Mike Dunford responds to a pedophile ("Sam") that has appeared at Shelley's blog - an idiot who compares the treatment of pedophiles to the treatment of Jews and African-Americans and feels that "[p]edophilia needs no endorsement, it is a beautiful and natural part of the world's culture." Mike handled this in a more restrained manner than I ever could. "Sam" is entitled to spew this crap online - thats why we have a First Amendment. I just hope that he never puts his words into actions.
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Why did I read that whole exchange?
Well, if "Sam" were to move to Netherlands, she/he/it would find a political party broadly "in tune" with her/his/its ideas:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,1823089,00.html