[ThomasC]

I will start by saying, I do not excuse unacceptable behaviour, but for me, there is always a causation.

I think my view is probably in the minority and maybe it's due to my occupation.

Why is dementia and peodophillia not seen in the same light?

Take your personal feelings out of it.

One will say one can't be helped, one will say the other can.....however, they are both illnesses.

When you look at it at more than surface level, there is reasoning behind these acts. More often than not it is trauma and neurological brain chemistry...there are imbalances in these levels...damage to lobes which are responsible for reasoning and various other factors.

I STRONGLY believe no one is EVER born evil. Just does not happen, but they can be predisposed to events/circumstances that would make such acts evil in themselves.

I use the pedophile/dementia comparison as just one example. Like I say, view it objectively and take your human emotions out of it and then think.

What are your thoughts?