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Pedophilia

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A quick definition of Pedophilia:

Pedophilia is when someone wants to have sex with children. This is not okay and is a mental disorder. It is against the law to act on these feelings and do anything sexual with a child. If someone does this, they can go to jail and have to tell people where they live when they get out of jail.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Pedophilia is a mental disorder where a person is sexually attracted to children. This means they want to have sexual contact with children who have not yet gone through puberty. It is spelled "Paedophilia" in British English. The American Psychological Association (APA) Dictionary of Psychology says that pedophilia is a type of "paraphilia." This means that it is a sexual desire that is not common or normal. People with pedophilia have a strong desire to have sex with children, and this desire does not go away over time.

While having pedophilia is not a crime, acting on it is. Many places have laws that make it illegal to have sexual contact with children. For example, in California, it is a felony to have sexual contact with a child under the age of 14. It is also illegal to possess or distribute sexual images of minors. People who are convicted of these crimes often have to register with the government and their information is made public.

Examples:

  • A man who is sexually attracted to young girls and wants to have sex with them has pedophilia.
  • A woman who is sexually attracted to young boys and wants to have sex with them has pedophilia.
  • A man who looks at sexual images of children on the internet and saves them on his computer is acting on his pedophilia.
  • A woman who has sexual contact with a child under the age of 14 is acting on her pedophilia.

These examples show how pedophilia is a mental disorder where a person is sexually attracted to children. They also show how acting on this attraction is illegal and can result in criminal charges.

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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:38
oh that's right USC might release
soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
1a2b3c4d26z
10:06
Man
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
Walkin to the bus
1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
i think it just indicates a change in status like under review or stages of review
my stanford address went long as soon as it was marked complete lmao
soapy
10:25
I saw some Reddit adcom say that they can see any time we refresh the status checker; I wonder if it's a red flag if an applicant's checked it like 50 times in a day?
soapy
10:25
Also, can we send another LoR to a school that we've already applied to?
soapy
10:26
Or another essay?
10:30
i'll allow it
soapy
10:31
<3 thanks Fart Butt
1a2b3c4d26z
10:31
If I get rejected by a school bc I check my statuses during work then it wasn’t meant to be
10:32
cautionary tail re reddit posts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZAQAuqSfs
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