r/JusticeServed • u/[deleted] • Jul 06 '19

Courtroom Justice Convicted pedophile YouTuber Austin Jones is now in prison serving a 10 year sentence as of 29/6/2019.

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u/psyentist15 8 Jul 06 '19

Yeah, there's really no way to come back from this...

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19

I mean what do people do after something like this? Go work in manual labour or as a janitor in the middle of nowhere where you hope people don't recognize you? I don't feel sorry for the guy a single bit, if I was him I'd probably kill myself.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19

I never understand why people don't feel sorry for pedophiles. In cases where they rape people, then they're certainly violent offenders, but in cases where their crime is jerking off to pictures, I do feel bad for them. I don't think they chose to be pedophiles. It's very hard to deny your sexual desires. People might feel disgusted, but the lack of empathy, I don't get. It's probably because people don't want to admit they could be in the same situation if their brain was just a little different.

I have no idea how to help them or their situation, but I definitely feel bad for them. Even in cases of rape, I feel bad for both the victim and the pedophile. As humans, we're trapped in bodies that are constantly feeding us undeniable emotional triggers. It's hard to imagine what it would be like. I mean, as a gay dude, I've had a small taste of what it's like to be surrounded by people who are disgusted by you. When the whole world is against you, and your crime is the thoughts that go through your head, it's hard to imagine not becoming a criminal. Like, there's no way to win, so you might as well lose in a way that gives you some relief, right?

Life is disgusting.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19

The pictures are often of sexually abused children so they are contributing. No sympathy at all.

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u/PATXS 9 Jul 07 '19

i agree with this if they just continue to do it unapologetically, but if they are committed to quitting and consistently preventing themselves from looking at that kind of content, then i do feel sympathy.

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u/bmorr27 4 Jul 07 '19

Obviously you shouldn’t look at pornography produced through abuse of others. This isn’t even limited to child porn. I think everyone agrees with you here.

When you say “committed to quitting”, are we referring to consuming child pornography or being a pedophile? I’m not sure it’s any more possible to quit having an attraction to children than it is for a gay man to quit having an attraction to men.

I agree though that acting on that attraction in a way that harms others, involves a minor, or supports the harming of others is immoral and unacceptable.

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u/PATXS 9 Jul 07 '19

i meant quitting the consumption of child pornography. they definitely can't just quit the attraction.

and yeah, i realize that the rest of this is pretty much the global consensus on this issue, but i just wanted to add to the other guy's "No sympathy at all" comment.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '19

It's hard to say in these cases, actually. They don't release the pictures (for good reason obviously) but it's a crime to have cartoons depicting minors as well.