Very true. I do not think Hank was saying it was the primary contributor, sole contributor etc.- but while you

Oct 22, 2020
10:01:40am

thaws Good Guy Idiot

are 100% right that most do not what this man did, in the right person and circumstances- pornography is a contributing factor to expanding some people's unhealthy thoughts into action.

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Time

How do these things happen

LifelongAP Semi-Pro

10/22/20 9:27am

Addiction doesn't care if you have a wife and child.

zerigke

10/22/20 9:28am

This is correct. An addict can lose the ability to love or feel love.

Logancoug

10/22/20 9:42am

People like sex a lot. Sometimes in a deranged way.

pink22

10/22/20 9:30am

His poor wife. That seriously must be so devastating.

nslcougar

10/22/20 9:32am

Had*

Heath Squashwell

10/22/20 9:34am

Pornography addiction surely played a role.

Hank Rearden

10/22/20 9:37am

There are lots of guys who look at porn who don't try to have sex with kids.

Niiineteeen84

10/22/20 9:45am

True, but I would bet there isn’t a single person who tries to have sex with

Nuke

10/22/20 9:47am

I'm just saying, I think there are deeper-seeded issues at play than just porn.

Niiineteeen84

10/22/20 9:48am

But porn almost certainly contributed. I would say porn is a necessary cause.

zerigke

10/22/20 9:52am

Child sex predators pre-date online porn

CougarCanuck76

10/22/20 9:57am

And porn predates the internet

D.T. Survivor

10/22/20 10:16am

So do bad thoughts

CougarCanuck76

10/22/20 3:01pm

Of course, but for most of these guys Pornography is a “gateway drug”.

Nuke

10/22/20 9:53am

I also have a cousin in jail right now because of this crap. He had issues show

Niiineteeen84

10/22/20 10:28am

Pedophilia has been around for a very long time, I feel like as the porn the

Nuke

10/22/20 10:50am

To me, it sounds like many in this thread are stating that the porn leads to the

Niiineteeen84

10/22/20 10:57am

Not everyone who views porn is a deviant but nearly everyone who is a deviant began that path through porn.

Soupie

10/22/20 11:09am

I think it's a match. Not all lit matches cause a fire but with the right

D.T. Survivor

10/22/20 11:25am

I refuse to believe that all pedophiles became pedophiles because of

zerigke

10/22/20 11:30am

Umm...ask the ancient Greeks and Romans

pink22

10/22/20 10:08am

that is pretty meaningless. most people look at porn.

Deleted

10/22/20 10:20am

Do they?

Soupie

10/22/20 10:26am

Data: Most have seen it, many seek it out. Its usage is increasing over time.

BostonCougar

10/22/20 10:41am

Oh I'm aware of the research & stats. The assumption it's normal and harmless is way off base however.

Soupie

10/22/20 10:43am

Statistically, if the majority of the population see it, it is normal.

BostonCougar

10/22/20 10:52am

I don't believe that, but the people seeking it out probably tell themselves

byusage

10/22/20 10:27am

quick google view showed some polls in the 60-70% range admitting it, but I could be wrong.

Deleted

10/22/20 10:32am

I am sure there are a lot involved with it. It may be viewed as normal by much

byusage

10/22/20 10:39am

I will say this- every single church disciplinary council that I have been a part of, the person cited porn as a

cheezedawg

10/22/20 10:49am

Of course. Not all who drink alcohol are alcoholics or criminals.

Reasonable1

10/22/20 9:49am

Porn still leads some to the next level, even if it doesn't for most.

zerigke

10/22/20 9:50am

This is a funny thing a certain segment of CB likes to say when defending poor behavior. "Not all people who do this

YIsForBrigham

10/22/20 10:00am

Please point out where I defended having sex with children.

Niiineteeen84

10/22/20 10:31am

Nobody said you defended that

YIsForBrigham

10/22/20 10:45am

RE: Nobody said you defended that

Niiineteeen84

10/22/20 10:49am

Sorry but porn is not something worth judging people on

Deleted

10/22/20 11:21am

Who's judging?

YIsForBrigham

10/22/20 11:22am

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Deleted

10/22/20 11:26am

There are lots of guys that smoke weed that don’t do hard drugs, but hanging out

Reasonable1

10/22/20 10:53am

Utter vast majority of porn users do not solicit children.

valleus

10/22/20 9:57am

Very true. I do not think Hank was saying it was the primary contributor, sole contributor etc.- but while you

thaws

10/22/20 10:01am

Does it contribute 1%? 50%? How do we know? I believe it contributes, but I have

valleus

10/22/20 11:01am

As did Hawaiian pizza, no doubt.

HBCoug

10/22/20 10:13am

Terrible comparison.

Cougarrr

10/22/20 11:12am

Deranged people do deranged things

Texas Hammer

10/22/20 9:49am

I’m not sure we’ll ever fully understand the human brain and the mechanisms involved that lead to certain decisions. If

Zach Morris

10/22/20 10:29am

I’ve always thought that in addition to being deeply disturbed, pedophiles were really dumb. It is always a cop. Always

vegasnative

10/22/20 10:31am

Sadly it's likely not always a cop or else the cops wouldn't keep having the

VACOUGFAN

10/22/20 10:46am

They should think that but I can assure you that it isn’t always a cop

Jericho

10/22/20 10:49am

So sad. This guy is obviously missing something major in his life. You wonder...

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