I found it very hard to sit through this. Very one sided and slanted. While it might be possible for a small percentage of these people to be rehabilitated, I believe most will not. If living away from other people will help, then I think it should be done. What I don't see in many of these people is any kind of real remorse, with the exception of the woman. They all sit around and bitch about how no one will hire them. Never once do you hear anything about how they harmed their young victim, possibly for life. Have they tried to make any amends to their victims? None of that is discussed.

I don't have children and if I did I would feel little compassion for these folks. I think they need to live in their own communities, with no contact with society. You did the crime, I don't care if you were abused, I know people who suffered sexual abuse and they did not go on to victimize others. I do hope some of them will see the light and not go on to re-offend.

When you sit down to watch a documentary such as "Pervert Park" which deals with registered sex offenders, you have to do so with a neutral state of mind. I mean, you can't really go into watching something like this and either be judgmental or sympathetic in advance. No, you have to leave your own morale stand and views at the threshold.

And I did that when I sat down to watch the 2014 documentary "Pervert Park" here in 2021. I had never even heard about it, but had the opportunity to watch it.

Writers and directors Frida Barkfors and Lasse Barkfors does sort of set up a let's-feel-sympathetic-for-these-people portrait with the way that the documentary is narrated and by the questions asked. Sure, it does offer some insight into the mentality of the people that were interviewed, and hats off to them for participating in such a documentary and baring their stories and experiences.

There definitely were some very deviant experiences and backstories here in the documentary, and I will say that I sort of feel like the documentary should do a follow-up on the people, to see what happened since the interview and where they are in their lives and living/relationship situations some time after this documentary was shot.

And I also think that the documentary is sort of biased, as it only showcases the stories from the sides of the registered offenders. It would have been nice to have had some interviews with the victims or those closely related to the victims, to have their sides of the events brought out in the light as well.

I was adequately entertained by the documentary. And when I say "entertained", I mean that I feel that the documentary provided me with enough insight and enlightenment into some of the topics here. But at the same time was rather vague in other aspects. But all in all, adequate enough for a viewing.

I am rating this 2014 documentary a five out of ten stars.

People nowadays can rationalize everything. From bizarre religious beliefs, weird sexual practices to outrageous political ideas...

Everything in relative and if one uses the right words and the correct approach everything becomes legit, OK, mainstream, acceptable.

Pervert Park is one more example of this abominable trend. The directors/producers cherry-picked a few sex offenders, transformed them in victims instead of perpetrators...showing that underneath the monster face there is a human being who needs an opportunity, a chance at redemption.

OK. I agree that a few, a small percentage of these guys can improve but what about the majority of them for whom there is no solution?

The only thing I ask myself is whether the directors and producers of this documentary would trust these guys to care for their 5-year daughters...