Circling the wagons isn’t solely limited to the far-right though, as LW pointed out.
Whether that’s through acceptance of paedophilia, refusal to accept a member of your in-group is capable of such an act, or merely protecting the image of your identity, is a different discussion.
I believe "regular" pedophiles (who don't act on their desires) must be imprisoned for life so they don't molest chilren... while actual kiddy diddlers must have the same fate as any other rapists-- against a wall with a gun pointed at their head. I truly despise them both. However this must be carried out by the state.
How do you intend to find a paedophile that doesn’t act on their desires if they don’t present themselves by acting on their desires? Sounds like a system that will be rife with false accusations, allowing people deemed as undesirables to get removed merely from the suggestion.
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Pedophiles are a wild card. But, for a punishment to be applied, a crime must take place.
How about possession of child porn? That is usually pretty solid proof of pedophilia.
That’s acting on a desire, which you said wouldn’t happen.
What of situations in which two teenagers below the age of consent send each other pictures? By law, that is creation and possession of child porn, while it’s two people in a relationship engaging in consensual sharing. Both go to jail forever in your scenario.