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Your advice to SADBOY, the pedophile college kid, was exactly what he needed to hear. As a man who has always felt a sexual attraction to boys, it's exactly what I would have told him.

I, too, thought about going into teaching, but realized in time that it would be a big mistake. I eventually got counseling and learned that I wasn't ever going to banish these thoughts, no matter what, and that it was my obligation to make sure I didn't get myself in trouble and/or mess up some kid. I was in a satisfying relationship with another adult, which is a must for SADBOY and any other man with these thoughts. And I never, not once, put myself in a position where I'd be around young or adolescent boys to any significant degree.

I'm 50 now, and I still think about boys. But I've kept it totally under control for all these years, and I've led a pretty damn good life. I hope SADBOY can do the same. -- Been There, Didn't Do It

After running SADBOY's letter, people wrote in to say that what SADBOY really needs is a lethal injection and not, as I suggested, a therapist. But the ranters and ravers need to bear this in mind: The overwhelming majority of pedophiles never, ever act on their desires. Like BTDDI, most men and women with a sexual attraction to kids—something they didn't choose—struggle mightily against their desires all their lives and never rape a child. These praiseworthy pedophiles (that's a new concept, huh?) deserve our support, not lethal injections.

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I always wondered if there were any stats on the fantasy-reality proportion when it comes to pedophiles. I figured there was something commendable about pedophiles who never acted on their sick and twisted urges. Good to know Savage has thought about it, too.