Again I ask you if that makes the law right?
Pedophilia is not a legal term,
[10] and having a sexual attraction to children is not illegal.
[7]
The DSM-5
defines it as:
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However similarly to the distinction between a paraphilia and a paraphilic disorder, the DSM-5 recognizes a difference between pedophilic sexual interest/pedophilia and pedophilic disorder. Specifically, it asserts that if individuals:
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In short it is labeled as a
DISORDER if they act on it, otherwise they are defined as simply having an interest.
However even this definition has it's
flaws.
First “acted on” could mean that he has actually molested a child. On the other hand, it could also mean that he has masturbated to pedophilic fantasies or that he has viewed child pornography. Thus current criteria for diagnosing a Pedophilic Disorder place some persons who have never molested a child into the same diagnostic category as those who have done so. This is even more complicated as it doesn't distinguish between art/fictional stories, or real life child porn.
That can (and clearly has) caused confusion, suggesting that the current definition of Pedophilic Disorder may lack adequate diagnostic specificity. As a consequence, the distinction between being sexually attracted to children in some fashion (e.g., experiencing urges to view child pornography) and experiencing urges to act on that attraction with a child can easily be lost.
Research has repeatedly found that
what a person sexually fantasizes about doesn’t
automatically match with what the person wishes to experience in real life, nor with their sexual orientation in general, and we’re talking about fantasies explicitly chosen because they’re arousing to the person.
People don't get thrown in jail for their thoughts. Please show the law that jails people for simply having an attraction.
I do. But you think that one pic is the sum total of my viewing experience apparently
To you? They claim it but give no evidence.
Non-offenders mean that they don't do the consuming of such material.
I keep saying otherwise yet you don't listen