Posted by cubbybear on November 25, 2004, at 2:06:55
In reply to Re: Frontal Lobe Tumor causes Pedophilia in a Man, posted by linkadge on November 24, 2004, at 12:23:23
This is a very "hot" thread because it touches on extremely controversial issues. I think you've finally come upon the major problem here that society must deal with. If we are going to have certain individuals submit to a simple brain scan for aggressive, illegal behavior, it's rather cut and dry to determine what is currently illegal and what isn't. But the difficulty with paedophilia is that a large number of people instinctively associate paedophilia with physical torment, when in fact only a tiny handful of the individuals who engage in this behavior, actually resort to violence, physical aggression or brutaility. It has frequently been shown that the great majority of paedophiliacs do not exhibit violent or physically hurtful behavior. If anything, it appears to be quite the contrary.
So you can see the difficulties inherent in ordering a brain scan for any behavior that we might erroneously consider to be aggressive. And, imagine the implications for society if everyone deemed to be aggressive toward his/her spouse was carted off by the police and forced to submit to a brain scan.
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