Should men who commit sexual crimes against women and children be castrated?
962103
The only problem with this form of punishment is it does nothing to remove the mental drive of the perpetrator. He will still have the same thoughts. Maybe a combination, frontal lobotomy and castration, will do the trick, but I can't see any State passing this into law. I'm more in favor of the two strikes and your shot approach. Besides, bullets are so much cheaper than surgery.
841223
Yes.  I've read stories about it.  I even saw pictures of murdered women in an article i read about this crime.  It was horrible. Its terrible and sad.  It is a very shameful and horrific practice that should be eliminated, like female circumcision.
391305
They do tend to ruin far more lives than one-time murderers.. so, no, they shouldn't get the same punishment.  Pervs deserve a much harsher punishment.  And, if you look up the laws and cases involving murders of children, you'll be upset to know that if you kill a kid, here in TX, anyhow, you'll probably only be charged with "injury to a child"...  don't know why but it's easier to kill a kid and get off than for killing an adult..  The law is wrong!
542515
I do not think that they are born that way. Studies have shown that most were abused or watch some type of abuse in their homes...\nI do not think there is a cure for the sickness of touching on children...\nI think it is a waste of time to keep harboring these people in prison and then putting them back out on the streets to molest, rape, or worst kill children...Just about all molesters continue their acts of molesting once they are released form prison...\nI think that they should receive the death penalty for the acts...\nTHINK ABOUT IT...if a person committs murder they will receive a life sentence or if the crime is premediated..they could receive the death penalty...well...when a molester molests a child..the life as that child has known it has been taken a way...there innocence has been taken away..murdered...Some of these children do not grow up to lead successful lifes because they can not get rid of the thoughts of what has happened to them..They live in fear..This is why I feel molesters should receive life sentences or death penalty.
69716
sex offenders should have their balls cut off.. this law is not nearly enough..\n\ntwisted donut.. \n\nno sex offender is a one time person doing a stupid thing.. i suggest you do some research in that particular sexual varience.. \n\n>>>psychology lesson... pedophelia is a mental disorder.. many people can live with it and not actually commit a crime against a child.. once they do.. they are a threat to society.. it sounds harsh.. but if you have the background on the disorder you cant excuse it.. there is no mental illness that has a "cure" ... but people can live with a disorder and still be productive members of society this is what psychologists refer to in the field as "recovery"\n...\nas for laws not stopping them...\n\nthats why i said cut their balls off..\n\nchs is right about it being a feel good law. (somewhat).. but his background in law obviouslly lacks a foundation in the psychology behind this issue..\n\ni say somewhat.. because he fails to mention the proposed mandatory minimum sentences in these new laws which keep these nuts off the streets..(there are a lot of new laws being proposed on this topic every day..) instead he has seemed to take the route of only addressing how these laws are to be used as a deterrent.
621273
hmm.. so its ok to kill there leaders and torture there men if dont rape there girls?
812447
I don't know but I like it.. regarless of age, personally, and I am NOT alone on this, sex offenders, espeacially child molesters, should be taken out and hacked to pieces alive and their remains used to chum for sea creatures. People who commit these types of crimes, like  serial killers, have a defect in their genetic make up that cannot be teated or rehabilitiated.. just kill'em fo the sake of all.\n\nChemical castration\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\nJump to: navigation, search\nChemical castration is a form of temporary castration caused by certain hormonal drugs. It was developed as a temporary preventive measure or punishment, typically for male child sex offenders and rapists.\n\nDepo Provera, a progestin, and tamoxifen, a drug previously used in breast cancer, are the drugs most commonly used today for sex offenders. Depo Provera acts on the brain to inhibit hormones that stimulate the testicles to produce Testosterone. Tamoxifen works by blocking the aromatase enzyme. This enzyme converts testosterone to Estrogen. Estrogen is responsible for sexual drive in men not testosterone as most people believe. Depo Provera works by removing all testosterone so none can be converted to estrogen by the aromatase enzyme. The Herb chrysin also works on blocking the aromatase enzyme.\n\nChemical castration also occurs as a natural consequence of hormone treatment for male-to-female transsexualism; unlike its counterpart in sex offenders, the hormones most commonly used lead to permanent infertility.