Saw this on women's stuff and didn't wanna engage cause that space isnt for me, but felt like this was a 10/10 post and wanted more people to see and think about it!
Feel free to cross post if you can think of broader communities where more people would be able to see it, this is just the comm that came to mind :)
I can see how someone would have that perspective, and I agree with the sentiment. A portion of the predator population can use good intentions to their advantage.
I just think its also valid to get the vibes of the "despite making up 13% of the population...." racist copypasta, because statistical manipulation isnt good nor evil - its simply inaccurate.
I'm a bit bias here, but the inaccuracy of claiming any significant portion of the male gender are likely to become rapists has a negative impact on my community, the transfem community. The same argument that is used to excuse some rich white shithead gang assaulting women during homecoming, will be used to put 6"4 black trans women in male prisons.
Its a weird place to be in, and makes it almost impossible to objectively define what's more important, catching a higher ratio of predators, or protecting a higher ratio of victims?
Personally generally I think its more important to protect victims than attack predators, but I'll admit the paradox of inclusion does show how this idea can be a fallacy.