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A self-described pedophile who says he is attracted to young girls but doesn't actually molest them was ordered Friday to stay at least 30 feet away from every person under age 18 in California.

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ADAGUY
Aug. 3, 2007, 10 p.m.
This is Bull $hit!. The guy has no criminal background, no history of wrongdoing, he just like little girls. So we treat him like a criminal?
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OldRusty
Aug. 3, 2007, 10:04 p.m.
First we should chop off his balls, he will change.
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nikkibabe
Aug. 3, 2007, 10:12 p.m.
Pathetic American justice system at work. Who is going to follow this rapist with a measuring tape?
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imadezinr
Aug. 3, 2007, 10:19 p.m.
My girlfriend has a restarianing order against her abusive husband. NOBODY enforces these things. She calls every time he shows, but he leaves before the police arrive. Moms and Dads, watch your children, by the time the police arrive, they will be dead in a field somewhere, and this self confessed pedofile will be running free on his "stay away from 18 year olds and under order".
"First we should chop off his balls, he will change." You go OldRusty,
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katiecakes
Aug. 3, 2007, 10:20 p.m.
The guy is clealy a deranged sicko. Freedom of speech is a catch 22 though. you cant legisltate decency. So the question becomes where is the line in the sand?
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dheg
Aug. 3, 2007, 10:55 p.m.
The dude is weird. With that said, he hasn't proven himself a danger to kids. He takes their picture. He hasn't committed any crimes. And the court over is overly broad and probably unenforceable. If his attraction is girls, why is he ordered to stay away from boys? What's he to do if he is walking down the street (not stalking, just walking down the street)? At the grocery store? Is he attracted to infants under 1 yr old? He's ordered to stay away from them too.
People seem to be reacting out of hysteria. He's in a restaurant and a woman calls the cops on him (no mention that he was snapping pictures or 'oogling', just at the restaurant). He takes pictures on a public street. Actually, last I heard that was legal, although there seems to be a push to take that right away also.
Maybe this guy is actually intending to test the limits of our culture by being detestable but not illegal. Of course, that would take an intelligence that I'm not sure this guy has.
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Vociferous
Aug. 3, 2007, 11:09 p.m.
Where do we draw the line. In our society where does right and wrong come from? What makes what this guy is doing wrong and other sexually permissive lifestyles okay? It's just a mattter of time as this society becomes more "sexually liberated" that we will have our own child districs like they do in Amsterdam and Thailand. Just give them time and this will be normal too.
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tehranchik
Aug. 3, 2007, 11:35 p.m.
The guy is screaming for help. Keep him off the internet and give him some help.
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rockman069
Aug. 3, 2007, 11:43 p.m.
Unfortunately, this is a difficult situation. Even if he admits it, technically he has not done anything wrong, and he has not directly threatened anyone. At the same time, if he is not a criminal, how can you enforce a restraining order, every second he is out of the house? Isn't this a free country?
That is the conundrum.
At the same time, the greater danger is not what he may be, but is how we teach our kids. They need to be aware of the danger of him and every other undeclared pedophile.
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jaern
Aug. 3, 2007, 11:45 p.m.
I wonder how they will enforce the 30 ft restriction.
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scholar93
Aug. 3, 2007, 11:53 p.m.
Thank goodness. It was right thing to do though. How long would it be until he confronted little girls? It was just a safe precaution. Let it be known to all perverts stay away from little girls.
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scholar93
Aug. 3, 2007, 11:55 p.m.
Also same thign happened to me some pervert had my picture plastered on his wall. He got busted now I can go to public places without my parents close by!
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hoppy
Aug. 4, 2007, 12:02 a.m.
Humm,what if this guy has to take public transportation to work? Standing thirty feet from a young lady would put him out in the street,,laugh,laugh!!!
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Jelx
Aug. 4, 2007, 12:06 a.m.
