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It could, as she stated...be

It could, as she stated...be indicative of a genetic complication or caused by an environmental insult during conception like children who are born of mothers who drank alcohol or used illicit drugs while pregnant or the distinct facial features of a child diagnosed with asspergers or autism. Or there could be no connection what so ever.

Exactly, in which case it could be very damaging to those same people if they were misdiagnosed from a smile. Its hard enough for many of them to smile confidently as it is and if it isn't bad enough having an unusual smile, some misguided psychologist could then mistakenly diagnose them as pedophiles.

I am a crisis telephone counsellor and I spend many hours listening to very sad stories of lonely, depressed people who have often been repeatedly bullied, victimised and ostracised mainly because they didn't fit into societies 'norms' for whatever reason, physically, psychologically or socially. I am quite certain that introducing the concept of a 'scientifically' distinguishable 'pedosmile' to identify pedophiles is fraught with disaster and could further ostracise, depress and damage any remaining confidence of many of these people even more.

So perhaps you should get back to watching the idiot box before you hurt yourself thinking too hard.

Was that question really necessary?

Helen Barratt | 01/05/12 | 17:47 PM

The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Natalie Bjorklund (122 replies) 17 September 2011 - 10:01pm

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Anonymous (Aug 26 2012 - 1:44pm)
- Sorry, but that's personal By: Gerhard Adam (Aug 26 2012 - 1:45pm)
Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: WTF? (Apr 26 2012 - 4:39pm)
Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Ulu (Jan 8 2012 - 4:40am)
Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Ari (Jan 7 2012 - 9:50am)
- Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Walt K (Jan 8 2012 - 10:55am)
- Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Walt K (Jan 8 2012 - 10:47am)
- Pedophilia has absolutely By: Gerhard Adam (Jan 7 2012 - 4:42pm)
  - Re: Pedophilia has absolutely By: Ari (Jan 10 2012 - 5:03pm)
    - As I thought. It has nothing By: Gerhard Adam (Jan 10 2012 - 5:55pm)
Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: BoydTheMilkMan (Jan 6 2012 - 11:56am)
Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Anonymous (Jan 6 2012 - 10:37am)
- Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Gerhard Adam (Jan 6 2012 - 3:32pm)
Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Anonymous (Jan 6 2012 - 2:42am)
- For those of you saying being By: Gerhard Adam (Jan 6 2012 - 1:48pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Rick (Jan 5 2012 - 8:24pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Zachary Lym (Jan 5 2012 - 6:36pm)

Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Ari (Jan 7 2012 - 9:58am)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Andrew Lambert (Jan 5 2012 - 5:29pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Tesseracts (Jan 5 2012 - 4:37pm)

I am astonished at all of By: Some Guy (Jan 5 2012 - 3:58pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Anonymous (Jan 5 2012 - 3:35pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Anonymous JJ (Jan 5 2012 - 3:28pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Anonymous (Oct 14 2011 - 11:19pm)

"Thank the lord" And there By: Anonymous (Jan 6 2012 - 3:57am)
Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Anonymous (Jan 5 2012 - 5:16pm)
OK, so you've got an agenda. By: Gerhard Adam (Oct 14 2011 - 11:40pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Anonymous (Oct 11 2011 - 9:02am)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Baldur (Sep 24 2011 - 9:33pm)

Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Gerhard Adam (Sep 24 2011 - 10:44pm)
- Re: Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Baldur (Sep 26 2011 - 7:33am)
  - Re: Re: Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smil By: Gerhard Adam (Sep 28 2011 - 9:40am)
    - Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain By: Baldur (Sep 29 2011 - 11:38am)
      - Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Cert By: Anonymous (Jan 5 2012 - 4:05pm)
      - Oh, please stop pretending as By: Gerhard Adam (Sep 30 2011 - 5:10pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Daniel mark Haszard (Sep 22 2011 - 1:39pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Anonymous 2 (Sep 21 2011 - 12:38pm)

Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Baldur (Sep 24 2011 - 9:51pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Anonymous (Sep 21 2011 - 5:45am)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Arda (Sep 20 2011 - 10:49pm)

Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Gerhard Adam (Sep 20 2011 - 10:54pm)
- Re: Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: arda (Sep 21 2011 - 1:32pm)
  - Re: Re: Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smil By: Gerhard Adam (Sep 21 2011 - 1:41pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Contra (Sep 20 2011 - 10:28am)

It is very dangerous to look By: Walt K (Jan 6 2012 - 1:10pm)
Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Gerhard Adam (Sep 20 2011 - 11:57am)
- Re: Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Hank (Sep 20 2011 - 2:35pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Random Ntrygg (Sep 19 2011 - 11:19am)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have A Certain Smile? By: Anonymous (Sep 19 2011 - 10:19am)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Natalie Bjorklund (Sep 19 2011 - 7:49am)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: NOT Anonymous (Sep 19 2011 - 7:40am)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Anonymous (Sep 18 2011 - 9:03pm)

"_"sex offender" is used By: Natalie Bjorklund (Sep 19 2011 - 7:53am)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Anonymous (Sep 18 2011 - 9:03pm)

Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Gerhard Adam (Sep 18 2011 - 9:22pm)
Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Gerhard Adam (Sep 18 2011 - 9:15pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Another Anonymous Commentor (Sep 18 2011 - 7:52pm)

...but I remain By: Gerhard Adam (Sep 18 2011 - 9:25pm)

Sorry, but I think the idea By: Bonny Bonobo alias Brat (Sep 18 2011 - 5:21pm)

Re: Sorry, but I think the idea By: Mike f (Jan 6 2012 - 11:06am)
Re: Sorry, but I think the idea By: Dr. Morbius (Sep 21 2011 - 3:17pm)
Re: Sorry, but I think the idea By: Natalie Bjorklund (Sep 18 2011 - 6:26pm)
- Excuse me but we are talking By: Bonny Bonobo alias Brat (Sep 18 2011 - 7:34pm)
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        Also how are you constructing By: Bonny Bonobo alias Brat (Jan 5 2012 - 4:05pm)
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        It could, as she stated...be By: Bonny Bonobo alias Brat (Jan 5 2012 - 5:47pm)
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        Michael, I am in support of By: Bonny Bonobo alias Brat (Jan 6 2012 - 4:12am)
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Re: Sorry, but I think the idea By: Gerhard Adam (Sep 18 2011 - 5:59pm)
- However, we also have to By: Bonny Bonobo alias Brat (Sep 18 2011 - 7:11pm)
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Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Natalie Bjorklund (Sep 18 2011 - 2:17pm)

Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Anonymous (Sep 18 2011 - 4:17pm)
- @ Anonymous I felt she made By: Christine (Jan 5 2012 - 3:25pm)
- Re: Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Natalie Bjorklund (Sep 18 2011 - 6:29pm)
- Re: Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Gerhard Adam (Sep 18 2011 - 5:47pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Natalie Bjorklund (Sep 18 2011 - 2:09pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Mark (Sep 18 2011 - 12:57pm)

Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Matt (Jan 5 2012 - 9:16pm)
Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Hank (Sep 18 2011 - 1:21pm)

Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Anonymous (Sep 18 2011 - 11:28am)

Re: Re: The Pedosmile: Do Pedophiles Have a Certain Smile? By: Anonymous (Jan 5 2012 - 5:59pm)
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