[Russ]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

I'd say it depends upon the person, the condition and it's severity.

Mental illnesses and disabilities can cloud a person's view of the world and what is right or wrong. Some sufferers know what they are doing, but don't fully appreciate the seriousness of their actions ie they could be treating it like a game, particularly if they see the world through the eyes of a child or have developmental problems.

Some adults feel inadequate compared to other adults and only feel confident with children that they can more easily relate to, whilst some simply view what we would call grooming as chatting to a friend like we used to when we were juveniles.

Add in, often unmet, adult sexuality to the mix and it's a recipe for disaster.

Some people may know exactly what they are doing and are attempting to use their condition as a smokescreen, but if any action is taken against them, mental health professionals will be assessing them to ascertain the correct position.

From what i've seen of these groups (and some are much more professional than others), the accused is usually asked if they have any mental or physical conditions, probably as part of the duty of care process. If they then go on to say that they have a mental illness/disability, the less professional groups start to say XYZ condition doesn't lead to child sex attraction. The YouTube comments are then often filled with comments such as 'I have the same condition and I don't innapropriately speak to children online'.

That is the biggest pile of brown-stuff I have ever seen you post.

You may have seen some clips online, I have witnessed 150+ cases live and in the flesh. I've read some of the vile chatlogs too.

Talking to and relating to kids is one thing but you know full well that's not what I'm talking about.

It's interesting in that each of the scenarios where the predators claim it's due to their "ADHD", or learning difficulties etc, during the chat they say such things to the decoy as "don't tell anyone about this, I'd get in trouble".

It is nothing to do with the "condition and its severity".

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Everyone is entitled to their opinion and to disagree with the opinions of others. However, the way that you have done this is not by debating the issues, but by blatant baiting and trolling.

And people are entitled to believe your posts are also 'baiting and trolling'.