So a person can't even mention their sexual orientation now without having crimes thrown against him? It's sad that our nation's self-righteousness has become this strong. He hasn't committed any crimes, so it's unreasonable for him to be punished.
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yinyangbaby
Aug. 4, 2007, 12:12 a.m.
Its a restriction that cant be enforced unless...you put him in jail, esp in california, the most populated state is going to have a s**tload of kids in it. Not only that how are you going to know a girl is under 18. Some girls go looking for older guys on purpose and let's face it I'm positive every man has been attracted to a girl under 18, we dont walk around with our ages printed on our foreheads. My 13 year old cousin is well built for her age (petite w/curves) but has a baby face (like 10 years old). She BRAGS that once a man thought she was 19. I told her "oh no he didnt think you were 19, he WISHED you were 19." he knew he was coveting a child. Men like them young, tight, and curvy that is not a secret. When i was under 18 older guys looked all the time (i looked older too), and approached. If it wasnt a law guys would be in high schools looking for the naive and inexperienced.
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david_nwpa
Aug. 4, 2007, 12:17 a.m.
Now I know when corporations post pictures of people online for winning prizes or being spokespeople, the companies must have the person's consent to having their likenesses uploaded to the public domain. He may be within his legal rights by taking the pictures, but can he post them without consent? Seems to me, that would be how ends up being apprehended.
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yinyangbaby
Aug. 4, 2007, 12:30 a.m.
this reminds me of that not so popular but good patti labelle song "yo mister" for some reason...maybe b/c im listening to it right now. Kind of relates to the thread, about a teen girl living fast and getting killed, after being neglected and thrown out by her father for her rebellious ways. Im sure girls in this situation are very susceptible to being taken advantage of by older guys.
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xenh20
Aug. 4, 2007, 1:05 a.m.
After reading thru all these comments, I think that people without children are preaching the "Law" and treating this creep with fairness.
If any of you had kids then you wouldn't even think twice about treating this sick man fairly. The funny thing with pedophiles is that they keep on going after kids UNTIL they get caught.
To Catch A Predator...See with your own eyes how this creeps work.
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jackbird13
Aug. 4, 2007, 1:39 a.m.
The problem I have with the whole thing is the website. OK, maybe he has not done anything legally wrong, but he is posting "lg" pictures for other sickos to see. So he tells them where he was at and now others know where to go. There is definitely something wrong when you find little kids sexually attractive. I applause the parents that are taking action.
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Daylight
Aug. 4, 2007, 1:55 a.m.
jackbird13
Nip him in the bud and protect children from harm or being abused, if he is posting pictures, he has some kind of bad intention to lure them into his trap.
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God
Aug. 4, 2007, 2:03 a.m.
To all the people who are going "OH NOES HE'S ATTRACTED TO CHILDREN, WHAT A HORRIBLE MONSTER!":
One does not choose their own sexual preferences. You have no more control over being a pedophile than you do over being gay, having a foot fetish, or any other such thing. You are stuck with whatever hand fate deals you whether you like it or not. You shouldn't be calling for the death or imprisonment of people who think things you don't like, lest your own ideas become unpopular.
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SlapALib
Aug. 4, 2007, 12:11 p.m.
That's just it, there is no conundrum. The restraining order is BS with a capital BS.
People can get together and discuss if he's violated ANY law, but they need to leave the guy alone until he does something. A blanket restraining order is just knee jerk BS.
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saneman
Aug. 4, 2007, 3:57 a.m.
A pedophile is a peson who is sexually attracted to children. Having sex with a child is a crime and the intent to have sex with a child is also a crime. A lot of psychologists and psychiatrists have stated that there is no known cure for pedophilia and that nobody has ever been cured of pedophilia. Just because this nutcase has said he would never carry out his addiction means absolutely nothing, because sickos never tell the truth and never admit to wanting to commit a wrongdoing just like alcoholics never admit to being an alcoholic. Humans are animals and deranged animals are exterminated.