petition

got a change.org email asking me to sign a petition to ban anatomically correct child dolls.

Right now, teachers, coaches, babysitters, and neighbors, in every town in America, can purchase lifelike, anatomically correct dolls designed to simulate sex with a child. And it’s perfectly legal.
These sick dolls are being imported into the United States and other countries. British police have seized more than 100 already in the UK, and authorities have found that the people buying them usually have child pornography too.
Sign this petition to ban the sale and distribution of child sex dolls!
These child sex dolls can normalize a pedophile’s behaviors, emboldening them to harm children, as is often the case with those who view child pornography.
According to the CDC, 1 in 5 children are sexually abused. One child is too many. Our elected officials need to protect children. That’s why Congressman Dan Donovan from New York is introducing legislation that will ban the distribution and sale of dolls that encourage child abuse.
Show your support for this legislation by signing this petition, and help protect America’s children!
not sure how I feel about this. I mean, obviously I'm against any kind of sexual conduct towards the underage. but if these people are having sex with dolls, will it deter them from having sex with actual kids or is it more of a gateway thing? cause if most of them use it as an outlet, rather than a stimulus, then we should not ban these dolls. gross as they are, they would be deterring crime.

the email itself is really weird too, why does it say that "teachers, coaches, babysitters, and neighbors" can buy these? I can't think of a reason why these people would need such a doll, but I dunno. I think the petition would have sat better with me had it said that perverts can buy these dolls.