Interesting...

[denny]

Would you volunteer for this?

(ObWarning: article is about paedophiles, avoid if that's a problem for you)

(likewise yoinked from zotz)

Comments

[djlongfella.livejournal.com]

Hang them....How far can you offer forgiveness... If any of you felt an ounce of sorrorw when you heard what happend to Holly and Jessica, you would not be saying sounds like a good Idea...If it's that great, then join the program, but I notice most who say they think it's grerat also say they could not do it...

If you could not volunteer then be honest..you know they are scum and deserve no second choice...

I am against corperal punishment, but would vote for hanging in a heart beat in a case where dna proves kiddie fiddling...

[mhw.livejournal.com]

I notice most who say they think it's grerat also say they could not do it...

And then call those of us who say that we could 'spineless'. We really can't make you happy, can we?

[djlongfella.livejournal.com]

As my above post, says, and unfortunatly you posted this response before I could re - word my initial post I agree.

On issues as contraversial and damageing to our society, I beleive strong moral convictions are required, to half agree, does not show conviction, sometimes I wonder if political correctness has percalated so far into our decision making process that we are often unable to make concise decisions on where we stand.

[mhw.livejournal.com]

I don't have a problem with people saying "I think it's a good idea, but I don't think that I could do it myself."

People have different capabilities and lots of factors in their lives that may make them more or less able - not necessarily more or less willing - to do things. I'd like to have kids, for example, but there's no way that I'm well enough to be able to take on that kind of full-time commitment, and it'd be stupid of me not to acknowledge that.

I've worked as a volunteer counsellor with a couple of organisations on and off over the past twenty years, and I know how much it demands from someone to do that: not everyone has that capacity. People can also have stuff in their history that would make it traumatic for them to try to help others deal with it when they haven't necessarily dealt with it completely themselves.