Seriously, people is this claim supposed to make it okay. To do it to someone else? I know that there is a significant number of people out in the world who were molested, yet have gone on with life without doing it to someone else. So once again why is the general public accepting this sorry excuse as acceptable?
2006-10-03 12:13:11 · 3 answers · asked by Patrick 5 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
This question is not meant to offend, The question is why is society accepting this as a reason. I heard a person at work today say with sympathy. The senator was molested. So is that supposed to make it okay
2006-10-03 12:32:55 · update #1
What people who have answered so far have not realized is that the molester that is molested in youth is overwhelmingly molested by a genetically close relative. It is analogous to the child beaten in youth who goes on to beat others; being the direct genetic heir of the original beater. This question will always be flubbed in this sociology section, because these people can not get away from simple correlations and turning them into cause. Second: the claim " I was molested " is sure to get sympathy in many areas. You can thank social science for that one, too. Whenever cultural/societal reasons are giving for a behavior, to the exclusion, or discounting of genetic/ evolutionary reasons, you can be sure the explanation is false. ( mocking Durkheim )
2006-10-03 15:39:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't be an excuse because there isn't one.
It is however and explanation.
Studies have proven that most molesters were molested themselves.
2006-10-03 14:11:37 · answer #2 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause its true, you tard. regular people don't molest other's, something done to the guy set him off down this track. it doesn't make it ok, its not an excuse, just a reason.
2006-10-03 12:15:07 · answer #3 · answered by Edward Laham 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