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Woman cleared of murder for killing rapist saying ‘somebody had to protect the public’

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A woman felt she was doing the world a favor by killing a serial rapist. 32-year-old Sarah Sands of the United Kingdom, has been acquitted of murder charges after killing a convicted pedophile. She told the court that “someone had to protect the people.” A jury found Sands not guilty of murder, but she was found guilty of manslaughter due to loss of control.  Sands, who was drunk at the time, killed 77-year-old Michael Pleasted during a confrontation at his home.  Pleasted had a record of sexual abuse dating back to the 1970s. He was convicted of 24 sex offenses, all involving children. The longest sentence he received was six years in prison. However, he did not change his ways.  Pleasted was recently arrested for two counts of sexual abuse.  After bail was granted, he returned home while awaiting his trial. Sands, who felt that the police were not properly protecting the public from Pleasted, decided to take matters into her own hands. A drunk Sands confronte

This 19-Year-Old Pedophile Has Never Gone Near A Child. And He Needs You To Hear His Story.

This 19-Year-Old Pedophile Has Never Gone Near A Child. And He Needs You To Hear His Story. "This American Life" decided to take on a REALLY hard topic: pedophilia. As a parent of two young kids, just hearing the word triggers a rage in me that I didn't even know I had. This is a hard episode to listen to, but it's really important that you do. Listen to it at work when you are bored at lunch, in your car, wherever. Just please hit "Play." The definition of pedophilia is "a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children, generally age 11 years or younger." Note how I emphasized "attraction." To be a pedophile, you don't have to act on your urges. Just thinking them is enough. Which makes sense. The thing is, though, this attraction can start manifesting in kids as young as 12 or 13. And they have no way to talk about these urges or how