Re: It's not as if this type of

It wouldn't be used that way by police because a facial expression isn't admissible in the court of law as a sign of guilt. With due process it takes more than that to label someone a criminal. A lie detector test alone doesn't show someone is a criminal either. Its that along with more evidence that might convict them. And plus this isn't a discovery that would lead to early identification of pedophiles...as the author herself said...having the attraction isn't criminal, but acting on it is.

If this discovery did lead to the ability to effectively "cure pedophilia", then people who wanted help could go and have something done about it. Those who want to rape children still would and they would get caught. Simple as that. Persecuting someone who hasn't done anything wrong as a child molester because of a facial expression would make about as much sense as persecuting someone who hasn't done anything wrong as a burglar just because of their skin color.

tldr; the discovery doesn't allow for early detection of pedophiles, it gives pedophiles who want help a chance to beat their fetish. When something causes a sexual reaction in someone, they don't always understand why it does. If the gene that might cause this facial disfigurement also causes pedophilia, then they could easily isolate the gene and effectively cure pedophilia. Understand?