[Freedom2specul8]

"And the recidivism rate for child molestors is actually quite low"

Got some stats to back that up?

[oldfart]

I'm afraid I don't have those stats. I did read a rather extensive article in a newspaper about three years ago that did quote supposedly accurate figures. I suppose I could try to find that story, though I might not be able to provide a link

While I realize my friend may not have been entirely representative of the group, his story might shed a bit of light on the rest of them. He told how it was almost impossible to get a decent job; how he frequently felt his only recourse was to turn to some form of crime to make a living. That he eventually found both a good job and a good woman is a testimony to his preserverance. Others, perhaps not a strong as he, might be more likely to turn to petty crime and eventually to re-offend. I don't know about that nor do I pretend to, but we westerners once condemned the caste system in India. Starting our own seems somewhat barbaric to me. I believe Nathaniel Hawthorne covered that sort of thing pretty well.

[Jackie-O]

"And the recidivism rate for child molestors is actually quite low"
I find that incredible as well. I would like to see some facts or case study.