\n\nSome parasitic trematodes chemically castrate their host; see microphallus.\n\nContents [hide]\n1 Chemical Castration in the United States \n2 Criticism \n3 Side Effects \n4 External links \n \n\n\n[edit] Chemical Castration in the United States\nAccording to Jeffrey Kirchmeier, at least six states have experimented with chemical castration laws in the United States. Those states are California, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, and Montana. California was the first state to use chemical castration as a punishment for pedophilia. In California, judges may require first-time offenders to undergo chemical castration. After a second offense treatment is mandatory.[1] In Iowa and Florida chemical castration is available in all cases involving serious sex offenses. As in California treatment is mandatory after a second offense. [2] [3]\n\n\n[edit] Criticism\nThough generally considered more humane than surgical castration, chemical castration has attracted a number of critics.\n\nThe American Civil Liberties Union opposes the coerced administration of any drug, including antiandrogen drugs for sex offenders. They argued in 1997 that forced chemical castration was a "cruel and unusual punishment," and thereby constitutionally prohibited by the Eighth Amendment. They also stated that it interfered with sex offenders' "right to procreate," and could expose users to various health problems.\n\nLarge doses are required to be effective in men. Most men will receive 400mg to 500mg per week, equal to 2.5 ml in each buttock. In some cases, men given oral doses as high as 700 mg/day have still reported regular sexual arousal and fantasies.\n\n\n[edit] Side Effects\nThe use of Depo-Provera can cause several side effects including weight gain, fatigue, thromboembolism, malaise, hypertension, mild depression, hypoglycemia and rare changes in liver enzymes.\n\nThe use of tamoxifen in most men will produce no side effects however it may result in headaches, nausea and/or vomiting, skin rash, impotence, or a decrease in sexual interest. Weight loss has also been reported in men due to reversal of the bloating effect of excess estrogen caused by fluid retention.\n\nIn addition to ethical concerns, chemical castration may increase blood pressure in males, sometimes to dangerous levels. Other side effects, such as the formation of abnormal fat deposits in the liver, are being investigated.[citation needed]\n\n\n[e
508699
i generally condone castration for all convicted child molesters for 1 it would stop them from molesting anymore children for 2 it would stop them from ever breeding. better yet i think that after the castration there parts should be sewn on to there foreheads, so everyone will know these dickheads for what they are.
203501
I was molested by my brother when I was 13 and while I would like to say yes, I can't. I've forgiven my brother since then, but my forgiving him doesn't mean that I've suddenly forgot about the entire incident or that I approve of what happened. I think this is not the corse to take. I do think that harsher penalties should be in place though. There was one case that I was watching on Court TV and this guy raped a minor and only got 6 months for it. That's a slap on the wrist. I don't this would be grounds for you to use the word murder though. These child molesters in a sense have murdered their victims, because I and many others will never be the same. I use the word murder because that is exactly what it seems like because they kill your soul and any hope you had for the future.
745494
I think the bastards should be killed. I'd kill anyone who touched or hurt my daughter whatever the consequences.
838015
I would smite all rapist and child molesters, murderers and war mongers, thugs and gang members. The rest are okay. Well maybe a few fundies. You will not be smoted, you will have a good life.
278976
I believe child molesters don't get the long prison terms they deserve- not to mention the castration they need.
1090423
No. If it happens inside a city and she's a virgin engaged to somebody, BOTH the victim and the rapist should be killed by throwing rocks at them.\n\n"If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; \nThen ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you."
459535
I don't know.  Maybe the kill the males after procreation.  You women would get a hell of a kick out of that!
440100
i think people who are having babies so they can get more money from the government should be sterilized so should criminals who rape women.
419743
Its easy to assume a man won't be sexual if he doesn't have his nads.  The problem is that most sex crimes are not about sex, they're about control-dominance.  I believe they should be castrated for the deterrant effect, but I don't assume he'll be safe around vulnerable just because he's missing the equipment to make it sexual.
1085373
For the same reason they can't be castrated - you'd get folk moaning about breaching their human rights, civil liberties etc, though if you ask me, you commit a sexual offence, you give up your right to be treated like a human being