They don't stop them... the first time. I agree with
that. However, they very well could stop them the second time and the third
time, if caught and convicted. This is why it is necessary to put laws into
place that allow adult survivors of child sexual abuse to come forward, and
go thru the legal process. There are 11 states that have extensions of the
statutes of limitations in child sexual abuse cases. Minnesota isn't one of
them. Here is a link for an article on this. (the actual URL is below) NCVC.org
SOL extensions
The monster who molested me, molested before me. We
KNOW this. If their were laws in place, the woman would have been able to
get him off the street, and perhaps I wouldn't have been a victim, but she
was 25 before she remembered what happened when she was 8, 9 and 10, and
before she felt safe enough to come forward. For all I know, there have been
victims since me. There may have been victims between the first child and
myself. A pedophile doesn't stop just because his victim gets too old. Not
at all. He just moves on to another CHILD. My monster... he likes 8 year
olds. Do you have any children? Maybe even grandchildren. Think of them at 8
years old, and think of how defenseless they are to adults that they should
be able to trust explicitly.
I am not trying to start an argument with you, but
isn't the point of any law to keep us safe and sound in our world? If
someone is allowed to CONTINUE to terrorize others, who is really at fault?
No law may stop someone the first time, but they can be taken out of society
so they aren't doing it a second time, or a third time, or a fourth time.
With all due respect, it is attitudes such as yours that allow the terror to
continue. The vicious cycle continues. One perpetrator can have several
victims. Each of those victims end up having problems coping. One
victim might turn to drugs and/or alcohol. One might commit suicide. One
might turn into an abuser him/herself. And one might finally get the help
s/he needs, and then do something positive with his/her life, and even work
to get these child molesting monsters off the streets. That would be me,
Sir. I truly hope that any form of abuse never shows up within your family.
Try explaining to your daughter, son, grandchild, wife, sister, that the
abnormal people don't pay attention to the laws, and therefore, there is
nothing that can be done.
Thank you for sparking my fire this morning, and
giving me even more motivation to continue to work towards my goals.
