed no crimes, have the right to free speech and assembly?
Personally I don't think people pick who they're attracted to, so the idea that someone could naturally be attracted to people under the legal age seems plausible to me. Not that it would make any kind of sexual contact with them legal, just that attraction alone shouldn't be criminal.
Until you treat advocates of snuff films, rape sex films, and bestiality films with the same level of acceptance as MAPs, your argument is either slightly pro-pedo or intellectually inconsistent.Rocag said:
Oh, quit lying already.
In that other thread I readily admitted that the Supreme Court had declared hate speech was still protected speech and that the term "misinformation" was overly vague and that for it to not be protected it would likely need to also meet one of the existing criteria. I stand by all of that.
I also think no one should be treated as a criminal solely based on who they are attracted to, which I believe most people have very little control over to begin with. That changes as soon as they act in some illegal manner.
If those stances are controversial then so be it.
Rocag said:
Oh exactly! Only moral and religious. How about another watch list for people we deem not to be "moral and religious"?
backintexas2013 said:
There is nothing illegal about contacting her. The MAP may say he just wants to be friends. That's not illegal.
BusterAg said:
Wrap MAPs in paper maps infused with mapp and toss them a lit cigarette?
Rocag said:
This isn't anger, it's mockery. Sorry if you don't understand the difference.
You proposed a scenario in which an adult initiates a (presumably inappropriate) conversation with a minor. Depending on the details, it could be illegal. Not that all adult/minor interactions are illegal, obviously. I'd say any adult initiating contact with a child they don't know and have no reason to interact with is suspicious, but again not necessarily illegal.
Rocag said:
Interesting. So how do we decide which groups aren't entitled to free speech or freedom of assembly?
Rocag said:
You know what, you're right. I repent. I have seen the light.
I want to embrace the vision of my small government conservative brethren and give the federal government the ability to strip away the rights not just of people who have been convicted of some crime but who are deemed guilty of harboring thoughts the government has declared to be deviant.
Let's create a federal watch list, just like we do for people with terrorist connections. I'm sure this will work out just fine. And these people will have to accept living under constant surveillance, without the ability to speak freely or assemble. Maybe we can even take away their right to buy firearms, how about that! And it doesn't matter that they might not have technically committed any crime, this is for the children. We have to err on the side of caution. So, by default, it's going to be a lot easier to get on the list than get off. Oh well. For the children.
And, while we're already taking away rights of people for having deviant thoughts, perhaps we can expand this just a bit. We've got precedent after all. I can think of some political beliefs I just don't like the look of. Let's add them to the list as well.
Hallelujah! My eyes have been opened!
The guy is full of it. He wants MAPs and their philosophy to course throughout mankind.Bluto said:Rocag said:
Interesting. So how do we decide which groups aren't entitled to free speech or freedom of assembly?Rocag said:
You know what, you're right. I repent. I have seen the light.
I want to embrace the vision of my small government conservative brethren and give the federal government the ability to strip away the rights not just of people who have been convicted of some crime but who are deemed guilty of harboring thoughts the government has declared to be deviant.
Let's create a federal watch list, just like we do for people with terrorist connections. I'm sure this will work out just fine. And these people will have to accept living under constant surveillance, without the ability to speak freely or assemble. Maybe we can even take away their right to buy firearms, how about that! And it doesn't matter that they might not have technically committed any crime, this is for the children. We have to err on the side of caution. So, by default, it's going to be a lot easier to get on the list than get off. Oh well. For the children.
And, while we're already taking away rights of people for having deviant thoughts, perhaps we can expand this just a bit. We've got precedent after all. I can think of some political beliefs I just don't like the look of. Let's add them to the list as well.
Hallelujah! My eyes have been opened!
Lol! This is exactly where I thought you were going with this as soon as I read the first quoted statement. It took a few pages for you to get there, but I had a feeling there was some kind of gotcha coming. I thought you would be drawing a more direct parallel to the outcry here against the open calls for censorship by DNC leadership though. But maybe you haven't gotten there yet.
