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  1. Alceste

    Taking pictures of children in public is illegal

    I also tacked on my own recollection of being followed by a pedophile in a mall to address the issue of specific harm done to kids who attract the attention of pedophiles, even if no inappropriate touching is involved. It just popped into my head, and wasn't directly related to your post. Sorry...
  2. Alceste

    Taking pictures of children in public is illegal

    Are you still denying that stalking children and / or fondling your crotch in public while photographing kids bent over in swimsuits is both illegal and harmful to the victims? You might want to brush up a little on society's expectations before your next trip to the beach.
  3. Alceste

    Taking pictures of children in public is illegal

    Me too. I wasn't disagreeing with you at all, just adding to your catalogue of suspicious behaviour that caused these men to come to the attention of police. :) I agree, even if he hadn't been touching himself while taking the pictures, there was still good reason for pool staff to report him.
  4. Alceste

    Taking pictures of children in public is illegal

    The pool guy was also fondling his own crotch as he took those crotch pics of kids. The mall guy was following them around, and apparently stalking some individuals. Speaking as a person who was followed through a mall myself by a creepy old pervert at 13, to question whether that behaviour is...
  5. Alceste

    Why do people deny or have various doubts about God?

    Gravity. That is the scientific reason the sun predates the earth, and the earth predates the moon.
  6. Alceste

    Seven Reasons it's easier to Believe in God than to Accept Evolution

    We have so much evidence for evolution that nobody has ever seen all of it. Tens of thousands of studies inside and outside the lab, millions of fossils, an incredibly well developed genetic map of how species are related to one another... All the empirical evidence we have supports the theory...
  7. Alceste

    Taking pictures of children in public is illegal

    Yes, it sure would. I take pictures of kids all the time and I've never tangled with the law over it. Helps if you're not masturbating at the time I imagine. :p
  8. Alceste

    For those of you who are always right...

    Thanks, I was curious - that was a good quote. Checked out the write-up and it's not really up my alley, but isn't reading awesome? :D
  9. Alceste

    Tips for new workforce entrants

    8) Try for a union job. Very few of the other options out there for new workers pay a living wage these days.
  10. Alceste

    What's Your Debating Style?

    We don't need to debate because you're right about pretty much everything already. Not much for me to sink my teeth into there. :D
  11. Alceste

    Taking pictures of children in public is illegal

    You do understand the men were charged with possession of child pornography, not for taking the pictures, don't you? As for why the police took an interest, their behaviour was disturbing enough that someone reported it. One was stalking kids, another was fondling himself while ogling young...
  12. Alceste

    Taking pictures of children in public is illegal

    You haven't been following your own thread?
  13. Alceste

    What's Your Debating Style?

    In particular, you changed my mind about prostitution and pornography. I had a rather rosier view of the sex trade before I read all your statistics and studies.
  14. Alceste

    What's Your Debating Style?

    I went for 3 and 4, but I should confess that the only person here who has changed my mind on a subject is Dust1n, what with all the facts and evidence he brings to the table. Most other debators seem to think the awesome power of their wits and clever rhetorical gymnastics will be enough. It...
  15. Alceste

    Taking pictures of children in public is illegal

    There are. Dust1n posted a very specific one prohibiting exactly the behaviour described in your OP.
  16. Alceste

    Taking pictures of children in public is illegal

    That's exactly right. The pedophile in question may not escalate from wanking to ordinary, non-sexualized photos of children to touching them up or viewing sexualized images (the harm of which should be obvious), but how are we to know that? How are the police to know the extent or legality of...
  17. Alceste

    Taking pictures of children in public is illegal

    How can you not see the connection? He explained it perfectly well, Imo. Are you perhaps TRYING not to understand his point?
  18. Alceste

    So if I married Buttercup...

    One each for me, Buttercup and Mystic. Should I bring a couple extra for you and Wirey?
  19. Alceste

    Taking pictures of children in public is illegal

    See post number two, which dispassionately addresses all of these points.
  20. Alceste

    The bright side of Atheism

    Maybe bureaucracy is more of a burden where you live than where I live, but all it took for me to get over the dent in my first paycheck was for my father to explain that income tax pays for the social infrastructure I have used every day of my life. All it took to get over the cost of car...
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