sex offenders
can be rehabilitated so they are not all permenently dangerous and in need of avoiding-however,there is something dodgy about the internet regrdless.
every single user on the internet,or free ads in a paper/shop or whatever,cannot be defaultly trusted as saying the truth-whether its about themselves or something theyre selling unless they back it up with real proof,someone showing a photo of a person for example doesnt prove its them,technicaly everyone coud be a abuser as most of us dont know each other offline.
if someone builds up an online reputation; it doesnt automaticaly mean they are trustworthy; people can be incredibly manipulative,can say that from a personal view.
in own experience,have effectively had life ruined by an online user thanks to being used as his target for years,under multiple accounts;being lied to,manipulated,bullied,and identity/life copied and used elsewhere was only the beginning,he had triggered severe permenent mental health problems including MDD and pyschosis,support staff who recently found out about this have said this is grooming of a vulnerable adult and have gotten the police involved as they think he is probably taking advantage of lots of vulnerable adults and possibly children.
a lot of sex offenders are recognised as having learnt that sort of behavior from being sexualy abused as children so they were never taught any different,they have to unlearn that behavior and develop morals against it,here is an example,think of people who as children were fed huge meals and all sorts of junk,and as they get older they are clearly clinicaly obese,they carry on eating big meals,never feeling full.
it is because their brain had been deeply embedded with the wrong 'code' as children,they have to be supported to reprogram that code,otherwise they will suffer the consequences, just like people who go onto become sex offenders and paedophiles.
there are of course other causes for why they become the way they are but it isnt as easy as saying they are all as dangerous or unpredictible as each other.
the problem is when are dealing with ones who are total strangers.
apologies for waffling on.
