should sex dolls that look like kids be banned?

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No. It's been well-proven that pedophiles have an intense compulsion that is extremely hard for them to regulate. Many give into their compulsions and wind up in prison for child porn or child molestation (where they belong) and many others are fully aware of how horrible these compulsions are and wind up taking their own life.

I can't say I'm not revolted by the idea, but if things like these "dolls" and animated child porn with no real children involved in the making help them to alleviate those compulsions enough to function in society, aren't they actually protecting children?