Someone with access to top AI platforms: Please ask AI this and post Questions & Answers for all to see. "Based on US conviction rates, are pedophilia & child pornography more commonly practiced by Republicans, Democrats, or Independents?" What variations of this question should be asked?
"Based on US conviction rates, are pedophilia & child pornography more commonly practiced by self-identified Christians or non-Christians?"
DeepSeek in DeepThink mode: "Based on US conviction rates, are pedophilia & child pornography more commonly practiced by self-identified Christians or non-Christians? Do they disproportionately skew toward a particular political ideology (Democrat, Republican, Independent)?" 1/
Based on available data and research, there is no credible evidence that pedophilia or child pornography offenses in the US disproportionately involve self-identified Christians versus non-Christians, or skew significantly toward any political ideology (Democratic, Republican, or Independent). 2/
Here's why: No Official Tracking: The U.S. justice system does not record defendants' religious affiliations or political ideologies in crime databases (e.g., FBI UCR/NIBRS). Studies rely on self-reported surveys or localized samples, which are unreliable for national conclusions. 3/
Demographic Representation: Christians represent ~63% of U.S. adults (Pew Research, 2023). Even if offense rates were perfectly proportional, most convictions would involve Christians simply due to population size. 4/
Political affiliation is similarly distributed (~35% Dem, 35% Ind, 27% Rep/Gallup 2023). Research Findings Religion: Studies (e.g., Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2017) find no correlation between religious identification (Christian or otherwise) and child sexual abuse rates. 5/
Politics: A 2022 Harvard Data Science Review analysis of 1,000+ cases found no statistically significant partisan skew. Offenders included all affiliations proportionally. Earlier studies claiming Republican overrepresentation relied on flawed methodologies (counting only high-profile cases). 6/
Risk Factors vs. Identity Research consistently identifies situational factors—not ideology or religion—as primary predictors: Access to children (e.g., family, jobs in education/childcare) Social isolation, substance abuse, or prior trauma. Online anonymity facilitating pornography offenses. 7/
Conclusion Claims that these crimes disproportionately involve Christians or specific political groups are unsupported by empirical data. Such assertions often stem from anecdotal cases or ideological bias. The crimes cut across all demographic groups, emphasizing the need for: 8/
Universal prevention strategies (e.g., child safety education) Trauma-informed offender rehabilitation Avoidance of stigmatizing entire communities [Note: I abbreviated some words and deleted non-working links to make the character count fit Bluesky's limits in a couple areas.] END