National Museum staff member who admitted fantasising after seeing "tall schoolgirls"

anitaca

you guys are still claiming the guy fantasizes about kids. he may well do but i cant tell from the article. seeing the tall schoolgirls (who could have been mature looking 18 year olds) fuelled his fantasy of tall women and after he saw the schoolgirls he acted out the fantasy using his colleague.

me_right_one

Arcade_Tryer wrote: »

There is no law against fantasising about tall schoolgirls. We haven't entered the realm of thought crime quite yet in Western society thankfully.

Arcade_Tryer wrote: »

But you'd be surprised at how many men rarely miss an opportunity to have a nice stare at a schoolgirl walking along while driving and so on. It's human nature. I'm sure there are male teachers who have fantasies about some of their female students also. That's life.

Arcade_Tryer wrote: »

That's a very dangerous presumption to make. Fantasy is fantasy. Reality is reality.

Many people have rape fantasies. Does that mean they are more of a danger to the public than those who don't?

No its not human nature, it is not "life". For most people, the complete opposite is the case - you see a schoolgirl, you think of your own sister / daughter and hope there's no weirdo perving at her and excusing himself by saying his desire to rape her is only a fantasy.

Cameo

I don't know if that's true for most people, me_right_one. It's not a nice idea but I'd say a lot of men fantasise about sex with a teenage girl - as long as it stays within their head, it is only a thought.

That said, if someone admitted to those fantasies, you'd be worried - although maybe the person who says nothing is more dangerous than the person who is open about it.

It's an awkward one as you can't legislate for people's thoughts.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

me_right_one wrote: »

No its not human nature, it is not "life". For most people, the complete opposite is the case - you see a schoolgirl, you think of your own sister / daughter and hope there's no weirdo perving at her and excusing himself by saying his desire to rape her is only a fantasy.

Fantasising is most certainly human nature. And without talking about it, you can have no idea what most people are or are not fantasising about.

And no fantasy is illegal. Acting it out may well be, but imagining it is not.

Harry Palmr

Cameo wrote: »

It's an awkward one as you can't legislate for people's thoughts.

Only a matter of time and I'm not joking, in 30-40 years we'll all be wired to a control unit.

Arcade_Tryer

Arcade_Tryer wrote: »

Many people have rape fantasies...

Huh? What?

Harry Palmr

Deleted User wrote: »

Huh? What?

You are clearly living a sheltered sex life! My safe-word is "matron"

FishOnABike

Harry Palmr wrote: »

You are clearly living a sheltered sex life! My safe-word is "matron"

Ooooooooh matron (in best Kenneth Williams voice) - it just had to be said.

Arevaci

FishOnABike wrote: »

Ooooooooh matron (in best Kenneth Williams voice) - it just had to be said.

Is that a bone in your pocket or are you just happy to see me

Carry On Curating

me_right_one

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

And no fantasy is illegal. Acting it out may well be, but imagining it is not.

But some fantasies are indicative of a mental illness. Fantasizing about mass murder or rape, for example. This should concern people, if for no other reason than the health and well-being of a sick fellow human.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

me_right_one wrote: »

But some fantasies are indicative of a mental illness. Fantasizing about mass murder or rape, for example. This should concern people, if for no other reason than the health and well-being of a sick fellow human.

Therein lies the problem: people are unable to talk about having fantasies like these without fear of ostrcisation or ridicule (which would probably make a menally ill person evan more mentally ill) so, not only do peoples' attitudes pervent help, people actually make the probelm worse and increase the likelihood of the fantasy becoming a reality.

me_right_one

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

Therein lies the problem: people are unable to talk about having fantasies like these without fear of ostrcisation or ridicule (which would probably make a menally ill person evan more mentally ill) so, not only do peoples' attitudes pervent help, people actually make the probelm worse and increase the likelihood of the fantasy becoming a reality.

Are you for real? You are blaming "peoples attitudes" for people who fantasize about rape, and then commit the act?????

Where I come from, people can go to doctors. They can explain that they are having scary or unhealthy thoughts, and the doctor can help them. In the outside world, these people can talk about their thoughts all they like without any kind of fear, as long as it is recognised that they know their thoughts are unnatural, and that they are receiving treatment for them.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

me_right_one wrote: »

Are you for real? You are blaming "peoples attitudes" for people who fantasize about rape, and then commit the act?????

Nope. Re-read the post.