Well, we’re in a thread talking to a convicted pedophile, so I’ll refrain from judging morally

Yeah definitely I’m not gonna talk about the morality of that, I think we all entered with the assumption of understanding that.

There’s a difference between saying it and genuinely believing it, yes. Although, most people aren’t actually going to decide if they’re serious until they have to, because ethical analysis of the criminal justice system isn’t a typical interest. It’s more of a spectrum of seriousness, really

Yep. And communication on pseudonymous Internet forums is a every different context from real life.

Yes, that is a thing. Legal fictions are funny.

Agreed