Or maybe I'm giving you too much credit. And/or maybe this should be a sign that I'm spending entirely too much time here! July 13 sucked me in.
Rocag said:
What i oppose is taking away rights from people who have committed no crimes which this thread seems eager to do.
We get it. Your words have meaning. Thanks for allowing us to see inside the mind of an avowed leftist.Rocag said:
BS. I have been very specific throughout this entire thread that I am only talking about people who have not committed any crimes related to this subject. That explicitly does not include people who have hurt children in any way or are guilty of any inchoate crimes like soliciting or conspiracy or people who are guilty of related crimes like possession of child pornography. Those people have already crossed the line and should face the legal punishment for their actions. This thread is desperate to portray me as wanting to protect them and that is wrong. Flat out wrong. As I have explicitly stated over and over.
But up into the point they've committed a crime, the government has no right to strip them of rights because they are a potential danger. If that is the precedent we use I can think of lots of groups we'd be justified in taking rights away from. Maybe you would even fit into some of those thought crime categories.
backintexas2013 said:Rocag said:
What i oppose is taking away rights from people who have committed no crimes which this thread seems eager to do.
So you are against red flag laws? was against the vaccine mandate? was against Walz closing churches during covid?
That's a silly question. My house isn't a meeting hall to be used by anyone who asks, no matter what they want to talk about. Do you normally let people rent out your home to hold meetings?bobbranco said:
Are you ready to open your house, the safe place, to conduct these meetings where MAPs can freely express their sexual attraction and fantasies about children?
And this is the gateway logic. This is exactly why libs are so toxic. They are the ones that unlock the doors to society destroying behaviors.Rocag said:
Well don't these people, assuming they've committed no crimes, have the right to free speech and assembly?
Personally I don't think people pick who they're attracted to, so the idea that someone could naturally be attracted to people under the legal age seems plausible to me. Not that it would make any kind of sexual contact with them legal, just that attraction alone shouldn't be criminal.
Not a silly question. You did give an answer that reveals you will force MAPs on everyone else but you will keep yourself safe from them.Rocag said:That's a silly question. My house isn't a meeting hall to be used by anyone who asks, no matter what they want to talk about. Do you normally let people rent out your home to hold meetings?bobbranco said:
Are you ready to open your house, the safe place, to conduct these meetings where MAPs can freely express their sexual attraction and fantasies about children?
Nope - have sat through nearly 100 sexually violent predator hearings. Not a psychiatrist out there that will testify that a pedophile can be cured.Quote:
It is perfectly acceptable to diagnose people with a dangerous mental disease, help them seek treatment, and protect society from their choices.
We use common sense and common sense tells us that kid diddlers are sick, perverted criminals preying on our youth.Rocag said:
Interesting. So how do we decide which groups aren't entitled to free speech or freedom of assembly?
That presumes they've already committed a crime and then yes, I certainly agree that they should be punished.RoadkillBBQ said:We use common sense and common sense tells us that kid diddlers are sick, perverted criminals preying on our youth.Rocag said:
Interesting. So how do we decide which groups aren't entitled to free speech or freedom of assembly?
How could you associate with someone you know has those desires? Personally I'd always be wondering if they finally caved. I'd immediately look at them and say; "I hope you get the help you need" as I walked away and never spoke to that person again. I'd also be hard pressed not to make a phone call after an admission like that. I'm no saint but that's way across the red line of what's acceptable in society.Rocag said:
No, it is silly because it's based on the premise that I'd let other groups use my house for meetings which is untrue to begin with. You'd be better off rephrasing. Perhaps, would I immediately disown a friend who confessed that they had these feelings but had never acted on them in any way? No, I wouldn't.
You're encouraging pedos to get one free illegal act against a child, makes sense.Rocag said:
But up until the point they've committed a crime, the government has no right to strip them of rights because they are a potential danger.