# What do we, as a society, do about pedophilia? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [June 10, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-as-a-society-do-about-pedophilia/584929 "2011-06-10T01:26:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 115
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-as-a-society-do-about-pedophilia/584929/115 "2011-11-26T02:55:19Z")
> [@OP](#): > > What can be done? Does anyone have an idea? I think you all are on the wrong track. If you think you can modify a pedophile to make him adverse to pedophilia, then you must accept that you can modify homosexuals as well. As most of you know, that is simply not possible. What we can do as a society about pedophilia is arm our children against it. Repeatedly in the pre-schools, daycares, kindergartens, and primary grades. Forget the childhood innocence we so dearly wish for our kids. Make them aware that bad sick people who wish to do things to their private parts or have them touch the bad persons parts exist and that they should scream to the top of their lungs STOP! Have them practice screaming STOP. Do plays in the classroom showing how a pedophile grooms and operates. Clearly, I’m no child psychologist, but I do believe pedophiles seek out the naive and “innocent” and it is our school system that can guarantee that all children are protected with knowledge. Knowledge to understand what is happening and knowledge to do what needs to be done. And when the supply of naive children is wiped out… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-as-a-society-do-about-pedophilia/584929)._