I wrote a blog about feeling very guilty for not reporting the paedophile that abused me and my sister, to the police, once I was an adult.
A few people stated, even if I had, he probably would have done a very minimal sentence and then been let out and would continue re-offending, as 99% of them do.
And they are right.
So, really if I had reported him, it would not have helped much, in stopping other children getting hurt. Which would be my motivation, to stop other children getting hurt.
How deeply, morally wrong is it, that we have a legal system, that creates this.
Paedophiles, repeat sex offenders, repeat rapists, repeat child abusers – whatever the hell is the PC word to call them (who cares what’s PC), know they can keep on doing it, and receive very little consequences, so have no real incentive to stop.
These people are right, it would have had little effect. He has already abused two children, and I doubt very much we were the first victims.
It’s not exactly a system that encourages victims to come forward. Not unless they can afford good barristers, which of course, is only for the rich people.
Your average person, like I was, would go through all the stress of a police investigation and for what? He probably would of got a suspended sentence, or a minimal jail term, halved for ‘good behaviour’. Maybe a few months, tops.
What a joke.
But, does anyone care about the millions of children abused every day, by these predators. Clearly not enough in society do – because not enough is being done to change this.
Is it any wonder those of us harmed by these paedophiles, who actually have MORE OF A RIGHT to an opinion, who truly do want children to be safer and not be harmed by these predators, find this ongoing society push to ‘minimize’ and ‘victim blame’ – so utterly disgusting.
I have to say the ‘do-gooders’ in this world, the sociopaths trying to minimize it all and the paedophile supporters, make me very angry.
They need segregating from society. Full stop.
Don’t talk to me about their ‘rights’.
Yes, they deserve to live peacefully……segregated from society, where they cannot get their grubby hands on any more children, or access any child porn – which is still child abuse.
And this applies to the rapists and repeat sex offenders too.
May 29, 2014 at 3:31 am
You are so right. The system is awful. Pedophiles seldom get punished and they do take more and more victims. It’s evil.
May 29, 2014 at 5:37 am
It is and I am so sick of their rights being viewed as more important than the rights of children.
They get little punishment and their victims get the lifetime sentence.
September 20, 2014 at 10:24 am
Wont read this right now. Glad the post is there though.