# Pedophilia, an ethical inquiry **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 13, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedophilia-an-ethical-inquiry/239814 "2004-04-13T16:58:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 19
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedophilia-an-ethical-inquiry/239814/19 "2011-11-15T02:58:19Z")
> [@Rysler](#): > > I’ve thought about robbing a bank, and about killing people… As have I, but I’ve not actually gone through and done either, nor do I intend to. And plenty of men fantasize about raping people, and may have strong sexual urges in general, but most men are able to live normal lives. I, a hetero man, can interact and work with women without succumbing to urges to persuade, coerce, or force women into bed, and am fully capable of accepting a “no”. How is that different with pedophiles? I think we have this idea that pedophiles have no ability to control themselves, or at least their ability to control their behavior is far less than the average non-asexual person. How can this be? 1. No 2. No 3. As long as he had sufficient impulse control, yes. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedophilia-an-ethical-inquiry/239814)._