At the end of the day, I am not as skeeved out by a person charged with first degree murder/assault as someone who has been charged with a sex offense. Any sex offense.
Many of the sex offenders here have been charged with a Sex Offense to the Third or Second degree. The following is Maryland law:
This does not include all of the other sex crimes a person may commit, including full on penetrative rape. I highly recommend educating yourself on the different definitions and laws in your area. Click the link above for Maryland law.
Before I knew the charges many of these inmates face, I could identify sex offenders from our interactions. The feeling they gave me, the invasive staring, and the bad vibes in general sent warning signs in my mind and body. Women generally have a radar for suspect behavior.
In my day to day interactions, I am less threatened by individuals who have committed non-sexual crimes. My coworker and I had a talk about this earlier today. The first degree murderers are much nicer patients than the sex offenders.
In no way am I condoning any type of murder, human or animal.
But there is something particularly evil about the sexual violation of another human being. I feel a sense of hopelessness for these individuals. As much as I hope everyone finds the light(connection to their inner sense of goodness and compassion for self and others), I don’t believe these individuals will.
I am very outspoken about my disgust for pedophiles and rapists. So much that I have made it known to ex-friends that I believe age gap relationships in which one party was a minor OR 18 years old(lets face it, turning 18 doesn’t magically turn you into an adult) and the other person(typically a man) is several years older is pedophilia in my book. I’m not talking about 2-3 years older. I’m talking about 18 year olds dating 25 year olds, and 15 year olds dating 23 year olds.
Yes I believe love transcends all boundaries, but violation of someone’s innocence is fucked up and wrong. No teenager knows what they want out of a romantic/sexual relationship. And of course a teenager will be drawn to an older person, they are still kids looking to be parented!!! In my opinion, that’s what they really want!! A nurturing relationship with an ADULT because they are KIDS seeking GUIDANCE.
I believe a lot of age gap relationships become sexual/romantic because the older person mistakes this as an opportunity to get laid. Wise the fuck up and stop fucking teenagers.
As much as I disagree with many aspects of jails/prisons, I know that we must have a place for these offenders in order to keep society safe.
The crux of sexual misconduct is dominance over another being. It is about power, and pleasure derived from it. It is not about mutual pleasure. It is about pain and control. The premeditation and fantasy involved in rape and sexual misconduct is what places sexual offenses above murder in my book.
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