It is untrue that the Federal government has granted "protected status" to pedophiles. Anyone who believes that is too stupid to be allowed to operate simple machinery, let alone vote.
Yes, pedophiles have rights. They have the right to due process, to defend themselves in a court of law, etc., same as any other criminal. Because that's what they are - criminals.
Their crimes are committed against the most easily persuaded and innocent victims. They prey on vulnerabilities and fear, giving attention to children that crave it, establishing a sense of trust only to betray it in the cruelest of ways. And they are the kind of criminals that have a nauseatingly high rate of recidivism.
